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11-13-07 | 06:55 AM
#5
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11-13-07 | 09:54 AM
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11-13-07 | 10:08 AM
#12
extra bitter
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Bikes: Miyata 210, Fuji Royale II, Bridgestone Kabuki, Miyata Ninety
11-13-07 | 10:24 AM
#13
Blue Light Special
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Bay Area, Sunny Cali
Bikes: '05 Felt F55, Schwinn Prologue road bike, '86 Centurion DS Iron Man, Sette Flite AM MTB
11-13-07 | 11:17 AM
#16
Run What 'Ya Brung
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Any Spicer lugged track frame is going to be the same Maxway bike that everyone else is going to be selling by the middle of next year.
If you have any patience, I would definitely NOT buy the Spicer track frame stand-alone, since Bikes Direct is going to be selling them in February for $175 shipped, in a variety of colors, and without and logos.
If you have any patience, I would definitely NOT buy the Spicer track frame stand-alone, since Bikes Direct is going to be selling them in February for $175 shipped, in a variety of colors, and without and logos.
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11-13-07 | 11:21 AM
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Cornucopia of Awesomeness
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From: not where i used to be
11-13-07 | 11:34 AM
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THIS SPACE FOR RENT
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Look, this crap is all the same. It all comes from Maxway or Kinesis, it's all generic tubing, and none of the geometries are that life-changing. The lugged stuff is coming along because there's demand for it, but I'm not sure why people are going gaga for totally generic lugs, even if some of them are shiny. It doesn't matter which brand you buy, if one of the completes has the mix of parts you want, go for it, otherwise get a frame and build it up. Spicer, Alien, IRO, Surly, Bianchi, Jamis, Specialized, who cares? This is basic stuff coming off of the same production lines as every $400 hybrid and $650 Sora road bike out there, and yet every time some "company" (read: glorified shipping depot) cuts and pastes another OEM product into their catalog or maybe even makes tiny spec changes to what they're ordering, everybody goes OMG MUST DISCUSS MUST DISCUSS!!!!!111. It's an entry level frame, buy one that has the setup you want and get on with your life.
11-13-07 | 11:54 AM
#20
Are we not men?
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,275
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From: Amsterdam for now
Any Spicer lugged track frame is going to be the same Maxway bike that everyone else is going to be selling by the middle of next year.
If you have any patience, I would definitely NOT buy the Spicer track frame stand-alone, since Bikes Direct is going to be selling them in February for $175 shipped, in a variety of colors, and without and logos.
If you have any patience, I would definitely NOT buy the Spicer track frame stand-alone, since Bikes Direct is going to be selling them in February for $175 shipped, in a variety of colors, and without and logos.
11-14-07 | 01:14 PM
#21
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thomas masini lives
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: i aint dh no mo'
This is basic stuff coming off of the same production lines as every $400 hybrid and $650 Sora road bike out there, and yet every time some "company" (read: glorified shipping depot) cuts and pastes another OEM product into their catalog or maybe even makes tiny spec changes to what they're ordering, everybody goes OMG MUST DISCUSS MUST DISCUSS!!!!!111. It's an entry level frame, buy one that has the setup you want and get on with your life.
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11-14-07 | 01:55 PM
#22
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Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 849
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From: Philadelphia
Bikes: 1985 Pinarello Catena Lusso / 1983 Pinarello Montello / Raleigh Marathon / Camel Cigarettes conversion / 1957 Worksman cruiser / Puch 140 / Raleigh Grand Prix
Except that you can't buy the alien frame for another 4 months or so.
Look, this crap is all the same. It all comes from Maxway or Kinesis, it's all generic tubing, and none of the geometries are that life-changing. The lugged stuff is coming along because there's demand for it, but I'm not sure why people are going gaga for totally generic lugs, even if some of them are shiny. It doesn't matter which brand you buy, if one of the completes has the mix of parts you want, go for it, otherwise get a frame and build it up. Spicer, Alien, IRO, Surly, Bianchi, Jamis, Specialized, who cares? This is basic stuff coming off of the same production lines as every $400 hybrid and $650 Sora road bike out there, and yet every time some "company" (read: glorified shipping depot) cuts and pastes another OEM product into their catalog or maybe even makes tiny spec changes to what they're ordering, everybody goes OMG MUST DISCUSS MUST DISCUSS!!!!!111. It's an entry level frame, buy one that has the setup you want and get on with your life.
Look, this crap is all the same. It all comes from Maxway or Kinesis, it's all generic tubing, and none of the geometries are that life-changing. The lugged stuff is coming along because there's demand for it, but I'm not sure why people are going gaga for totally generic lugs, even if some of them are shiny. It doesn't matter which brand you buy, if one of the completes has the mix of parts you want, go for it, otherwise get a frame and build it up. Spicer, Alien, IRO, Surly, Bianchi, Jamis, Specialized, who cares? This is basic stuff coming off of the same production lines as every $400 hybrid and $650 Sora road bike out there, and yet every time some "company" (read: glorified shipping depot) cuts and pastes another OEM product into their catalog or maybe even makes tiny spec changes to what they're ordering, everybody goes OMG MUST DISCUSS MUST DISCUSS!!!!!111. It's an entry level frame, buy one that has the setup you want and get on with your life.
11-14-07 | 04:47 PM
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Look, this crap is all the same. It all comes from Maxway or Kinesis, it's all generic tubing, and none of the geometries are that life-changing. The lugged stuff is coming along because there's demand for it, but I'm not sure why people are going gaga for totally generic lugs, even if some of them are shiny. It doesn't matter which brand you buy, if one of the completes has the mix of parts you want, go for it, otherwise get a frame and build it up. Spicer, Alien, IRO, Surly, Bianchi, Jamis, Specialized, who cares? This is basic stuff coming off of the same production lines as every $400 hybrid and $650 Sora road bike out there, and yet every time some "company" (read: glorified shipping depot) cuts and pastes another OEM product into their catalog or maybe even makes tiny spec changes to what they're ordering, everybody goes OMG MUST DISCUSS MUST DISCUSS!!!!!111. It's an entry level frame, buy one that has the setup you want and get on with your life.
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11-14-07 | 05:18 PM
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