Anyone have any experience with State fixed bikes and models?

The last time I bothered to look into them, they were not really a good value compared to what else is there from BD and the second hand market and the vast majority of their wares they provided were of the no-frills el cheapo type that they put their branding on. This possibly has not changed.

However, the only state bike I've had the ability to ride was the black label and surprisingly I found it had very favorable geometry and was pretty light despite my pre-disposition to scoff at said brand's wares.
But then again, this was their best offering at the time and expensive.

I think their contendor model looks nice, just don't buy the hi-ten models.

Thanks for the feedback.

They did some Simpsons models which is cool and their SS cyclocross bike is kinda neat. Still not that exciting of a brand and maybe over priced for what they are.

I bought a basic cro-mo model as a beater, but it was straight gauge tubing and was basically a giant boat anchor. For a tiny little bit of extra money, you could definitely do better. The weight and geometry are a definite killer if you plan on riding your bike on a regular basis. It basically wasn't a fun bike to ride in the long run.

I bought a Simpsons model to abuse, but it arrived already abused - complete with a dent in the top tube (not from shipping because it was packed well, nothing shifted and no damage to the box). Also the wheels were not even close to true (hop up and down maybe 5mm - enough you can feel it riding with 25s on), the brake arms needed adjusting as the pivot bolt was too loose, the brake pads hit the fork arms (needed 2 serrated washers and it's still close), the bb was almost finger tight, no grease in the headset, stiff link in the chain, wheel bearings adjusted way too tight, brake lever diameter is wrong for the bar, missing stem bolt and the paint isn't that nice.

Customer service was good though. They gave me a big discount so for the price I ended up paying I'm fine.

You can't slam the rear wheel because even with 23s they hit the brake bridge. I got a 49 and the wheelbase is long at 982mm so it's not very exciting to ride - like acoustophile said. I wouldn't buy another.

I also have a 2015 Undefeated which was fine until the integrated seat clamp recently cracked (after almost 2 years). They sent me a replacement frame no questions asked. The first frame was good. Replacement bb shell seems barely too small. I don't have a micrometer, but the Omniums are tight, new bb and there is still a tiny bit of movement. Could be just the bb. Also the rear dropouts are off just enough to annoy.

recently had a problem with state bikes... got my girl one and it was the crappiest bike i have seen seriously. we sent it back with the complaints of it being shipped with paint mess ups the sticker was sloppily put on and just looked super botchy...

they upgraded us for free... still a decent bike. but i dunno. Id go to craigslist before i went back to them.