Langster or not Langster...

Stef_the_Rookie · April 2007

Hey people, i have a specialized Lanster 2007, to tell you the truth i love it, the compact frame smoothes the bumps i changed soome bits here and there, and it makes a good bike overall.
But that's my modest opinion.
The dilemma is if at some point i should change the frame for something different...or not?
Some say yes some say not...HELP!

timmins · April 2007

If you like it, why change it?

Stef_the_Rookie · April 2007

good point, maybe because the thought of riding on Columbus steels is appealing?
Let's make it clear, i just wanna know how much i would have to fish out to get a better frame than what i have at the moment

Slimtim · April 2007

Stef, changing bikes on a regular basis can be a fact of life. Don't beat yourself up about it. If you fancy steel then try steel. Chances are you'll never find the perfect ride but the fun is in trying to.

The good news is that you'll be able to partly fund the project by selling the Langster (the wheels don't have a very good rep but hopefully you've replaced them already). Why not look for something vintage and steel?

Have fun, Tim

peejay78 · April 2007

you don't really want something different do you, you want something that's not a langster. and it has nothing to do with the ride, and everything to do with ubiquity. 'fess up and be damned.

[:D]

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summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv

Stef_the_Rookie · April 2007

lol i wish it was all about appearence...i'd get a paintjob or something like that...

peejay78 · April 2007

i tried to get a paintjob off my girlfriend the other day...

winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv

Unknown · April 2007

Yes.

This one's not mine :-(

http://jlw.freeshell.org/fixie/mather/frame/images.html

The number of guitars you need = the number you own plus one.
The same goes for bikes - and bottles of single malt.

rdaviesb · April 2007

I wouldn't bother changing the frame - it's pretty good for an Alu. If you want to go to steel, get a whole new bike!

jhop · April 2007

I too have a Langster 2007 the best thing about is the frame!

Why change it?

Wheels, brakes, levers, seatpost, saddle switch to something better quality certainly but the frame is fine.

dave5ncp · April 2007

Go down your local track and change your mind!

 please pretend there's a horizontal line here. I couldnt work out how to put one in.
As ugly as a teenage millionaire, pretending it's a whizz kid world

Unknown · April 2007

for steel perhaps try the on one pompino?

Elhombremediocre · May 2007

Check out the Bianchi Pista - great bike at a great price.

Let not trivia dominate our lives.

MrSmithcp · May 2007

the pompino would be a backwards step compared to a langster (imho) longer wheelbase and heavier so the bike wouldn't be as lively, be o.k if you wanted panniers or to fit off-road tyres though.

Black Keith · May 2007

the thing to do is ask yourself what you DONT like about the langster,
what sort of things would you change?

do you want tighter geometry, a genuine track frame? or something slacker for a gentler ride and to take guards, bottles and panniers?

__________________________

AndyGates · May 2007

Young paduan, you have much to learn.

Get *another* bike.

No longer looking for a pennyfarthing as I've got some powerbocks instead. Casualty here I come!
It is by will alone I set my ride in motion.

dave5ncp · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by peejay78

i tried to get a paintjob off my girlfriend the other day...

winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv
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You sound disappointed. She was alright with me...

[:I][:I][8D][8D][:D][:D][;)][;)]

 please pretend there's a horizontal line here. I couldnt work out how to put one in.
You stir my natural emotions

peejay78 · May 2007

hur de hur

funniness of reply matched only by quick wittedness.....

[:)]

langster or not langster - no brainer really, they're the mondeo of the fixed world.

winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv

terongi · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by peejay78

hur de hur

funniness of reply matched only by quick wittedness.....

[:)]

langster or not langster - no brainer really, they're the mondeo of the fixed world.
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Help me out here, I have no idea about cars (except that Mondeo is a car - isn't it):

Is Mondeo good or bad?

GaryGkn · May 2007

Mondeo - average for older people - ditch the Langster and build something desirable!

peejay78 · May 2007

i wa being snobbish for no good reason at all.

mondeo is totally average car, i guess. although i don't drive.

every other new fixed in london is a langster. get something more jazzy. more fun. less sheepish. and not a fuji, unless you want to spend a considerable amount replacing every single part.

winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv

Brixtonfixed · May 2007

Like the description of Langsters as 'sheepish', peejay. Is that as in 'propensity to follow' or 'embarrassed through having done something foolish or wrong'? Perhaps it was you who described them in a post I read a while back as the 'Coldplay of fixed'.

Clearly there's a bit of bad brand karma around those ubiquitous brown fixes...

peejay78 · May 2007

hahaha.

it's just my irrational fear of other people manifesting itself in ever more peculiar, immature ways.

and yes, i think i did label them as the "coldplay" of fixed, although, i think they're more snow patrol than coldplay. maybe with a bit of nathan barley thrown in.

nb: i like my fuji, now i've replaced every single part.

winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv

GaryGkn · May 2007

There are a lot of Langsters about. The welding is ugly but most people don't care. The colours are functional black or brown but not very glamorous, cool or fun but they are safe- I can only assume they are marketed at people who like these colours or just don't care. If you like oversized ali tubing, most people again don't care, then they are okay. They have a fixed sprocket but I have only ever see a very small handful of people ride them as a fixed again it would seem most people don't care and prefer the single speed option. They are convenient and everything works out of the box. I would say they are not the choice for someone with an imagination. I think they are for people who are cool!

plusgourmande · May 2007

Loving the unique, jazzy Fuji you got there, PJ.

peejay78 · May 2007

hi +gourmande

in that picture it is not unique or jazzy.

currently has new wheelset, bars, tape, seatpost. next up: cranks, BB.

after that: i'll replace the frame. it'll be a bob jackson vigorelli fuji the end of the year. we should go for a ride soon. i'm on half term. not long till endless summer holidays too.

winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv

plusgourmande · May 2007

Yeah PJ, soon as i get my fork chromed. Electroplaters told me they got robbed, that's why they're taking so long...hmm.

peejay78 · May 2007

is that the enormous colnago?

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plusgourmande · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by peejay78

is that the enormous colnago?

winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv
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No, it was never a colnago. It was just an early aluminium frame that was too flexible for me. Now i've got a really stiff track frame which is just getting a little chroming done. Should have my bike completely ready by monday. And it wasn't enormous, 56cm!

Lets see a recent pic of the fuji then...

Bianchi Boy · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stef_the_Rookie

Hey people, i have a specialized Lanster 2007, to tell you the truth i love it, the compact frame smoothes the bumps i changed soome bits here and there, and it makes a good bike overall.
But that's my modest opinion.
The dilemma is if at some point i should change the frame for something different...or not?
Some say yes some say not...HELP!
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Pearson Touche. Check my pic.
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Celeste is best

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peejay78 · May 2007

plus gourmande - new pics here of fuji: www.flickr.com/photos/peejay76

winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv

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