HAHA $37 target bike loctite'd on eBay
09-23-07 | 11:42 PM
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HAHA $37 target bike loctite'd on eBay
https://cgi.ebay.com/alloy-track-bike...QQcmdZViewItem
Sorry, thought this deserved it's own thread..
Check this thread to see where this bike was first brought up:
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/346063-my-next-conversion-project.html
Sorry, thought this deserved it's own thread..
Check this thread to see where this bike was first brought up:
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/346063-my-next-conversion-project.html
Last edited by str8flexed; 09-24-07 at 10:24 AM.
09-24-07 | 12:35 AM
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I'd ride it into the ground. And then put aerobars on it.
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09-24-07 | 02:03 AM
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https://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B000NND8LC
Hmm... $150 for frame+wheels.
Hate to say it, but i've seen worse (half assed)conversion bikes selling for more on craigslist.
Hmm... $150 for frame+wheels.
Hate to say it, but i've seen worse (half assed)conversion bikes selling for more on craigslist.
09-24-07 | 02:12 AM
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My piece of **** fixie is even better then that, it's at least vintage steel and has a properly dished rear wheel.
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09-24-07 | 05:21 AM
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Needs a top tube protector.
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09-24-07 | 08:15 AM
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yeah, why DON'T you guys like a bike from target (who are known for their quality bicycles) coverted and then loctite'd so the hub can come apart at any time, putting the rider in serious danger?
geez!
geez!
09-24-07 | 08:26 AM
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09-24-07 | 08:50 AM
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besides, done properly, a loctite job should never fail. that stuff is tough. i strongly suspect that when people have loctite problems it's because they didn't degrease the threads before squirting the loctite on.
09-24-07 | 09:11 AM
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I don't know if I'll agree with that but I have been going two months on my loctite hub without fail, I'm almost 200lbs and I skid.
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09-24-07 | 10:16 AM
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Obviously it's not going to work for extended rides, but it's still got two wheels and a drivetrain.
09-24-07 | 10:37 AM
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and for about 40 bucks and the cost of a wheel build, or just a new rear wheel, you could have a perfectly
functional beater fixed gear that is moderately fast and looks awesome. sure, it will probably never be as much of a bike as a mercier or a windsor or something else, but unless some idiot buys it for 200 it will probably be less than half any other bike you can find for you to do it up right, albeit with a bad chainline.
then again, if target really has marked these down to 40 bucks you'd be an idiot to not just buy one from them and do it yourself.
functional beater fixed gear that is moderately fast and looks awesome. sure, it will probably never be as much of a bike as a mercier or a windsor or something else, but unless some idiot buys it for 200 it will probably be less than half any other bike you can find for you to do it up right, albeit with a bad chainline.
then again, if target really has marked these down to 40 bucks you'd be an idiot to not just buy one from them and do it yourself.
Last edited by cc700; 09-24-07 at 10:43 AM.
09-24-07 | 11:06 PM
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09-25-07 | 03:18 AM
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I emailed the guy. He responded with this:
" Not sure what you mean by death trap, i have been racing track bikes for 30 years and have never even used a lock ring" - 200 feet
Guess hes a pro racer.
" Not sure what you mean by death trap, i have been racing track bikes for 30 years and have never even used a lock ring" - 200 feet
Guess hes a pro racer.