I like to think of it as a training bike. I'm much better when I ride in the Alps on the MTB now!

There are eyelets on the and rear, nothing on the triangle.

Essentially it's a fun bike to commute on and is cheap to run which I like.

I kind of a piece of crap though and no track would allow it grace its surface.

I am impressed that you have a strong opinion for once, usually you're quite a pushover!

Definite pretenses I'll give you that, but after following this bikes thread there's no way I'd ever call it a track back.. more like a confusedl road fixed gear. But Acid's description works fine, since it does make him ride stronger Training bike it is.

It's not a real bicycle, it's a BSO didn't ya know?

LoL could get a "Signature Schwinn" over here for what he paid.

To be fair, 20% of that is tax and the USD isn't really worth anything anymore ... so it makes the exchange wonky ...

To be fair then my Leader is wonkily cheaper than your BSO

I wouldn't ride a Leader if someone paid me ... too many frame breakage issues in their first-gen frames.

The cost of my bike ... included someone in the UK building it up and riding it ... then tearing it down and mailing it to me.

So, I also get well tested bike and employ someone in the country I'm living for what works out to roughly $299.

The turn around that company did is pretty spectacular actually, the QC issues were huge but they actually went the right way with it.. they started going above and beyond to prevent that from happening again. I won't fault you for disliking them though.. there's plenty of brand hate in the 41 too.

I could have sworn your figure worked out too much more than 299 with the VAT and all, wasn't it roughly at $600? Actually I am quite sure it was.. as you've said previously apples to oranges. I was just making a funny before.

299 GBP for the bike, assembly and shipping.

299 GBP - 20% VAT = 240 GBP without tax

USD has fallen 12 percent against the GBP since when I bought it: 299 GBP x 12% = 36 GBP

240 GBP without tax - 36 GBP (correction for current USD value versus when I bough it) ... results in 204 GBP

204 GBP = 339 USD

So, not quite 300 USD ... but relatively close!

The $600 price includes a bunch of stuff including two Knog lights, a Sigma 1009 computer, a Kryptonite Lock, fenders, tax, grease for the chain, and the soon to be 20% drop in the USD versus the GBP

I don't hate Leader for what it's worth.

However, the bike does look more expensive every day to you guys if the USD goes down!

A couple of times, when I did the update on the cost ratios, the bike became $10 USD more expensive overnight!

I like funnies! This shouldn't be interpreted as being competitive.

And given my frameset was a factory second and free other than shipping, impossible to compare anyhow

You should update how far you've ridden it! I could add it to my BSO thread.

I don't really keep track of miles on it, but I do about 150 miles every two weeks on my main SS commuter.. that one was built from parts in the bin basically and the frameset someone was throwing out so I rescued it, who the hell throws out a triple splined and butted frameset miyata??!?!?!

You have definitely confused me with another poster. That or you misplaced your sarcasm emoticon. There is simply no way one could describe my oeuvre as wishy washy. Just ask Patrick.

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