Originally Posted by
icyclist
I don't think so. There's widespread jealousy, maybe, for those who don't own one.
That's just being silly.
As for the langster, I don't like it because I don't particularly enjoy the ride characteristics of aluminum. That said, it seems most people in the fixed community either want a steel bike, or if it's going to be aluminum they want an actual track bike like an FTP or Concept or TK2 or Coltano. It isn't just the langster, other bikes of similar offerings like the Giant fixed gears that come in aluminum have also been fairly solid flops. I think that's partially because there isn't much of a market for an aluminum frame that weighs as much as steel but rides as poorly as aluminum.