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Old 10-08-08 | 04:12 PM
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Fixie inc-cycles for heroes

https://www.cycles-for-heroes.com/2008/pdf/BlackJack.pdf
anyone know anything about this bike? i dont see any dealers in the states, anyone seen them here or know how to get one here? thanks
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Old 10-08-08 | 06:49 PM
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It received favorable reviews in a recent issue of Cycling Plus, an excellent Brit cycling rag. Contact info and pricing appears in the article.
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I read somewhere that they will be distributing at least one of the Fixie Inc. bike models in the USA soon. I can't remember the distributor/retailer or which model though.
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Old 10-08-08 | 07:33 PM
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that name will harm their buisness.
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Old 10-08-08 | 08:17 PM
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I've bought some parts from them. A stem and bars, great customer service. They are based in Turkey I believe. I had a problem with the stem, and received a replacement in a week. Great guys.
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Old 10-08-08 | 08:24 PM
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It received favorable reviews in a recent issue of Cycling Plus, an excellent Brit cycling rag. Contact info and pricing appears in the article.
agreed, i read that same mag.
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Old 10-08-08 | 08:53 PM
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that name will harm their buisness.
That's what I was thinking.
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Old 10-08-08 | 08:58 PM
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that looks totally hot... and pretty expensive
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Old 10-08-08 | 08:59 PM
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to anyone that ordered from them where are you located and how expensive was shipping. i gotta have that blackjack
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Old 10-08-08 | 09:01 PM
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Decals over clearcoat and I'd be all about one. They might as well have named their company HipsterBike or something.
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Old 10-08-08 | 09:50 PM
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If I may:

-The brake levers would look much better with matching hoods and silver levers.
-Those wheels. Are those powdercoated white or are my eyes playing tricks on me? Either way, silver box rims would be more in keeping with the overall style.
-No-name seatpost.
-Putting single-sided platform pedals on the bike without including clips and straps is just silly.
-I don't like lugged threadless stems, it's like the worst of both worlds. A regular quill stem would be much more theme-appropriate.
-135mm rear spacing? Come on.
-Rear brake cable routing looks messy without a braze-on to hold it down closer to the seatpost. Thank god the whole think comes right off.
-Overall, I wonder how much of the "Fixie Inc." are just polished/rebranded low-end components.

The bike looks good, at least at first, but the more I look at it the less I like it.
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Old 10-09-08 | 08:26 AM
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ehhh.. not impressed. the name really put a bad taste in my mouth right off the bat. do not want
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Old 10-09-08 | 09:27 PM
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This isn't as pretty, but it's also expensive, and the name is just as ridiculous. It's made in the USA though!

Marin Ignacio

Fine Corinthian Leather.... lol
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Old 10-09-08 | 10:37 PM
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Ignacio is a town in Marin county, California. That is where the name came from.
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Old 10-10-08 | 06:35 AM
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They name all of their bikes after areas around Marin, right? I'd forgotten about that, but it still sounds silly to me.
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