$1300 Budget. What Would You Get?
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gocup: I bike in Houston and I'm a Clydesdale on an aluminum frame, I'm sure you'll survive
that said I wouldn't leave it outside in class (our campus is in a high crime neighborhood) for more than an hour or two, and never alone at night there. so I guess set another chunk of change to the side for a good lock and the krypto cable for those wheels
that said I wouldn't leave it outside in class (our campus is in a high crime neighborhood) for more than an hour or two, and never alone at night there. so I guess set another chunk of change to the side for a good lock and the krypto cable for those wheels
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In this case, I wouldn't drop $1300 on a FG/SS bike. You really don't need to spend that much to get a good, solid, nice FG/SS.
If the roads are that bad, I would surely be looking at chromoly frames to take up some of the rough roads and avoid frame cracking (aluminum). Personally, I would be looking at the Wabi Classic: https://wabicycles.com/classic_bike_spec_11.html $695 so you'll hve some dough left over The geometry is a bit more relaxed which is closer to a road bike feel. The only thing I would be concened about is the light weight wheelset on the horrid roads that you talk about - but I haven't heard any of the Wabi wheels giving out. Just how bad are the roads?
If the roads are that bad, I would surely be looking at chromoly frames to take up some of the rough roads and avoid frame cracking (aluminum). Personally, I would be looking at the Wabi Classic: https://wabicycles.com/classic_bike_spec_11.html $695 so you'll hve some dough left over The geometry is a bit more relaxed which is closer to a road bike feel. The only thing I would be concened about is the light weight wheelset on the horrid roads that you talk about - but I haven't heard any of the Wabi wheels giving out. Just how bad are the roads?
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If you choose to build it up you can choose between a great frame and good parts or a good frame and great parts. Here's a list for great frame and good parts:
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[TR]
[TD]Bare Knuckle frameset[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]695[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Deda Zero01 stem[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Road Dropbar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Velomine Mavic wheelset[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]200[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Andel Crankset[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]120[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tange headset[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Brooks Saddle[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]FSA Seatpost[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 244"]
[TR]
[TD]Bare Knuckle frameset[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]695[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Deda Zero01 stem[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Road Dropbar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Velomine Mavic wheelset[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]200[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Andel Crankset[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]120[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tange headset[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Brooks Saddle[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]FSA Seatpost[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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Your cog is slipping.
Not all framesets include a headset. EAI are among those that don't.
Last edited by Scrodzilla; 04-24-12 at 07:17 PM.
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Also depends upon whether you can see it for that hour or whatever it's locked up on the street. Because an hour unseen is about 59 minutes more than a thief needs. I'd probably look into spending about as much for a bikes direct SS/FG. Maybe build up a Pake similar to the one Scrod put together, but that'll get you over $ 500-600.
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was just basing it on masi, cinelli (steel and aluminum), and wabi -- but now looking at the big block, surly and bianchi. which don't, it seems like there isn't much of a standard
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Personally, I'd probably go along this route.
Surly Steamroller - $369
Kinesis carbon fork - $99
FSA orbit X headset - $48
FSA stem - $22
Fyxation rodeo bars - $28
Mavic open pro/formula wheelset - $189
FSA seatpost - $24
Selle San Marco - $115
Sram Omnium - $230
Total of $1124, using fairly inexpensive parts, not considering shipping, so try to bundle up on buying parts from one vendor as much as possible. You'll just need to finish it off with whatever chain, tires, tubes and pedals you like, which would get close to that $1300 budget.
Surly Steamroller - $369
Kinesis carbon fork - $99
FSA orbit X headset - $48
FSA stem - $22
Fyxation rodeo bars - $28
Mavic open pro/formula wheelset - $189
FSA seatpost - $24
Selle San Marco - $115
Sram Omnium - $230
Total of $1124, using fairly inexpensive parts, not considering shipping, so try to bundle up on buying parts from one vendor as much as possible. You'll just need to finish it off with whatever chain, tires, tubes and pedals you like, which would get close to that $1300 budget.
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i'm pretty sure most framesets that use standard press in headsets don't usually include a headset, and ones that use integrated or otherwise weird ones do, generally. the EAI uses a standard headset.
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There's a good cat to speak with in NOLA now that I think about it, if he still haunts Bike Forums. Joey Brooks, but I haven't seen anything about him since his marriage last year, so there is no telling.
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If it were me I would either get a surly steamroller or an all city big block. I own a steam roller but I also really like all cities bikes.
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well i like to dream for possibilities haha, i would like a cheap bike like that with just cheap stuff so i can just dgaf about it having it locked outside/rain/getting it damaged, a windsor hour is a lot easier/cheaper to replace than the more expensive stuff. i would be nice to just have a beater that i can be a little careless with when going around town
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You gonna eat that?
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well i like to dream for possibilities haha, i would like a cheap bike like that with just cheap stuff so i can just dgaf about it having it locked outside/rain/getting it damaged, a windsor hour is a lot easier/cheaper to replace than the more expensive stuff. i would be nice to just have a beater that i can be a little careless with when going around town
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If you are a newbie then a Steamroller complete. It can handle up to 38mm tires IIRC, which should conquer any road you can throw at them. That gives you some extra $$$ to make ergonomic changes like handlebar/stem/pedals/tires as needed. A bike always costs more than the original purchase.
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I'm from New Orleans. I rode a track frame around the city all last summer because that is all I had. It was pretty miserably. You definitely want something with wider tires, and you don't want it to be flashy. If I had to buy a bike for nola I'd probably get a 29er or cross bike as others have mentioned.
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oy vey. not doin' the math but here goes:
dolan track champion frameset w/alpina fork (not crazy about how the welds or some of the paint jobs look, but oh well)
kinlin to dura-ace 7600 (maintenance but pr0n)
omnoms
deda 01 stem + seatpost
fsa compact drops (obligatory lizardskins dsp tape)
pretty sure I've already busted the budget unless there's strategic ebaying, but I'm bored and unproductive tonight.
this is also completely impractical to your needs.
in short, tl; dr
dolan track champion frameset w/alpina fork (not crazy about how the welds or some of the paint jobs look, but oh well)
kinlin to dura-ace 7600 (maintenance but pr0n)
omnoms
deda 01 stem + seatpost
fsa compact drops (obligatory lizardskins dsp tape)
pretty sure I've already busted the budget unless there's strategic ebaying, but I'm bored and unproductive tonight.
this is also completely impractical to your needs.
in short, tl; dr
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After thinking about this more and reading the responses, I think a cross bike is the way to go given the circumstances but i'm still willing to change my mind.
Now the question becomes, which?
Now the question becomes, which?
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if you get bb30 and sram you can use eccentric adapters and a gxp to tension it singlespeed whenever you want. expensive but bike does dual duty. i like the raleigh RX but sram is expensive new.
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I vote you get one of these:
https://allcitycycles.com/bikes/macho_man
Don't know what happened over the last few days but I want one tomorrow.
https://allcitycycles.com/bikes/macho_man
Don't know what happened over the last few days but I want one tomorrow.