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Old 05-30-16 | 09:51 AM
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which brand is better?
I bought a Felt Brougham fixie. is it any better than a 6KU?
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Old 05-30-16 | 09:53 AM
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What do you mean by BETTER?
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Old 05-30-16 | 10:00 AM
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in a general basis. is it better frame? is it reliable? everything basically. I'm new to biking as well to brands
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Old 05-30-16 | 10:02 AM
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What kind of motor are you putting on it.

Bike riding = 10% bike..90% the motor (You)
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Old 05-30-16 | 11:32 AM
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Yes the Felt is nicer, but I don't understand why you care about the 6KU if you've already bought a Felt.
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Old 05-30-16 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 10 Wheels
What kind of motor are you putting on it.

Bike riding = 10% bike..90% the motor (You)
Good point, except you overestimated the effect of the bike by between 5 and 10 percent.
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Old 05-30-16 | 12:09 PM
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Old 05-30-16 | 02:58 PM
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Most bikes today are built by three or four mega conglomerates in China. One line will crank out brand "X". Right next to it will be be brand "C" (And so on.) I'm very happy with my fixed gear I bought from Bicycle Direct. Low prices and great bikes.
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Old 05-30-16 | 03:37 PM
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Always go with the brand that sponsors a professional UCI team. Felt does that.

6KU? I never heard of them before. Probably a company or moniker of a retailer who's just reselling frames from China to make a quick buck. Here one day and gone into obscurity the next.
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Old 05-30-16 | 04:23 PM
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Always go with the brand that sponsors a professional UCI team.
I must immediately replace my Kilo! I can't find Mercer on the World Tour rolls anywhere!

Unless they're disguised as another team, perhaps?!
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The Felt is the nicer bike
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I must immediately replace my Kilo! I can't find Mercer on the World Tour rolls anywhere!
Actually, back when Mercier wasn't the BD puppet of a brand, they participated in the 1935 - 1983 tours.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercier_(cycling_team)
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I think Motobecan was hot $hit back in the day as well. Right up there with Schwinn.
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Actually, back when Mercier wasn't the BD puppet of a brand, they participated in the 1935 - 1983 tours.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercier_(cycling_team)
Mercier made a wide range of bikes, including cheap gas pipe lugged frames with plastic Simplex derailleurs during the 1970s bike boom era. The Mericier Kilo TT and WT frames are actually much better quality.
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Old 05-30-16 | 08:27 PM
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the felt looks like a decent bike. So id say you didnt make a bad decision.
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Old 05-30-16 | 10:48 PM
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not sure which SKU bike you're referring to or if they're all the same, but most SKU's I've seen are relatively inexpensive and made of hi-ten steel, at least the felt is cr-mo. but you already bought it so who cares, it looks like a decent bike. ride and enjoy.
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