https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...cane/track.htm

Just saw this new bike up on BikesDirect. It's nothing special, but its way cheap, cromo and a good beater bike i guess.

No fender mounts, which limits its usability as a beater bike.

Comes with REAR break...wtf, weird.

For those that care I guess.

you know, theres already a thread on it.

No there isn't.

steveymcdubs is right, i searched.

Maybe BF has a warehouse full of extras from the Kilo tt pros.

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can we get a bikesdirect sub forum? so sick of these junk threads.

haha

How's it a junk thread? Plenty of folks here are interested in what BD offers and wants to post about it. I haven't bought anything from them, and yet I have nothing against including them in the discussion. If the thread is redundant (and they often are), I see your point, but this one seems to be new and of some interest.

rear brake only is funny.

oooh formula undrilled hubs~

why do i think this is a good deal?

they are so much more aerodynamic.

So why this instead of an Hour?

WTF? Rear brake only? Its a great deal. For $80 more than a frame at BI, you have a complete bike.

EDIT: Not a Kilo frame, but a stripped down Messanger.

around 200 dollars.

It is kinda funny; but it is a free throw in item for a track bike. I was able to get a good deal on the specs of this bike with the factory cutting me a nice deal on the rear brake. I thought, what the heck, why not a free brake?

I was surprised by the quality and weight of this bike when I saw the sample; crank and CR is very nice, rims seems real nice too

We are doing all we can to drive up the spec and drive down the prices on SS/FG bikes. This is a catagory I really like. And my feeling is a $279 delivered price on a full 4130 track bike will meet the needs of lots of buyers.

with formula hubs? wow! sounds like a great deal

how come there is no size bigger than the 58?

for people buying, you could just move the brake to the front and cut the cable and housing shorter right?

not a bad deal, and formula hubs. nice move.

EDIT: kinda random, but any plans on getting steamrollers in again? my friend is looking to upgrade from his clockwork and I thought the steamroller looked like a good move. also thinking about a kilo frame.

Agreed.

You cant use a rear brake on the front, the bolt that holds it in place is much shorter. Look at the brake-stay (for lack of better word) on the rear; its just a single, small-diameter tube of steel. The front brake has to basically go through the entire diameter of the headset, much longer.

true, but also depends on the fork. some forks are drilled such that the anchor bolt in the rear recesses into the hole.

Did anyone really think that the $350 for a Kilo TT was too much?

Awesome deal for a cromo bike, for the same price as a hi-ten Cutter or Draft. Just too bad it isn't a crosstop lever, b/c then you could just pickup the economy track front brake setup and have a fully braked bike for just over $300.

oh, derp, i didn't think of that