Originally Posted by
prooftheory
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WestPablo, do you have actual experience with that bike. Every nashbar branded thing I've ever owned or encountered has been a piece of crap, so I'm a little dubious.
I have not seen any of Nashbar's ss/fixed bikes in person, but its also pretty likely that many of the Kilo TT parroters have not touched that bike either.
I did, however, own & ride one of Nashbar's weird gold-colored singlespeed 29er mountain bikes. It was decent enough for the money - a pretty well put together frame, meh parts. It rode & handled fine for an entry-level bike. But I can tell you that its fit, finish, & equipment was superior to that of a couple of my riding buddies' Bikesdirect ss mtbs. In fact, after trying my bike, a guy with a Hawkeye? Bullseye? talked me into selling mine to him.
I don't have any proof or inside knowledge, but I'd be willing to bet that a lot Bikesdirect & Nashbar proprietary bikes/frames come out of the same factories...