You definitely could.

http://belovedcycles.com/img/bikes/morton.jpg

The Beloved Morton. Only $4200

But if you act now, you can get the Rapha version for only $5200.


Meanwhile, I want one of these frames for $350
http://rd.unrealcycles.com/catalog/u...acher_name.jpg

http://rd.unrealcycles.com/catalog/item512.htm

Probably safe to say that anything Rapha is less bang for the buck unless the stuff actually gets you laid nightly.

I could go for the Poacher also. I'd sure like to see a build with rims shallower than 30mm and plain black (or skinwall) tires. Someone get some Open Pros in this thing!

I would say most conversions I see are pretty bad bang for the bike...they're fine if you're going to reuse most of the original parts but it seems like people end up just using the frame. My first fixed gear was a Panasonic Sport 1000 that I dumped too much money into...

WTF...$350 for a Poacher is a remarkable deal!

26.8 seatpost and 77mm BB drop is rather unfortunate though.

Big tires!

I was just thinking some fake Mash badges would look sweet on my Free Spirit build. :)

$63.99
http://images.nitrosell.com/product_...O0007001-6.jpg

Dude in this thread says his Poacher took a 27.2 post. I like his build a little better than the two other completes I saw on the internet, but I think I'd go with a less crusty parts mix.

EAI Superstar? I've got one of those. It's nice but it's a good thing I got it for free because I'd never pay that much.

correct. granted it should last longer than a cheap pressed cog but not for that price tag.

Contrary to the thread title, this is the best bang for the buck.

If you're gonna go big with a fancy EAI cog, go all the way:

http://images.nitrosell.com/product_...O0008001-6.jpg
http://store.citygrounds.com/store/p...al-Cog-1-8%22/

I'm crying at those prices.

Thing is, they are also more than twice the street price of Dura Ace cogs, which are totally excellent and very durable. I pay only $24 for Dura Ace cogs at World Class Cycles, and don't see any reason to pay more for something perhaps marginally better. It's the old case of the point of diminishing returns, where a major increase in cost yields only a marginal improvement in performance.

Not sure; but it was super high quality nonetheless, and it did in fact save my frame from dents when the bars swung and hit the frame unintentionally...

But dude...they're shiny.

I like this thread.

http://www.adrenalinebikes.com/store...oductid=118654

Who is selling them for 50? I got mine for 25 which i still thought was steep.. but its one of those things you hope to only buy once.

Hm... considering I live in the state of Virginia, something is wrong here, or my contineum transfuntioner has finally come to life and I'm in a brand new country that is located within the US borders.

Sorry - puma-bikes.com does not ship bikes to your current location.

We ship to countries within the US, Europe and Switzerland.

Epic fail right there on puma's end.

Kind of like this:

http://www.sriimporting.com/sintesi.htm

LOL Yeah I saw that this afternoon on BS. How the hell does that get over looked before going online? LOL

I must be missing something with the Sintesi. Some interesting translation from the Chinese (or whatever) on the site, but that's nothing new.

They look like Specialized knockoffs to me. Pumas on the otherhand are a little more recent design school graduate style.

EDIT: Oh, Y'all are strictly talking website gaffes. NM.

oh my god!, oh my god!