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Old 10-01-07 | 09:57 PM
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:02 PM
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I generally love Felt bikes, but I'm not feeling this one Do you have links to any specs? I don't see it on their website.. Those pedals do look cool though
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:02 PM
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it even has pegs so you can grind that pool you ride
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:04 PM
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sounds like a very sick buy. i wonder what production version's going to look like? think the highflange gold hubs and da28s will be standard?

i love the interior brake cable routing... if i was looking for a street-fix urban type roll i'd probably be parting out my track bike right now.
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:04 PM
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i love the look of felt's road bikes, but this bike makes me hope they never build a fixed gear frame again. This is worse than the country bob. This is one of the ugliest complete bikes i've ever witnessed.

I just noticed the 15mm socket/bottle opener. lifestyle branding much? god i don't think i have ever hated a bike as much as i hate this one.
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:09 PM
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sounds like a very sick buy. i wonder what production version's going to look like? think the highflange gold hubs and da28s will be standard?

i love the interior brake cable routing... if i was looking for a street-fix urban type roll i'd probably be parting out my track bike right now.
really? The cable routing is that big for you? I think it is cool, but if you aren't running a rear brake whats the point; now you got more holes in your frame..

Then again the compact geometry reminds me of the Langster frame, which I'm no fan of aesthetically...
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:13 PM
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Looks inbred to me. Thats ugly.
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:24 PM
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well, i'm one to love ugly things.
i took this picture because i love these ugly cars:


that said, i'd obviously run a rear brake on this bike even if i was running fixed. i mean... that's kinda the point of having a bike like this(compact geometry, flat bars... etc.)


btw that rachet wrench / bottle opener is ****ing AWESOME. i want one.
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:41 PM
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:43 PM
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i recognized your screenname, i'm handsdown. hi bro. sell me your wheels?
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:45 PM
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Same frame as Dispatch
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Old 10-01-07 | 10:46 PM
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i recognized your screenname, i'm handsdown. hi bro. sell me your wheels?
Whassap! T3h wheels?!? nev4r!
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Old 10-02-07 | 06:25 AM
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I just noticed the 15mm socket/bottle opener. lifestyle branding much? god i don't think i have ever hated a bike as much as i hate this one.
That socket thing is because they have absolutely ******** track ends:



Hooray, you NEED a socket wrench to get the wheel off! Maybe it's a theft prevention thing, but I think it is just incredibly stupid.
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Old 10-02-07 | 06:43 AM
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Well it looks like you can still use the non open side of a wrench to get that on, albeit with less than satisfactory engagement. That's a pretty stupid design.
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Old 10-02-07 | 06:56 AM
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Well it looks like you can still use the non open side of a wrench to get that on, albeit with less than satisfactory engagement.
I can imagine that being like trying to tighten a 14mm axle nut with a 15mm wrench (a similarly frustrating task that I had to undertake). Sisyphean.
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Old 10-02-07 | 09:30 AM
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Is that how it comes stock? Part of me likes it, but part of me thinks it makes the bike less personally identifiable. It kind of eliminates need for customization(?).
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Old 10-02-07 | 09:32 AM
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699 clams for everything

gross. worse than swobo.
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Old 10-02-07 | 10:06 AM
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It's a shame that they didn't spec any taste with that build. I can only assume that the harlequin theme is deliberate mockery of whoever buys this thing.
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Old 10-02-07 | 10:12 AM
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Is that how it comes stock? Part of me likes it, but part of me thinks it makes the bike less personally identifiable. It kind of eliminates need for customization(?).
hahaha need for customization.

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I can only assume that the harlequin theme is deliberate mockery of whoever buys this thing.
Felt sponsors slipstream, slipstream wears argyle felt adopts argyle as part of there branding.
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Old 10-02-07 | 10:14 AM
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Felt sponsors slipstream, slipstream wears argyle felt adopts argyle as part of there branding.
Ah, I had to google that. I know essentially nothing about the racing scene. Thanks for the clarification.
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Old 10-02-07 | 10:17 AM
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The frameset makes me nausious, that color of green is offensively stupid.

The random gold accents are lame as hell, the use of platform pedals on a fixed gear is dangerously idiotic.

The decision to offer internal cabling is really foolish considering that it likely will not be run with a rear brake.

The saddle and tube protector clash with the neon lime yellow of the frame

And to seal the deal, flat bars are lame as hell.
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Old 10-02-07 | 10:22 AM
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The frameset makes me nausious, that color of green is offensively stupid.

The random gold accents are lame as hell, the use of platform pedals on a fixed gear is dangerously idiotic.

The decision to offer internal cabling is really foolish considering that it likely will not be run with a rear brake.

The saddle and tube protector clash with the neon lime yellow of the frame
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And to seal the deal, flat bars are lame as hell.
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Old 10-02-07 | 10:30 AM
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Wait... Felt? FELT? NOOOOOOOOOO why Felt, WHY?
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Old 10-02-07 | 10:34 AM
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Why do these companies keep making the ugliest bikes?
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Old 10-02-07 | 10:35 AM
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Why the hell does it have internal cable routing when the TT pad would cover the ****ing cable anyways? Seems kind of silly.
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