I supposeComedian wrote:So if you were going to spend all that money on parts wouldn't you be better off just buying a decent bike?
Probably be better getting one of these:
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Postby dfc. » Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:03 pm
I supposeComedian wrote:So if you were going to spend all that money on parts wouldn't you be better off just buying a decent bike?
Postby ldrcycles » Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:28 pm
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:49 pm
Fixed that for themBig W marketroids wrote:"You have purchased one of the finest bicycles available in this store".
Postby Richard.L » Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:41 pm
If you are lucky you may find a proper track bike second hand for that price if you know where to find them.dfc. wrote:Snipped
Cheap way to go racing, but maybe to heavy
Postby dfc. » Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:52 pm
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:59 am
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:04 am
Postby Nobody » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:24 am
I'd be changing the BB too. And not just because the bearings are sub-standard.ColinOldnCranky wrote:However I do find many of the brakes on the cheapies to be not very confidence inspiring, being made with no thickness at all. That is a part that I would often want to replace. And after that extra cost I gotta question buying one so cheap in the first place.
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:39 am
I call freak fault on that one, or at worst just a bad batch. The BB on this one is an old style external thread btw (not that that would make any difference to it breaking or not).Nobody wrote:I'd be changing the BB too. And not just because the bearings are sub-standard.ColinOldnCranky wrote:However I do find many of the brakes on the cheapies to be not very confidence inspiring, being made with no thickness at all. That is a part that I would often want to replace. And after that extra cost I gotta question buying one so cheap in the first place.
http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewt ... 12&t=50539
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:26 am
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:08 am
Postby AndrewBurns » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:25 am
Postby Nobody » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:35 pm
Fair enough. Most people seem to survive BB/crank failures anyway. It's just that safe BBs are cheap and teeth are expensive... as you would know better than me.ldrcycles wrote:I call freak fault on that one, or at worst just a bad batch. The BB on this one is an old style external thread btw (not that that would make any difference to it breaking or not).
Postby waramatt » Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:00 pm
Postby ozdavo » Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:17 pm
Postby ldrcycles » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:09 pm
Postby AndrewBurns » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:25 pm
Postby brisrouleur » Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:39 pm
Postby ldrcycles » Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:56 pm
Postby helsabot » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:13 pm
Wow that is pretty skeevy, it's not even fix geared like that.FrugalRouleur wrote:Better get in quick, cause I think this guy must be buying all stock to sell on for profit!!
Check it out. http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/highgate ... 1000772091
Postby ldrcycles » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:48 pm
Postby silentbutdeadly » Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:01 am
Looks like I was wrong. Nowhere near as heavy as a 10ft Waratah gate!!ldrcycles wrote:The 19kg quoted on the big w website has to be total boxed weight. With alloy BMX pedals which are significantly heavier than the stock plastic, a heavier saddle, rear frog and 28c tyres (which are thicker than the standard 35s so might not be any difference there) my scales have it at exactly 13kgs.
Postby ldrcycles » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:26 pm
Postby espressoman62 » Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:53 pm
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:36 am
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