Thread: Where to start
View Single Post
Old 05-19-10 | 08:24 AM
  #6  
TRaffic Jammer's Avatar
TRaffic Jammer
Dances With Cars
 
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 10,527
Likes: 0
From: Toronto, Canada

Bikes: TBL Onyx Pro(ss converted), Pake SS (starting to look kinda pimped)

With a Paké frame, a carbon fork isn't going to help. It's a heavy frame, I ride one too everyday and I love it...rock solid. As a messenger, keep what holds you up steel, as you'll be putting loads of miles on those components, bumpin' bangin', and generally thrashin' it up. Good, strong, wheels will make your life better. 32 spoke minimum x3. You don't want to be messin' on a HED/carbon fork, unless of course your posenger'ing, because you'll be doing more miles than a touring bike for the most part. One wrong move (pot hole/curb/car) and you're not riding home, or worse, face planting. It's a work bike not a race machine. Crash that C'dale with Hed and see how it folds up, whereas you'll just get up and keep going with the Paké.

Wheels
BB
Crank

Last edited by TRaffic Jammer; 05-19-10 at 08:29 AM.
TRaffic Jammer is offline  
Reply