i used to like the KHS flite, when it was orange and had a sloping top tube. i liked the previous version even better (with the curved seat tube). i've never ridden one, but i always used to fantisize about the orange ones, because i liked the pursuit look. then i bought my pursuit bike, with a 650c front wheel. it is yellow. and now, the new KHS flites are yellow. they don't have a sloping top tube, but i'm afraid someone is going to see me riding around and think i'm riding a KHS with a tiny front wheel, when, in fact, i'm riding a custom pursuit frame.

the cool thing about KHSes is that the front end geometry is such that you CAN run a 650c front wheel and get away with it. i've seen a few around boston (most notably, my friend who has a raw aluminum aero track, and this other girl who used to have a flite100, but then got the red aluminum aero track). the aero track feels REALLY good with the smaller front wheel, the headtube angle is a little straightupanddown for my liking, but its VERY responsive.

oh yeah, my dream bike: colnago lugged track frame, older, painted this very specific almost brown orange color, with dura ace high flange track hubs for show and phils (both laced to silver open pros) for actually riding around. gold, old-school campy track/bmx cranks, mavic bullhorns, MKS pedals and a black chris king headset. or just FULL old school-ish dura ace track, with the SUPER rare DA track-specific headset. too bad it'll never happen, as i've only seen ONE colnago track frame in that color ever, and i've done a lot of looking...also older colnagos are kinda rare to find on the open market, because people like to hang onto them...can't imagine why...

i would give up my pink lotus track bike (which is the bees knees), my trials bike, AND my BMX for that one.

I recently purchased a FUJI track bike from

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/fujitrack03.html

I opted for the fixed/free edition, w/42-16 gearing. I was going to build a fixie, but only had a frame to start with and had to buy everything else. Decided to go this route instead. Never rode a fixie before, so this deal wasn't too bad (at least that's what I thought-FWIW). Since I got this bike my OCLV and Serotta CSi have sat idle in the cellar. It's way more fun than I ever expected.

2004 pista changes made?
 

BikerRyan,

I'm real interested in the new pista and am glad to hear of your satisfaction with it. what gearing did it come with and would you assume the 2004 will carry the same?

awwwwwwwwwwww.

yeah i know...feel sorry for me.

:)