FBM BMX frames to Fixies?
#27
Wicked Sick
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: portland, or
Bikes: a hot pink vivalo, miyata touring bike, origin 8 cutler polo rig, 73 raliegh professional, panasonic dx 4000, bridgestone mb-4,
so it's got a coster brake then? you get to be daniel stern , i'll be the short guy
#30
crotchety young dude
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Bikes: IRO Angus; Casati Gold Line; Redline 925; '72 Schwinn Olympic Paramount
Word on the street is FBM is The frame won't make it to production.
#32
stay free.
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From: Ellensburg, WA
Bikes: EAI Bare Knuckle, 1980's Ross Signature 292s 12 speed
https://www.rtbikes.com/buy/FBM-The-S...rame/10020010/
apparently you can pre order them, though I can think of a handful of frames I would rather buy for 530 bones. That would indicate they will eventually make it to production. I think it looks like a pretty frame, but not 530 dollars pretty.
apparently you can pre order them, though I can think of a handful of frames I would rather buy for 530 bones. That would indicate they will eventually make it to production. I think it looks like a pretty frame, but not 530 dollars pretty.
#36
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From: Ellensburg, WA
Bikes: EAI Bare Knuckle, 1980's Ross Signature 292s 12 speed
#40
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From: portland, oregon
Bikes: sinister dna, sinister woodchuck, eai bareknuckle
you guys have no idea what you're talking about. the welders at fbm have been making handmade bmx, mountain, and road/cyclocross frames for many many years. remember spooky cycles? that wasn't just frank the welder building frames. fbm pushes out the nicest and strongest frames in bmx. they will be laughing all the way to the bank as the first batch is already gone. these guys are the nicest, friendliest, down to earth guys in the world and being in NY, they decided to build one for their messenger friends and everything got off the ground. im trading in my bareknuckle for a 51 trans aqua so call me crazy but i can tell you it will be the last commuter i will have to get for a while. if only i could find a good lugged 1 1/8" track fork. maybe ill save the fork off my bareknuckle or get a black one from EAI.
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Bikes: EAI Bare Knuckle, 1980's Ross Signature 292s 12 speed
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From: Ellensburg, WA
Bikes: EAI Bare Knuckle, 1980's Ross Signature 292s 12 speed
I was clearly mistaken in my assessment that there may be a reason they are priced as they are because I thought they were lugged. Deathhare simply corrected my misjudgement, making me realize there is ABSOLUTELY no reason to buy that frame. buy a bareknuckle if you want a solid welded steel frame or a pista concept if you want aluminum.







