New SE OM Flyer 26" cruiser
 

Just ordered one of these on a wing and a prayer hoping it will work out

Not a lot of real world track-time reviews out there on these --- I'm assuming most buy these just to look at now? :lol:

Anyway --- i longed for an SE bike long ago -- fast forward 30 years -, i purchased for my nephew a repro Quadangle -- they are so cool they almost bring tears to your eyes , -- but a lot of the neato anodized parts appear to be on there for appearance sake

------ He has expressed an interest in actually doing some riding and we found a track in his area , so i am going to pony up and ride with him while the rest of the 40 year old dad's/uncles, etc hang out in the pits and play with their i-phones


The bike looks like it will need a couple of mandatory upgrades before it even sees a track with an oversized 225+ lbs adult rider on board , but i was expecting that --- its just easier for me to start with something built already and upgrade as parts break than it would for me to put a frame together from scratch

So that was a long winded intro -- but basically just wanted to know if anybody else was riding one (or a similar 26" cruiser) on an actual track and how they were liking it?

I was oh so close to buying a dirt jump bike and just running 6" riser bars on that and that may be a viable option later if any shortcomings surface in this old (well..... old styled) warrior

White, red? I would go with the white one, reminds me of my old redline. Can relate to those quadangles. Just put extra air in tires.:lol:

The 2014 models were done up in orange --- i'll post a pic when the beast gets here - but i'm Oklahoma State alumni, so orange works well for me :thumb:

They list the weight as 29 pounds ---- i'll go with a better seat and some kevlar bead tires and see if that gets me a little lower, but i suspect a cheap wheel build probably weighs a lot -- plus the no-name profile style cranks everyone throws on these "retro" bikes have to weigh a ton ---

regardless , it'll get me back on the track with my buddy