'08 langster, text preview
05-16-07 | 09:34 PM
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Perhaps they'll make more international versions of the Langster... I, for one, would love to have a Langster Shanghai complete with a stamped badge of Mao on the Head Tube and a cheapo taiwaneese knock-off of a Zipp Disk with the Star, Hammer and Sickle. Then I could wear my World Jersey Soviet Cycling Team Jersey and have a war over my thighs.
05-16-07 | 09:36 PM
#52
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Not diggin 'em. Too.... "HEY! LOOK AT ME!-ish." I do love my '07 Langster though, very fun bike. I just don't like the look of them with the flatbars... even though it's very easy to switch out.
05-16-07 | 09:56 PM
#53
Originally Posted by chillywater
Miami one comes with cell phone, radio, coffee holder and fake brakes. It's orange with blood splatter and has a bullseye on the back of the seat so motorists can spot you easier. Optional 35 mm gun and airbags for the safety concious.
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05-16-07 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Tapeworm21
Not diggin 'em. Too.... "HEY! LOOK AT ME!-ish." I do love my '07 Langster though, very fun bike. I just don't like the look of them with the flatbars... even though it's very easy to switch out.
What is so over the top about them? I mean look at the nyc one, its just a yellow bike. The only one that fits your hey look at me assertion is the london one and that one isnt even that bad.
05-16-07 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by blu3d0g
there's also a boston and a san francisco
boston has track drops and keirin grips (needs a beer holder or something)
SF has risers
The only one that actually strikes me as having anything to do with the city it's named after is the seattle, which also comes with a handlebar coffee holder. the rest of them just have a color scheme that may or may not have anything to do with their namesake city. SF needs to come with an aerospoke, and boston doesn't have a drop of green anywhere on it. needs some irish or red sox coloring. and some beer.
boston has track drops and keirin grips (needs a beer holder or something)
SF has risers
The only one that actually strikes me as having anything to do with the city it's named after is the seattle, which also comes with a handlebar coffee holder. the rest of them just have a color scheme that may or may not have anything to do with their namesake city. SF needs to come with an aerospoke, and boston doesn't have a drop of green anywhere on it. needs some irish or red sox coloring. and some beer.
05-16-07 | 11:38 PM
#56
Hi. I'm in Delaware.
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Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
funny, when risers first started getting popular in sf, i heard it referred to as boston style. as far as i know, boston couriers were the first to run risers on track bikes.
And to continue the jokes of the individual langsters the Delaware one would come with glass in the tires, white plastic bags in the spokes, and the frame would be corroded by airborne chemicals.
05-16-07 | 11:54 PM
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WTF is the point of this front fender? It actually RAINS in Seattle sometimes.
05-17-07 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by fix
I'm in for the Detroit version complete with internal combustion engine and chassis
Originally Posted by SingleSpeeDemon
...and official UAW member card.
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05-17-07 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by RDRomano
What the hell would the Philly Langster say: "Yo, Adrien!" on the TT?
Would it have a cheesesteak holder?
And a headbadge depicting a political machine?
Would it have a cheesesteak holder?
And a headbadge depicting a political machine?
Originally Posted by mide
nah a use all cheesesteak/pretzel/pistol holder would pretty much sum it all up.
for added philly-ness it could say E-A-G-L-E-S on the TT.
for added philly-ness it could say E-A-G-L-E-S on the TT.
But I would worry about people throwing batteries at me if I rode it.
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05-17-07 | 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by thebristolkid
Don't you mean Daaawnie Iris? The PGH model would be bare steel, with 30x20 gearing, and include cole slaw and fries.
Check the color scheme on my ride...a few of us out here get it.
Check the color scheme on my ride...a few of us out here get it.
05-17-07 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by YYZ>LAX
if they did a toronto one i dunno wtf it would come with. maybe some tim hortons logos and a toonie/loonie holder, and maybe a canadian flag
05-17-07 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by SpiderMike
Ahh but that requires getting the Pasadena version. The Pasadena version is actually the SS cross bike painted safety orange (with matching hard hat), pulling a trailer with the mini tig welder to affix the bike to the car rack. Of course due to OSHA standards the bike cannot be fixed, but has to be coaster brake.
05-17-07 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by SingleSpeeDemon
And I thought no one would understand. The best thing about the Pittsburgh version is that thirty years from now you can still brag about how awesome your Langster was back in 2007.
