Originally Posted by
rynosaur
due to a reevaluation of the budget, I shouldn't spend the extra cash that we have on a bike. So that means I am heavily leaning towards the Kilo stripper. I like the white one but bikesdirect says not to expect a restock until late winter. Maybe i'll just get black magic?
Go with the sexy black magic! I bought the white stripper 2 days before they shipped, and the day I got it I saw they added Black Magic and I was a little pissed because it's so damn awesome looking! The white's good too, but I wouldn't hold out for it. My only notes for getting the stripper- grease everything once you get it (of course of course), you may want to replace the pedals (they were a little small for me) and the tires (pretty cheap/plasticy, I got a flat in the first two weeks). These are the only two things you really need to replace, everything else is good to go on it.
side question: how did you like living in Portland? I live in SLC now and I was thinking about moving there after I finish college. I got to check out the city for a few hours over the summer and it seemed pretty nice, a lot more crowded compared to SLC though but not necessarily in a bad way.