ShaneRidesBikes

The electrical tape actually looks clean, I might do something similar with my bike for when I have my drops on. I have horns as well, which i prefer, but they're just the stock ones that came with my Dawes. I still love them though.

robotphood

Shane, do you ride the tops of the dawes handlebars where it angles downward? I've never paid much attention to those syntace stratos type bars but now I'm thinking they may be more natural on your wrist than the traditional flat section on a bullhorn.

ShaneRidesBikes

Yes I do. There are multiple hand positions I find quite comfy.

blondetigers

how are these frames holding up to tricks (wheelies, barspins, hopping, etc)?

evotion

well.. in terms of barspins.. you'll need a new fork. Clearances are tight on the kilo.

blondetigers

lets do a frame set group buy!

oneangrytoast

dont do tricks on a bike with a 1" headtube. at least nothing crazy.

Darwin401k

**** the octalink BB.. Can't use my Sugino cranks I have been waiting to use.

ZiP0082

it may actually be power spline, not octalink

Darwin401k

W/e it is - I don't like it.

Anybody with black frames (or any color) notice orange peel on the paint? I have a noticeable amount on the top fork crown. Not something you want to see every time you jump on the bike.

Stock wheels arrived out of true. Front wheel is much worse than the rear.

evotion

happens from shipping. As for the paint peeling, contact bikeisland.

Scrodzilla

My stock wheels were really straight out of the box and still are. As far as paint goes, I find the finish on my gold KTT to be nearly flawless aside from a tiny, nearly unnoticeable drip on the bottom of my BB shell (it looks as though the bike was painted silver and then a transparent yellow applied over that to make the gold).

Overall, I'm pretty stoked about BD and my Kilo.

Slingithajime

Just got my KTT in the mail and was stoked to put it together but I quickly realized I had a faulty fork. The left fork ends was dented in causing the opening to be way too narrow. Bummer.

Ive emailed BD and hopefully will get this resolved soon. Im still an excited customer and wanted to keep you posted on how this played out.

Cheers.

evotion

they'll send you a new fork, no problem. It's happened a lot with forks, track ends, etc.

PluperfectArson

Yeah, I have heard BD is really good at replacing **** like that.

Slingithajime

Yea I figured these type of things happen. NBD but really itching to start riding. Looking forward to seeing how BD addresses the issue. Hopefully Ill only have good things to say. Keep you all posted.

dc2asc

I got my Kilo TT Pro exactly like that. I would suggest you to pm bikesdirect_com. I tried emailing customer service, they are going to offer you $25 refund for you to fix it yourself.. meaning unbending it which is unacceptable. Take my advice and talk to Mike (bikesdirect_com) or it's going to take you forever to get it resolved. They emailed me at a rate of one email per 1-2 days. My fork is currently being shipped. Basically I bought the bike during the last week of August and I am still unable to ride my brand new bike until I get my replacement fork this Thursday.

Slingithajime

Word? Yea, theres no way I will take $25 to ride a compromised bike. Thanks for the tip.

blackhecilopter

Mine had a bent fork end and I bent it back with a screwdriver and rode it.

bw286

i did this until the replacement fork came in.

blackhecilopter

I think I want to get the Nashbar carbon fork anyway so I didn't bother me much.

brendon_ak

get a cross fork and run some v brakes on it, or better yet a disc

blackhecilopter

Find me a cross fork with the right dimensions. I would love to put a disc on my Kilo. Every cross fork I look at is heavy and has the wrong crown to axle length...

Slingithajime

Update: Less than 24 hours after messaging, I got a response from Mike regarding the dented fork. Took my info down and says he's sending out a new fork. Gotta love that customer service!

Will update when it comes through. Cheers

brendon_ak

https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...ross+Fork.aspx

Run this one. Who cares if its a bit off, if anyting it'll help with the toe strike.