Kilo Tt Frame In Colors At Last
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Grrr.. I just ordered the black 50cm frame last week from BIKEISLAND.COM. And today the box arrived. It weighs about 4 lbs and measures 12x12x6. Inside are 2x 700c tubes and a bmx freewheel cog. They made a HUGE mistake. I'm so pissed off. I thought i was going to showoff my frame today.
*What a downer. At least send me a fixed cog. I just want to throw that freewheel cog at someone and drill holes in the tube with a 1 inch bit.
Does this order belong to anyone here? LOL
*What a downer. At least send me a fixed cog. I just want to throw that freewheel cog at someone and drill holes in the tube with a 1 inch bit.
Does this order belong to anyone here? LOL
#427
71 Peugeot. fixed.
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my girls is threadless.
i'll try and take some pics and get em upped. it's been built up since last week but i've been lazy with pictures.
cane creek s2 headset
thomson x2 elite 70mm threadless
deda crono nero bullhorns
salsa cross lever
tektro r720 brake
mavic cxp21 to suzue promax hubs
campagnolo bb
easton seatpost
terrible saddle
iro cranks/chainring
mks gr-9 pedals/ mks clips
it's pretty rad.
i'll try and take some pics and get em upped. it's been built up since last week but i've been lazy with pictures.
cane creek s2 headset
thomson x2 elite 70mm threadless
deda crono nero bullhorns
salsa cross lever
tektro r720 brake
mavic cxp21 to suzue promax hubs
campagnolo bb
easton seatpost
terrible saddle
iro cranks/chainring
mks gr-9 pedals/ mks clips
it's pretty rad.
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71 Peugeot. fixed.
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hope i didn't screw anything up, but they seem to be working just fine.
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71 Peugeot. fixed.
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also, it was a cheap bb and they are cheap cranks, so i'm not horribly worried about it. they seem alright with each other.
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I've been debating between getting a 53 or a 57 in black and now they're sold out! You snooze you lose I guess. I think I remember hearing that it would be a few months before they got the reup with new sizes. June?
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my girls is threadless.
i'll try and take some pics and get em upped. it's been built up since last week but i've been lazy with pictures.
cane creek s2 headset
thomson x2 elite 70mm threadless
deda crono nero bullhorns
salsa cross lever
tektro r720 brake
mavic cxp21 to suzue promax hubs
campagnolo bb
easton seatpost
terrible saddle
iro cranks/chainring
mks gr-9 pedals/ mks clips
it's pretty rad.
i'll try and take some pics and get em upped. it's been built up since last week but i've been lazy with pictures.
cane creek s2 headset
thomson x2 elite 70mm threadless
deda crono nero bullhorns
salsa cross lever
tektro r720 brake
mavic cxp21 to suzue promax hubs
campagnolo bb
easton seatpost
terrible saddle
iro cranks/chainring
mks gr-9 pedals/ mks clips
it's pretty rad.
#438
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I actually will probably throw one on soon for some training rides, where I don't want to stop, but only for 20+ my kilo is like most my beater/town/grocery/polo/school/beer bike so I don't put that many long rides on other than some alley cats and random rides but those are usually just messing around so I don't bring aqua.
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hey i was still wondering about this six weeks thing cuz he gave me that same answer, but i just ordered a frame today when i saw they had them in stock. does this mean that im gonna get mine soon or am i gonna have to wait 6 weeks? thanks
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I think i'll end up building one because i would end up replacing most of the parts on a stock kilo (wheels, crank, seat, seat post, stem, bars, etc)
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if you have that kind of money, sure. but remember with the stock kilo complete you can upgrade as you please and have something to ride right away. (relatively speaking. . . whenever the next shipment comes in)
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DAMN!!! I dont have any money til next Friday and Im sure theyll be gone by then... *SIGH*
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Why doesn't BD/Bike Island just get a HUGE shipment of the frames/completes in? I meen they know they will sell, why not just buy hundreds?
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Because that would make too much sense. It also could be that the manufacturer ran out and they need to make more.
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The might not be the manufacturer's priority customer either. If Bianchi says "I'd like a billion chrome pistas please", it trumps BD's request for two thousand whatever they're called frames in four colors, some with stickers some without.
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Why? Are you racing where you need to upgrade? Those parts won't spontaneously combust if you keep up maintenance and inspections.