One more day...
10-12-09 | 07:45 AM
#26
Senior Member
Joined: May 2008
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From: Tokyo
Well I think it's the right way to do it, to get up and running asap.
The stripper is a good frame, I think it's the pretty much the same as my Masi Speciale Ltd, frame-wise. And it costs less than half of a good frame in Japan too. You can buy the nice parts you want, get a decent full bike to ride as you collect all the parts you really want and eventually buy the frame you really want.
Eventually I want to get a nice alu/carbon track frame. But I haven't decided on which yet.
So the new saddle is doing good? People hate on specialized a lot, but I think they do make good ****!
The stripper is a good frame, I think it's the pretty much the same as my Masi Speciale Ltd, frame-wise. And it costs less than half of a good frame in Japan too. You can buy the nice parts you want, get a decent full bike to ride as you collect all the parts you really want and eventually buy the frame you really want.
Eventually I want to get a nice alu/carbon track frame. But I haven't decided on which yet.
So the new saddle is doing good? People hate on specialized a lot, but I think they do make good ****!
10-12-09 | 02:46 PM
#28
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Radac!
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 545
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From: tokyo
Bikes: Visp with way better parts than a frame,2010 fuji track pro, motobecane phantom cross outlaw
i rode around last night. ****s fun. chain tension is super high. and i cant think of a way around it. its either super tight, or super loose. whatever. its fun, thats what matters right?
10-12-09 | 05:12 PM
#29
Oh, you know...
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 2,834
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From: DC
Bikes: '74 Schwinn Sports Tourer (Polo), S-Works E5 Team Festina (Chorus 11), Trek 2200 Bonded Carbon (Fixed), Trek 920 (7 speed IGH), Chesini Olimpiade SL (1x7)
10-13-09 | 02:10 AM
#31
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Radac!
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 545
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From: tokyo
Bikes: Visp with way better parts than a frame,2010 fuji track pro, motobecane phantom cross outlaw
goin a lil pic crazy, just got it together last night!
my kilo stripper has arrived in cali. will be in th mail by the end of the week to me
my kilo stripper has arrived in cali. will be in th mail by the end of the week to me
10-13-09 | 03:34 PM
#32
vice campaign
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 216
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From: SF
Bikes: 1980's Melton track
i am terribly confused...
(i know pedigree isn't necessarily the same thing as "brand name")
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so pedigree isnt an important thing to me
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I like name brands, its just how i am. I like to support the real manufacturers as much as i can, independent brands, etc etc etc.
Frames are just names.
10-13-09 | 04:07 PM
#34
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Radac!
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 545
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From: tokyo
Bikes: Visp with way better parts than a frame,2010 fuji track pro, motobecane phantom cross outlaw
I'm not going to buy a frame based on a on how many races its won in japan, or how popular it is. When I buy a frame, it will be because I want it, and from a local builder, or reputable maker.
It takes time to find what I like. I don't want to do it like I do my cars and change them every 6 months. When I finish it, I want it to e perfect. So I'm taking my time to make sure it's right in the end
10-13-09 | 06:31 PM
#35
hateful little monkey
Joined: May 2003
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From: oakland, ca
Originally Posted by jtgotsjets
dude, support the troops
Every handbuilt frame I own I can put a face to. In half the cases, I've had a pint or something similar with the person that held the torch.
10-13-09 | 06:35 PM
#36
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Radac!
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 545
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From: tokyo
Bikes: Visp with way better parts than a frame,2010 fuji track pro, motobecane phantom cross outlaw
I have verocal road dropouts
no option to move
my halflink should be here this weekend to fix it though
no option to move
my halflink should be here this weekend to fix it though
