$500 gets you a marked-down Masi fg bike at Bikes on Wheels if I'm not mistaken (probably am). Components might be **** but who knows, could be a good deal. IRO is proably the only frameset option in your budget. Shops in the neighbourhood will have access to IRO, Surly, Soma, Cayne (Uno), Fuji, Bianchi, Kona, etc.

PS. Don't get the Urbanite, ask Somnambulant for reasons.

Don't get the urbanite. Even though I w

Are you guys selling sputniks frame and fork or complete only? Just curious...

if i remember correctly the masi at bikes on wheels is going for 570. pretty similar components to the fuji track.

I got in contact with the owner of the track bike i linked to on craigslist and he sent some high res photos. says hes pretty firm about 600 and he also sent a photo of a small dent (about the size of a dime) in the top tube. Should i worried about this? im thinking at the very least its a good reason to get him to lower the price. I tried to upload the picture of the dent but it keeps on failing even though i've reduced the file size below 100kb. Any way it sounds like a good deal to me assuming the frame is the same quality as all the other entry level frames it has some really nice components and i looked up the mavic DA-2's and apparently there old but good.

btw cavit8, thanks for offering the wheel, i might take you up on it if all this craiglisting crap doesn't work out.

We could do that for a forums person, yes.

i'm riding an urbanite ss/track frame and it's fine. nothing fancy (4130 straight-gauge), but it's solid, the paint is durable and it has fender eyelets. for that price it's worth it.

Urbanites I can't comment on, Cylcemania are generic import frames I believe. Last time I checked the wheels were formula hubs to alex rims, decent components everywhere else, been awhile since I checked out the track bikes there. $450 cash was the price I got (in October) w/out brake. Close to 500 with one installed. Most likely where I'll end up buying one if the money sitution is ever in my favour, which I doubt.

There is a alpha mercury at Cmania for for $350 I think. No idea how good they are though.

thanks for the heads up, much appreciated.

i ride an urbanite as well. solid feel, rides smoothly, and stands up to abuse. the tradeoff is that it is heavy as a brick and not the snappiest ride. and err, you could find better deals.

wouldn't have bought it again if i knew any better. (shrug)

:lol: 'z

$600 may be a bit high but you are getting a 75 crankset and a good set of wheels...far better quality than anything on the new bikes that have been mentioned. A dime sized dent in a steel frame will likely not be a problem at all. I would say make arrangements to see the bike in person...test ride it..and if it fits you well and looks in good shape (which judging by the pics it is) wave $500 cash in the guys face and see if he bites. $500 seems quite reasonable to me.
If you decide to go the new route a Cyclemania rig would be preferable to an Urbanite and come in way under price for the whole bike.

Couldn't find a clip on YouTube, but Zabel getting taken out by a horse ftw.

I think the Giant Bowery is below 600 before tax, somewhere in the $550.00 range, but I could be mistaken

Without listing any reasons, yes, what he said. :)

The paint on mine is terrible.. My chainstays look like Mike chewed on them. Also: my fork doesn't have fender eyelets. ymmv.

exactly.. it gets me around, but if I had my time back I would have gotten something else.

hmm Hardly a wild endorsement for Urbanite frames

Go here: http://www.yeticycles.com/Video/Video.cfm

Check out the "2007 Lisbon Downtown" video. Good times.

^^^ cool vids.

I wanna go for a ride in the don now.

^^
I love those city-based DH races

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_44WFPj7o2g

^^^ oh man! I really want to ride that course!

i just got home from getting tattooed. my tattoo artist actually lives in the apartment next to mine and subsequently sees my bike a lot. he even asked me what was going on with fixies. "there's so many it's crazy!" he said.

ow, my chest hurts.

does anyone know of any mtn. bike trails (mellow ones, my gf is riding with me and as i mentioned before, ow)around parry sound? i'm going to oastler lake for the weekend.

that is all

i just got home from getting tattooed. my tattoo artist actually lives in the apartment next to mine and subsequently sees my bike a lot. he even asked me what was going on with fixies. "there's so many it's crazy!" he said.

ow, my chest hurts.

does anyone know of any mtn. bike trails (mellow ones, my gf is riding with me and as i mentioned before, ow)around parry sound? i'm going to oastler lake for the weekend.

that is all

you must be heat to toe by now! didn't you get a sleeve not too long ago? what's the name of your tattoo guy? i feel like it's time for me to get another and i'd like some recommendations for good artists.

BTW - brad, after you showed me your litespeed i have a theory on why they installed a shorter replacement head tube; i would guess that they measured your integrated headset without including the cups (ie treated it as a normal headtube). i don't know why i thought of that...

try saying this in your head with a scottish accent. amazing.