tommyb

hay guys I found this bike on craigs list. im a bit sceptical about buying it beocuse I dont know about the frame, components, ect. this is the discription the guy gave, tell me what you think.
cheers
tommy b.
I have a Panasonic Sport 500 fixed gear conversion. The frame is 58cm center to center, built with TANGE tubing, lugged. The bike comes with TANGE bottom bracket, TANGE headset, SR stem, alloy flip and chop bars, DIA-COMP brakeset, NEW Specialized seat, NEW Soma 20t cog, Sugino Super Maxy cranks, Alloy Rigida Made in France wheels laced to Maillard Hub. The gearing is 52x20. The bike can be seen anytime before 2pm Monday-Friday between San Jose to Mountain View and if you wanna see it over the weekend you need to come down to Lathrop the city in between Tracy and Stockton. Calls only over the weekday. (408) 799-8119
My asking price is $300 obo


is the discription, tell me what you guys thing.

doofo

first question

does this bike fit you

second question

why are you buying a bike

ryand

whats the deal with the second question?
unless you mean what purpose will the bike serve...
"why are you buying a bike" is just an dumb question. sounds like he shouldn't buy a bike.

doofo

what purpose will the bike serve?

Retem

third question is it a suicide hub or an actual track hub

fixedpip

I'd say, save your money really unless you've ridden and really loved the bike. The frames ok but the components are little iffy for 300 bones.

SR stem, alloy flip and chop bars - probably all quite cheap and noodly.

Sugino Super Maxy cranks - Cheap crankset (old BMX cranks with schwagged spider) I have no love for the Super Maxy cranks for fixed gears.

Alloy Rigida Made in France wheels laced to Maillard Hub - Not great rim potentially with old hub, which may or may not be a track hub.

All in all, this bike as specified is not worth 300 bones.

cc700

i'd spend a little more on a entry level fixed/free flop hub and buy new.

but no harm in checking it out. if he's serious he'll let you test ride.

timdoug

When I was a kid (the era of this bike) My Dad had a Sport DELUXE and I had a regular sport. The regular sport was boat anchor compared to the sport deluxe. I don't know about the "500" model, so which way does the 500 lean: lead noodly pipe or super light and stiff. Sheesh I wish pop kept the Sport Deluxe that wasn't too bad of a bike, but it certainly wasn't $300 new.

The more I think about it, buy a Pista.

tommyb

hay sorry about not getting back to this thread, the guy took it off the market, but jsut put it back up, kinda weerd if you ask me, but thats life. yeah id go for the pista, but thats 600 bones right there. i found a place that can get me last years KHS flight 100 for 400 that sounds like a good deal to me, what do you guys think?

ultraman6970

khs? arent bad bikes I must say... but not my type of bike at all (personal oppinion)

nayr497

Timdoug: the Panasonic Sport 500 frame & fork weigh 7.5 pounds. It is a nice frame, but as you said, on the lower end of the Panasonic stable of 1980s road frames. I don't think that is a terrible weight for a steel mid-level road bike.

Retem

me likey my khs it is my favorite bike ever

gargiulo.mike

dude, your kinda a booty version of dutret

megatron

build your own damn bike

Teevoe

I actually test rode this bike eralier this week...It being a road frame it was a little big for me...I'm 5'10" but it was pretty light compared to other conversions out there. All the parts seemed well put together and it rode pretty solid...only thing that kept me from buying it was that the dismount off the bike was a little too close for comfort....heck I even test skid on the bike, the guy was cool about it. Maybe that's why he dropped the price to $280. I've seen other conversions out there that are just crap...but it is a suicide hub conversion, though I felt secure enough to skid since it had a BB lock ring on it. Never the less $400 for a KHS is a steal but they come in oddball frame sizes...50,53,57...no room for inbetweeners like me. You can always build your own bike...heck ask the guy if he can help you out...

dustinlikewhat

I work in the audio/video industry, panasonic makes fine electronics, not top of the line, but certainly not "chitty"

I can't speak for the bikes.

ryand

remember when audio and video was super nerdy?
i think i might just start an AV Club since I quit my job.

exfreewheeler

That's an insult to Dutret

gargiulo.mike

i didnt think so....