HELP? PROFESSIONAL ADVICE!
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HELP? PROFESSIONAL ADVICE!
Postby met » Sat Nov 27, 2010 5:35 pm
HELP
hey guys im new to the fixie trade...in fact im not even new cause I dont even have one...i came across this decent lookin fixie from afar as the pictures were too small and blurry but even judgin from these...it looks new-ish..but it is very peculiar as it is only going for 22.00 dollars AUS dollars...i was wondering if anyone could tell the untrained fella here what the problem is with the bicycle...or whether its just a really good deal on ebay
be much appreciated...thanks
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Re: HELP? PROFESSIONAL ADVICE!
Postby celeste boy » Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:30 pm
But you can't go wrong making a bid. The handlebars are worth that much.
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Re: HELP? PROFESSIONAL ADVICE!
Postby HappyHumber » Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:23 pm
Ditto for previous remarks about "current price" etc.
Regardless of how much you want to catch the Fixie wave - you'll save a LOT of dosh if you bide your time and do your homework.
Hit me up via the BNA dm; I'll get an alert. If y'know, you know.
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Postby met » Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:01 pm
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Re: HELP? PROFESSIONAL ADVICE!
Postby HappyHumber » Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:54 pm
We can't be your conscience.
Hit me up via the BNA dm; I'll get an alert. If y'know, you know.
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Postby munga » Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:24 am
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Postby familyguy » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:17 am
$150 too much. At least you could've made your hundred back selling parts.munga wrote:Winning bid: AU $251.50 [ 18 bids ]
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Postby met » Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:23 pm
when will i ever get one!!! going to check out this second hand garage at waterloo (sydney) hopefully can start off with a vintage frame and get some colour going!
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Postby y3ntil » Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:25 pm
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Postby .isaac. » Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:29 pm
Absolutely right. Usually conversions sell for much higher then they were actually made for as well (eg. Like this one). It's alot more satisfying to build your own Fixie up from scratch or from a conversion then it is to buy it pre-made. This way you can choose any colour and component you would like rather then having your colours chosen for you.y3ntil wrote:why buy a ready made fixie, just get yourself an old roadie and put different wheels on it and its going to alot cheaper
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Postby yehuda » Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:09 pm
Plus he has 96.2% positive feedback, thats a fail in ebay world.
Lucky you didn't buy it.
It went for too much anyway.
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Re: HELP? PROFESSIONAL ADVICE!
Postby .isaac. » Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:05 am
As seen in item description.- it has a small dent in the frame (as seen in picture 5)
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Re: HELP? PROFESSIONAL ADVICE!
Postby met » Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:42 pm
so i want to get started with fixies, but the purchasing the right frame is doing my head in...Im after a 54cm fixie frame. but ive seen some frames with the wheels being really far from the frame like the vintage road bicycles, but i dont know whether its just the size of the frame (as i cant tell from just pictures). But i want a set up fixie that has 700c wheels and really close to the frame like this one for example....
http://cycleangelo.cc/page/2 (CHRIS'S PINK VIVALO)
can someone tell me what type of frame it is i am after?? THANKS !!!!!!!
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Re: HELP? PROFESSIONAL ADVICE!
Postby aaron » Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:11 pm
2- Search
3- Then ask
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Re: HELP? PROFESSIONAL ADVICE!
Postby munga » Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:48 pm
note the fork crown to tyre clearance, the shape of the fork legs (round, not ovalised), the steeper headtube angle..
unlikely to find a real track frame under $200.
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