Originally Posted by carleton
I know the story on the first bike. It was built from parts laying around the shop. It wasn't a show piece.
It's funny. This shop is bringing hard to find parts from JP and making it available in a store where you can just walk in and get it plus they are making clothes and gear FOR YOU (whether you like it or not) and you are hating on them.
If you don't like it, why don't you call/email them suggestions on how to make it better instead of spitting on it. You know, it could be worse. No one would care to import or design fixed/track products then you'd b1tch about that: "Why doesn't someone make stuff for us?"
Edit: Landgolier, I wonder how you are gonna get those "Nuovo Tipo/Nuovo Gran Sport hubs" that you are looking for. Maybe this shop can get them for you. But, wait. If it were up to you, they would go out of business. Oh well.
If the dude wants to import parts from japan and make a buck on the trend, have at it. I have no interest in specialty japanese parts, at least not at the prices they're going for. And if the shop wants to build ugly bikes out of misguided parts (still waiting on somebody to justify that front wheel), party on wayne. Heck, I don't even care that much if a they want to take silly pictures of themselves trying to look like bada$$es and post them on the internet as a "look book", though if they do that they ought to know that they're going to be mocked.
"they are making clothes and gear FOR YOU"
--Whatever I said that sounded like "someone PLEASE make me a pink hoodie with 'fixed gear army' on the front and 'skid and destroy' on the back," I officially take it back. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Do these guys actually make bike stuff? All they have on their site is a bunch of clothes, mostly stuff that wouldn't be any good for riding. You'll never hear me make fun of a company that actually makes decent bike parts, but as far as I'm concerned these guys are a bike company like Pacific Sunwear is a surf/skate company.
BTW, if these guys actually have 70's campy road hubs, tell them to call me. Somehow I kind of doubt it.