He means my new NJS Erba frame that I got in a trade for a Mercier Kilo TT frameset.
As it stands, I didn't get to blast it today because of rain, I can't get Sugino 75's through my distributor, so the BB is now useless for my app.

whos your distributer and do you have to go though them?

bringing this thread back up... I have the opportunity to buy a large bowery for a steal... I'm 6'1"/2" ish... Will this be too small for me? I've got a 32 inseam and ride a 59cm roadie. I know these are typical noob questions but I have never ridden a giant before.

a steal better be under 350 and i'd say you'd fit it.

i got on top of one at an lbs and while i love the way it looks, it seriously feels like you're standing on a walmart bike. maybe it's the saddle and bars, but it just felt heavy and unsubstantial. it's heavier than i was expecting too.

Bianchi San Jose, ATW

Extremely versatile. Steel. flip-flop hub.



I peeled the stickers right off the wheelset the same day I got the bike. You can flip the stem for a more aggressive look. I'm using a Trek quick-release saddle bag; pops right off in a jiffy.

Check the geometry on the Giant website.

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-US/...y/compactroad/

It's pretty heavy, but it works fine.

Yeah, the Large will work much better than the XL. I had the XL, I'm a bit taller than you, and the top tube was way too long.

It would fit perfect... The XL is too big according to your specs.

23lbs stock. The Bowery is probably the worst aluminum fixed gear in this price range. It does, however, have one quality: it's very durable, due to the thick tubing and massive welds. Don't know about the integrated headset or the actual components per se, but if that's what you're looking for...

Still, it's better than most conversions. MOST, mind you. Some are really nice.

A fair price would be $350.
A steal would be under $250. I'm probably not supposed to say this, but the Employee Purchase price is $250, at least for '07. My friend got one for that price, and he sold it in under a year.

I like my Bowery well enough. Though, I would say I made a pretty hasty jump into fixed gear riding and didn't really research my options...were I to do it over again, I would probably get something different. Weight-wise, mine is in the ~18 pound range. I've changed a lot of parts out, and just over a year after buying it, I stripped the fixed threads (granted, I had just moved to a much more hilly locale and didn't check my lockring tightness). Geometry-wise, it has +'s and -'s. There's no toe overlap, and I've not yet had any pedal-strike issues. At the same time, I think the relaxed geometry gives it an odd ride characteristic. Also, I'm not all that experience in this area, but I can't get the front end off the ground at all for wheelies and such, and I'd like to blame that on a combination of geometry and weight. Overall, I'd say I like my bike, but am fully aware that I spent too much for what I got.

I've got a different rear wheel than what's in this picture, now it's a silver dimension hub with a silver velocity aerohead rim, and I coud not mount my red steel bead tire on that thing.

to revive an old thread again,

i 've bought one after thinking that if i had a bike built with the parts i wanted, it was going to be more than i should spend on a bike that is used primarly for commuting and errands. i was going to build a track framed commuter with a straight bar, 3 speed internal rear, and ft and rear brakes. surely it was going to cost at least $500 more than what the bowery cost, but then it would have had much higher spec components. the problem here is that i have to lock my bike up for sometimes 2 hours, so having such a nice bike would me too much of a worry for me. the bowery is somewhat cheap transportation (for a new bike), and after 120 miles thus far, has been pretty solid. for me it has been quick and i find it reasonably light enough. though, the last bike i rode extensively was a mountainbike- and that was for commuting, so maybe my senses have been dulled. i did find the bike a bit slow to turn and i've also noticed that the pedals will touch down when leaned over and pedaling- but that's ok as i don't use the fixed gear option for my commute. the bottom bracket has a creak- annoying. it disappeared when i took it to the lbs to check it and they solved the problem- but it was temporary as the noise has reappeared. the ride is hard at 100 psi! but remember that i've come from a fat-tired mountain bike, so...

thus far i've added nitto bullhorns and bar-end (TT style) brake levers, and a computer- because i also use the bike to go on long-ish rides (for me)- 15-20 miles for exercise, and to ride one good thing has happened since i've bought the bike- i've gotten back into road biking after an extended leave. i've spent the last few years commuting on a slow and heavy mountain bike and while it was fun to run and jump over everything, it was a lot of work.