cc700

it was directed towards increasing his street cred.

TehK

I've raced my kilo on the track and it handles wonderfully.

cc700

i want to go to a track so bad. are they expensive?

artismyrevolt

why is there an extra depression in the chainstay? is this normal?

Batson

crank clearance.

PukeFlavor

I've been watching this thread; here is the result:

Ordered from Spicer Cycles. 60cm, stickers were simply sent along in the box. Threadless, no bottle mounts. That orange sticker is just a warning about riding with no brakes and no reflectors and will come right off. I should have it built in a month or so.

cc700

nice. yours came with stickers? if i didn't make mine into a shoe i'd ask for some

Withnil

Is this Spicer the same as the one here: https://www.spicercycles.com/index.cg...at_desc=Track? I take it they ship without the shown decals on. I've been searching for alternatives now that bikeisland is sold out. It's $25 more and maybe shipping too.

PukeFlavor

Withnil

That's it exactly. My impression is that he has few left, but that a re-stocking is planned.

I went for it because I wanted a threadless steerer and I didn't find another source with that setup for this frame. I exchanged a couple of emails and happily found the stickers were left up to the customer. With shipping to Oregon it worked out to about $265.

Gene was very cool to deal with.

TehK

The Encino velodrome isn't too bad. The day I went it was 7 bucks, but that was a special event. I have a feeling its a bit more for the keirin class.

toldey

since the build was finished, i swapped out the bullhorns for some risers, added a nice dent to my tt and an obama spoke card

Joe Dog

How does that Obama spoke card affect the handling?

mavimao

I bought the Spicer frame back in Feb./March. It is exactly the same frame as the old Kilos, meaning there are no bottle mounts. The decals are over the paint and are easy to remove. So even if you forget to request "no stickers" there is no hassle getting them off. It does only come in one color, but the paint job seem to be of a higher quality than the bike island frames. I've ridden it for 3 months now and I barely see any scratches. It comes with a 1 inch threadless fork (there are no threads on the fork whatsoever), and a silver seatpost collar. Unlike the kilo, there are no screws in the rack mounts.

Gene from Spicer cycles was also very friendly and even if he was busy and couldn't answer your question, his wife would get on the computer and answer it for you!

So, the extra 50 bucks was worth the customer service, the quality shipping, and the fact that it was actually in stock!

PS: here a post I made back in march. My bike now has a brooks https://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...postcount=2679

miloC

i'm confused. i thought spicer frames were made in indiana, and i know that kilos are made in taiwan. are they really the same frames?[bear]

cc700

spicer makes his own frames, but he also sells taiwanese frames for those who can't pay for the real deal.

thats.mana

No experience personally with the obama spoke card but I can only assume it leaves white women in the dust.

bdfresh

What is the difference in price?

cc700

pretty noticeable.

daybreak

i just bought a 50cm kilo tt off craigslist and the toe overlap sucks. This is my first fixed gear. Any tips to avoid this before I get new clips? Also what clips do you guys recommend to help with this?

kidtwisty

deal.
the only cure for overlap is speed.

daybreak

i have noticed that when i only really feel the overlap is when i'm going slow. can anyone explain why this is? i've been wondering all day.

G60

because you don't turn the front wheel as much when you're going fast.

johnnytheboy

for the life of me, i can't figure out what that little white spitball looking thingy is on your seat stay....??

JayNev

knog frog?

peabodypride

no, seatstay. it's a rack/fender mount? i don't have one so i dont know but every other picture has one.