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10-01-07, 09:57 PM
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Felt Curbside
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10-01-07, 10:02 PM
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I generally love Felt bikes, but I'm not feeling this one Do you have links to any specs? I don't see it on their website.. Those pedals do look cool though
10-01-07, 10:04 PM
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sounds like a very sick buy. i wonder what production version's going to look like? think the highflange gold hubs and da28s will be standard?
i love the interior brake cable routing... if i was looking for a street-fix urban type roll i'd probably be parting out my track bike right now.
i love the interior brake cable routing... if i was looking for a street-fix urban type roll i'd probably be parting out my track bike right now.
10-01-07, 10:04 PM
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i love the look of felt's road bikes, but this bike makes me hope they never build a fixed gear frame again. This is worse than the country bob. This is one of the ugliest complete bikes i've ever witnessed.
I just noticed the 15mm socket/bottle opener. lifestyle branding much? god i don't think i have ever hated a bike as much as i hate this one.
I just noticed the 15mm socket/bottle opener. lifestyle branding much? god i don't think i have ever hated a bike as much as i hate this one.
10-01-07, 10:09 PM
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sounds like a very sick buy. i wonder what production version's going to look like? think the highflange gold hubs and da28s will be standard?
i love the interior brake cable routing... if i was looking for a street-fix urban type roll i'd probably be parting out my track bike right now.
i love the interior brake cable routing... if i was looking for a street-fix urban type roll i'd probably be parting out my track bike right now.
Then again the compact geometry reminds me of the Langster frame, which I'm no fan of aesthetically...
10-01-07, 10:24 PM
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well, i'm one to love ugly things.
i took this picture because i love these ugly cars:
that said, i'd obviously run a rear brake on this bike even if i was running fixed. i mean... that's kinda the point of having a bike like this(compact geometry, flat bars... etc.)
btw that rachet wrench / bottle opener is ****ing AWESOME. i want one.
i took this picture because i love these ugly cars:
that said, i'd obviously run a rear brake on this bike even if i was running fixed. i mean... that's kinda the point of having a bike like this(compact geometry, flat bars... etc.)
btw that rachet wrench / bottle opener is ****ing AWESOME. i want one.
10-01-07, 10:41 PM
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10-01-07, 10:46 PM
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10-02-07, 06:25 AM
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Hooray, you NEED a socket wrench to get the wheel off! Maybe it's a theft prevention thing, but I think it is just incredibly stupid.
10-02-07, 06:43 AM
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Well it looks like you can still use the non open side of a wrench to get that on, albeit with less than satisfactory engagement. That's a pretty stupid design.
10-02-07, 06:56 AM
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I can imagine that being like trying to tighten a 14mm axle nut with a 15mm wrench (a similarly frustrating task that I had to undertake). Sisyphean.
10-02-07, 09:30 AM
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Is that how it comes stock? Part of me likes it, but part of me thinks it makes the bike less personally identifiable. It kind of eliminates need for customization(?).
10-02-07, 09:32 AM
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10-02-07, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Gordiep
I can only assume that the harlequin theme is deliberate mockery of whoever buys this thing.
10-02-07, 10:14 AM
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10-02-07, 10:17 AM
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The frameset makes me nausious, that color of green is offensively stupid.
The random gold accents are lame as hell, the use of platform pedals on a fixed gear is dangerously idiotic.
The decision to offer internal cabling is really foolish considering that it likely will not be run with a rear brake.
The saddle and tube protector clash with the neon lime yellow of the frame
And to seal the deal, flat bars are lame as hell.
The random gold accents are lame as hell, the use of platform pedals on a fixed gear is dangerously idiotic.
The decision to offer internal cabling is really foolish considering that it likely will not be run with a rear brake.
The saddle and tube protector clash with the neon lime yellow of the frame
And to seal the deal, flat bars are lame as hell.
10-02-07, 10:22 AM
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The frameset makes me nausious, that color of green is offensively stupid.
The random gold accents are lame as hell, the use of platform pedals on a fixed gear is dangerously idiotic.
The decision to offer internal cabling is really foolish considering that it likely will not be run with a rear brake.
The saddle and tube protector clash with the neon lime yellow of the frame
The random gold accents are lame as hell, the use of platform pedals on a fixed gear is dangerously idiotic.
The decision to offer internal cabling is really foolish considering that it likely will not be run with a rear brake.
The saddle and tube protector clash with the neon lime yellow of the frame
Originally Posted by pfutz
And to seal the deal, flat bars are lame as hell.
10-02-07, 10:30 AM
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Wait... Felt? FELT? NOOOOOOOOOO why Felt, WHY?
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10-02-07, 10:35 AM
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Why the hell does it have internal cable routing when the TT pad would cover the ****ing cable anyways? Seems kind of silly.