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what bike should I get? 5454 Responses
Last post: 1 year, 10 months ago | Thread started: Mar 9, 10, 11:08 p.m.
- joseprieto
I know there are some bike threads here.
and I want to start saying that I dont want a fix gear.
I just want a single gear bike to start commuting again from home to work and back.
fast and light.
I have my eye on two models
this one I had (it was great) but they stole it :(
the guys at the bike shop told me they will hook me up cuz I got mine stolen... but Im pretty sire is gonna be only like a 20% off and when you add tax to that... well... it ends up being the same.and then there's this one, cheaper, and good looking, but dont really know the bike.
Im new to bikes so I dont really know much about them. I know I enjoyed my langster while it lasted. But I know there might be more options out there.
help me out.
Spring is around the corner and I just got my tax return check ;)
cheers.- Mar 9, 10, 11:08 p.m. – Permalink
- freeskihp
any fixed gear can be made into a single speed for $20 in parts and labor. Langster's a little more relaxed geometry. Mercier is going to be a little bit sharper and "faster". Singlespeeds are simple enough that they're pretty hard to mess up so online places like bikesdirect are a fine place to go if you're looking for something cheep with two wheels

- Dog-earMar 9, 10, 11:16 p.m. – Permalink
- joseprieto
so you think mercier will be faster than the langster?
but definitely heavier right?

- Dog-earMar 9, 10, 11:23 p.m. – Permalink
- iCanHasQBN
faster? no. faster is only how hard you pedal. i haven't researched, but i doubt the weight difference of these two bikes is different.
langster looks good. the mercer is a little classic looking as far as frame geometry and tube size. are they both steel?
if it was me, i'd take the langster.


- Dog-earMar 9, 10, 11:30 p.m. – Permalink
- joseprieto
the langster is aluminum with a carbon fork


- Dog-earMar 9, 10, 11:32 p.m. – Permalink
- sofakingbanned
i would go with the mercer, looks nice n sporty.


- Dog-earMar 10, 10, 12:34 a.m. – Permalink
- RoyBoyII
Cannondale Bad Boy Single Speed Bike 2009
The Original Bad Boy Road with a fixed wheel drive for urban ease a great spec consisting of a New SI Fatty Solo Disc specific Fork, a Wheelset consisting of Bad Boy X320 32h 26" rims, Cannondale Lefty/Formula DC52 Hubs and DT Champion 1,8 mm black Spokes and Schwalbe Kojak Bad Boy Edition 622 x 28 Tires. Octopus 2 Pedals with Truvativ FireX 42 T cranks a Formula 14T bottom bracket. A Sram X5 groupset with Sram X5 Shifters, Cannondale C3 Black Handlebars, Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic Disc Brakes with Avid Juicy 3 Brake levers a Fizik Pave Bad Boy Edition Saddle with a Bad Boy double clamp 31,6 Seatpost. and finished with Bad Boy Vise Grips, ICS Bad Boy Edition Lights.


- Dog-earMar 10, 10, 1:09 a.m. – Permalink
- necromation
The Mercer... Anyday!
I hate Langster's... The geometry is wack!
I know it's for a relaxed ride, if that what's
your after get a motobike...Get the Mercer, and ride hard


- Dog-earMar 10, 10, 3:23 a.m. – Permalink
- monospaced
Why do you want a single gear bike? Are you trying to make riding more difficult? I thought you were new to bikes.


- Dog-earMar 10, 10, 4:58 a.m. – Permalink
- duckseason
Build one up yourself.
that way you get everything you want and nothing you dont.

- Dog-earMar 10, 10, 7:12 a.m. – Permalink










