Langster or not Langster...

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!
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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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
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
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This one's not mine :-(
http://jlw.freeshell.org/fixie/mather/frame/images.html
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The same goes for bikes - and bottles of single malt.</i>
Why change it?
Wheels, brakes, levers, seatpost, saddle switch to something better quality certainly <b>but</b> the frame is fine.
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As ugly as a teenage millionaire, pretending it's a whizz kid world
You stir my natural emotions
Let not trivia dominate our lives.
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?
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Get *another* bike.
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i tried to get a paintjob off my girlfriend the other day...
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You sound disappointed. She was alright with me...
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You stir my natural emotions
You stir my natural emotions
funniness of reply matched only by quick wittedness.....
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langster or not langster - no brainer really, they're the mondeo of the fixed world.
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hur de hur
funniness of reply matched only by quick wittedness.....
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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?
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
Clearly there's a bit of bad brand karma around those ubiquitous brown fixes...
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
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
winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv
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...
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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Celeste is best
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z38/ ... ion002.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z38/ ... ion005.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z38/ ... ion006.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z38/ ... ion010.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z38/ ... ion012.jpg
winter: http://tinyurl.com/2xkbbs
summer: http://tinyurl.com/2hsagv