Bianichi any good?
 

I am 5 9 looking for a fixie

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/bik/889790096.html

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/bik/888418608.html

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/bik/887817082.html

Bianchi is a very good brand but I'd probably go with the langster

You need to know which one fits. Those are 3 different sized bikes. I wouldn't ever consider paying more than 200-250 for a conversion either. The first bike doesn't state the frame, which makes me suspicious. The only thing wrong with the Langster is that it is aluminum, which provides a stiffer ride, but that can be more uncomfortable, especially over a distance.

Do some more research and get fitted at your LBS and you should be alright.

Bianichi and Langster, two bikes that I can't stand for some reason. Excellent bikes though.

The guy with the langster mentions he has 2 others in 56 and 54cm sizes, for your height I would go for the 54 to be safe. Or you could go to the top of the forum and check out the 09 bikes and find something new you can purchase that will fit your budget.

Isn't a new Pista around the same price as that first one?

so the bianichi way overpriced?

Without knowing what the frame is i'd steer clear of it.

What the dick is a Bianichi?

oh dude you are from RP, I live in sebastopol when not at school UCSC. But sorry for my spelling errors, you know of any good deals on the CL's near where we live for a bike for me?

All joking aside, all those bikes are much too big. You need a 54cm. Everyone has a langster right now, and they feel small and nimble. They are aluminum, so they are a rough ride, but light. That Bianchi is a conversion, which isn't technically a "fixie" but a road bike with a fixed rear wheel conversion. You'd have better luck going to an lbs if you are interested in bikes of that price range.

I wasn't trying to be mean. And you weren't the only one to misspell it. Are you looking exclusively for a SS/FG? It really sucks, but the price of used bikes has inflated immensely in this area.

no not exclusively i just think it would be fun to learn how to ride one while i am young

Well, you don't have to be young to ride a fixed gear. All a fixed gear means is that there is a single gear and you can't coast. Nothing about age in the owner's manual.

I will keep my eyes open for you.

I do know that there is a Surly Steamroller in a 54 or 56cm (I forget which size) at The Hub Cyclery, in Cotati. I think it's going for $666, and you get a year's free tune-ups and 10% off accessories when you buy a bike there.

miyata, you go to UCSC?

Yup UCSC

I don't know why but I hate the word Langster.

what college are you from? and what year?

The Langsters are very light, are very well made and strong (you also get carbon forks which take some of the road buzz out of the bars). You can get gel grip tape to make the bars even more comfortable if u ever find it too hard.

58cm is probably too big, although they have compact geometries and you might be able to get away with it (unlikely though.)

I have a Bianchi Pista (Jpn edition, which is different to the rest of the world for some wierd reason). It also is light, but the components are a bit lower quality (truvative touro compared to the Shimano Sugino on the Langsters).

But make sure you get a bike that fits, you want a 54cm really, you might be ok on a 56cm frame though, you can go to a good bike shop and get them to measure you up.

a.k.a. ... "a fixie".

That Binachi is smokin'. Buy it and convert it back.

The bianchi appears to have chrome lugs, stays and forks. If so it's probably higher up the quality scale, assuming it's still in good shape.

porter and a freshman i cant see the pictures of the bianichi o the post

You haven't been around long, have you? Any bike with a fixed rear wheel is a fixie. What type of idiot would call it a "road bike with a fixed rear wheel conversion"?

Now stop using the word fixie.

Go Langster