Originally Posted by
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thanks for your purchase
Gold stuff and name THE STRIPPER is my wife's idea
she thinks a Stripper needs some bling and the chain is obvious and the pedal cages are like a set of 12 inch heels
Thanks for the reply, sounds like most people like it but I would have liked a black and white theme more which is what I will be going for. Another thing that would have been nice is if somewhere in the packaging you let me know that I had 1/8th components. On the site it says it could be either and I assumed it was 3/32, bought a 17t fixed cog and took it to a bike shop to get it installed but it wasn't compatible with my 1/8th chain. I'm not super knowledgeable about bikes, maybe some people can tell the difference by looking but I couldn't.
Originally Posted by the_don
The white frame looks really good with the silver components. The gold chain really sets it off and makes it look classy. Too much gold would be that, but I think it looked nice. the black stem looks a bit outta place now with the silver bars, silver spacers and silver top cap (and everything else silver too).
But if you like it then who am I to piss on your parade!
I think the silver and white looks good too but I'm planning on moving towards a black and white theme, probably getting a black crankset from eight inch and a black chain also. I think some black risers would look a lot better also, may have to get a black seatpost at that point too.
Also, when I took my bike out for a ride last night I got a flat immediately. Took it to the bike shop (same time when I was going to get the new cog put on) and bought some new tires as the stock ones are a little flimsy.