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09-12-2005, 09:12 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans
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|  Need your opinion on some bikes.....
I lost most of my bikes back home so I am now back in the bike market. I have been looking at these:  Seven Cycles - Titanium Single Speed Verve  Santa Cruz Chameleon Single Speed  SpeedWorks DNA Titanium Frame  BIANCHI PUSS Single Speed Frame  Iron Horse Titanium Rogue Frame  Soul Cycles Hooligan Frame I ride alot of XC and I am gonna go the disk brake route. My last bike was a Cannondale F500 with Magura Hydraulic rim brakes, XT running gear, XTR wheels, Team Easton Gold EA70, and lots of time and money but now it is gone.... What would yall suggest? |
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09-12-2005, 09:27 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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If you are going to pass on then Seven let me know. And if they have one in 19 inch as well. No MOOTS? WTF? |
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09-12-2005, 09:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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Out of those choices I like the seven. Man those are really nice bikes. My single is just a monocog. |
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09-12-2005, 10:06 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn, WA
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Deeeam! I'll stick to my BMX bikes, them things are way too rich for my blood. The frame's alone cost more than my entire complete (mosh, made by Giant bikes)
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09-12-2005, 10:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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I really want build up a softail Ti singlespeed rig myself. Got into it 6 years ago hence my email addy of the same. |
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09-12-2005, 10:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans
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Oh yea Franky I am gonna bid $1200 as my max bid if you are willing to pay more you can have it. -Will Quote:
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09-12-2005, 10:31 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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What do you have in your colection? My pimp ride is a surly instigator. |
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09-12-2005, 11:24 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans
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(my baby) 1. Cannondale F500 with XT running gear, XTR wheels, custom 27speed, Magura Team Hyrdraulic HS33's, Team Easton Gold EA70's, Custom made Titanium seat post, Selle Italia Stroika seat, blood sweat and tears.....  (my classic) 2. 1964 Shwinn 20" everything custom made by me, to much ****ing money  (my town bike) 3. 2005 Shwinn 20" reproduction completely stock!  (my xc bike) 4. Shwinn Homegrown gold team edition with basically the exact running gear as my F500 except with Magura Marta, took me 2 years to find this bike and now it is gone!  (my training bike) 5. Old *** treck stolen once then decided to turn it into a heavy *** training bike weighs more than the 64'!! almost complety stock except Stroika seat and some wheels I had laying around...great bike :neutral: I have narrowed my selection a little bit: Santa Cruz Chameleon Single Speed SpeedWorks DNA Titanium Frame BIANCHI PUSS Single Speed Frame Iron Horse Titanium Rogue Frame Soul Cycles Hooligan Frame I really want the Seven but I doubt I will get it This is where I need yalls help...WHICH ONE!!! | |
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09-12-2005, 11:28 PM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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I'd pick a material, steel, aluminum, or Ti. Then I'd also decide between slotted rear dropout, or the adjustable bottom bracket. That'll narrow it down some more. |
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09-12-2005, 11:33 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver
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personally i would go with cruz. Not to hijack or anything but being that the discussion is bikes. I was at a garage sell a few weeks ago and came across an old schwinn predator complete with a set of skyway tuff II's!! i got it just for the heck of it and only paid 7.00 bucks...lol. great trasher/ dirt jumper. Anyways good luck on finding a good bike!! And hope you get your life settled asap.
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09-12-2005, 11:44 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans
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09-13-2005, 12:02 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver
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Will, the skyway's are just black but very cool none the less!! probably one of the most indestructable rims of all time imo.
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09-13-2005, 12:35 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans
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09-13-2005, 01:31 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver
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Will, mine are made in black, I do beleive that they were made in red,white,and yellow,and black of course. I looked around on ebay and those wheels alone nib are selling for a couple hundred bucks!! insane!! although this bike seems like it wasnt ridden very much due to it having the orig. shwinn tires on it with decent tread!!
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09-13-2005, 05:47 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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Couldn't find much info on the speedworks. The santa cruz is more of a urban/dirt jump trying to be a XC bike. That leaves the Bianchi and soul cycles. Out of those 2 I would ride the pink puss. I prefer horizontal dropouts. Also pink bikes hardly ever get stolen. |
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09-13-2005, 06:54 AM
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| Web Wheeling   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Twin Cities
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I would rule out the santa cruz and the Iron horse for the brake bosses. The extra cable guides and the brake bosses take away from the clean look that a single speed should have. And for a single speed I would prefer steel, find the right frame builder and it can be made very light and it will have a smooth ride. I still need to build a single speed my self, everyone else at the shop has one :p Maybe over the winter I will piece one together. |
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09-13-2005, 07:10 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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I always wanted a Spot and an Orange as well. Maybe my friend from England will bring me one when he comes out to Interbike. This year I am going to pick up a couple from the show. Cash talks and you can usually get about 50% off. |
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09-13-2005, 08:20 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver
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"pink bikes hardly ever get stolen" lmao.... yes but you may get rocks thrown at you on the trail too!!! j/k although, if the bianchi is a good frame to go off of i would (if were mine) I would repaint it before assembly...but thats just me  |
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09-13-2005, 09:01 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Jersey
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Think I'd go w/ the Chameleon for a HT, whether for urban/dj or XC...very versatile rig. Set it up for your type of riding & you'd be golden. After I'm done paying for my current freeride bike & building up an old Schwinn HT for a commuter, I'd love to pick up a Chameleon. |
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09-13-2005, 10:41 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans
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Alright guys I have narrowed it down to just the single speeds: Santa Cruz Chameleon Single Speed BIANCHI PUSS Single Speed Frame Soul Cycles Hooligan Frame I decided that if I want a ti frame that after I have settled I will get one custom made by my favorite ss ti frame builder.... This is where yall vote: 1, 2, or 3 They go in the order that I just listed them... |
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