mbdub

my name is ivan and i'm new on fixies.
i'm hoping (literally crossing my finger) to get a Pake frame but i'm still tight on a budget.
however i ran across this
https://cgi.ebay.com/2009-NEW-ROAD-RA...1%7C240%3A1308
windsor bike for fairly cheap

anyone riding windsor? what do u guys recommend? go with the windsor and upgrade the component as i go? or save for the cheese and go for Pake?

thanks in advance

Critical Jeff

you can buy the same exact same bike at bikesdirect.com for $300 with free shipping.

https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/trackbikes.htm

edit: its what I ride. so far so good, but the drive train is a bit noisy now

mbdub

nice how do you like it so far? how does the drive train make noise? is it common for all windsor?

gkelley

Here's the site https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/trackbikes.htm
I would go for one of kilo tt preferably the pro since it has decent components that you wont have to upgrade right away. It is a lot of fun just building a bike from the frame up so i would really recommend doing that.
This is a great frame for starting out https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1084
This is a good one too especially if you want to put some wide tires on it for offroad stuff or bad weather riding. https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1184

Do a little searching there is tons of stuff on this site about all the mentioned frames and complete bikes

middy

Must be hard to type with one finger crossed... unless... which finger is it?

mbdub

i have autocorrect feature on the computer so it takes care everything lol

Rexosaurus

I ride the same Windsor (same color and all) and I love it so far. I don't have any problems with noise.