What ya think about these frames?
#1
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From: Louisville, Ky
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What ya think about these frames?
https://cgi.ebay.com/Affinity-Cycles-...QQcmdZViewItem
I think they look nice.
Fork is lugged.
Decals not to stupid...
Anybody got one?
I think they look nice.
Fork is lugged.
Decals not to stupid...
Anybody got one?
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I think that they would look/work best with minimal seatpost showing... that way you can use a flat stem and not have a ridiculous seat/bars drop (unless that's your thing).
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I guess $400 bones is a bit much for a plane old cromo frame, but for some reason I like the geometry. I would not run drops on one. Risers or some bullhorns would work.....
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i've seen a few around the neighborhood. they look pretty similar in build quality to the bareknuckles, but i think the bareknuckles' tubeset is of better quality.
they seem decent.
they seem decent.
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website is shockingly devoid of info...either that or i'm shockingly blind.
what kind of tubing?
geometry?
is that first pic a carbon bike?
personally, i wouldn't touch 'em with a long *** pole without more info. seller feedback 8. wanna be caching in on a trend, maybe?
the 'anarchy' logo sure is hip though.
what kind of tubing?
geometry?
is that first pic a carbon bike?
personally, i wouldn't touch 'em with a long *** pole without more info. seller feedback 8. wanna be caching in on a trend, maybe?
the 'anarchy' logo sure is hip though.
#13
Well, the seatpost clamp sometimes comes with a frameset, but it's not that strange that it's not included and they usually come sans headset.
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I've never ridden one, but I had a brief chat with a guy who loved his. The geometry doesn't look <i>too</i> steep, which may or may not be what you want. I wouldn't run drops, but it'd look awesome with bullhorns or risers.
#19
I actually just picked up this frame in black at the trexlertown swap meet today, affinity had a whole bunch of stuff there, nice dudes. They had a few built up and you could see the geometry isn't too extreme. It's steel, seems like a really solid frame, not the lightest in the world but as has been said, it's def. built with more the city in mind. 350 and he threw in a BB, + it was decal free (personally i don't like the decals). I'm stoked to start building it up, first time i've done it on my own, you can all look forward to tons of annoying newb questions from me in the near future. Oh, and definitely not planning on using drops.
Last edited by trace215; 10-13-07 at 03:44 PM.
#20
I got my ass handed to me by a guy riding one of these in a points race. His thighs were as big as my torso, though.
I think riding these on the street would **** with your back, but I imagine that most people doing that would probably have giant ape hanger riser bars.
I think riding these on the street would **** with your back, but I imagine that most people doing that would probably have giant ape hanger riser bars.





