Why.

The Northern Monkey

(from the news here on BR)



Why?

t0pc4t

cos the Ti version was expensive?

They're supposed to be really good frames although I have never ridden one myself

paul.skibum

Well......some people are idiots?

BorisSpencer

As it is a singlespeed, it is only designed to be ridden by perverts in gimp masks, so what it looks like doesn't matter.

paul.skibum

I saw a chap the other day on a rigid purple surly singlespeed. He should have been wearing a gimp mask - the look on his face was that of a man being rodgered senseless by a dominatrix with an enormous strap on.

El Capitano

I keep looking at those bars and thinking "those would work on the TT bike, with some nice extensions..."

wordnumb

BorisSpencer wrote:

As it is a singlespeed

Singlespeed or geared. I really like the design but the price is still silly.

GHill

Why not?

Some people like something a bit different that suits their type of riding. Just let them get on with it.

cooldad

paul.skibum wrote:

I saw a chap the other day on a rigid purple surly singlespeed. He should have been wearing a gimp mask - the look on his face was that of a man being rodgered senseless by a dominatrix with an enormous strap on.

Really Happy?

MountainMonster

Theres a ti version goin for sale for 5 and a half grand in the classifieds and I think he's a bit dumb. Especially when a new one goes for almost half the price.

Why people would spend that kind of money on one I have no clue.

t0pc4t

cooldad wrote:

paul.skibum wrote:

I saw a chap the other day on a rigid purple surly singlespeed. He should have been wearing a gimp mask - the look on his face was that of a man being rodgered senseless by a dominatrix with an enormous strap on.

Really Happy?

sniper68

MountainMonster wrote:

Theres a ti version goin for sale for 5 and a half grand in the classifieds and I think he's a bit dumb. Especially when a new one goes for almost half the price.

A new steel one yes.
The ti frames alone are around £3K.A mate emailed JJ with a spec list to have one built and it came in at just under£8k :shock:

Anonymous

The Northern Monkey wrote:

Why?

Because a fool and his money are soon parted.

Anonymous

ibbo68 wrote:

MountainMonster wrote:

Theres a ti version goin for sale for 5 and a half grand in the classifieds and I think he's a bit dumb. Especially when a new one goes for almost half the price.

A new steel one yes.
The ti frames alone are around £3K.A mate emailed JJ with a spec list to have one built and it came in at just under£8k :shock:

how does the 3 grand bike end up costing 8 grand? he must be charging quite some premium for those cable discs.

Anonymous

Maybe the brake cables are spun from the pubis of a virgin chav. The rarity adds considerable cost.

Anonymous

plus the ability to say things like "i was on the phone to old jeffy the other day, he is just like what branty wants to be, i want them to like me so much"

and so on and so forth.

Ryan Jones

When you can get a very funky looking electra cruiser for 1/6 of that price, it really does make me wonder if some people really have lost the plot, but there are those kind of people that ride hideously expensive, overrated and ugly bikes around.......orange 5 springs to mind

sniper68

sheepsteeth wrote:

how does the 3 grand bike end up costing 8 grand? he must be charging quite some premium for those cable discs.

It was £7700 or summat he blamed it on the exchange rates at the time :roll:
Personally he's have to pay me £8K to stand next to one of the ugly fookers

xtreem

...and the fork has clearance for 29x2.55 and 26x3.7in tyres.

Wait

Anonymous

ibbo68 wrote:

sheepsteeth wrote:

how does the 3 grand bike end up costing 8 grand? he must be charging quite some premium for those cable discs.

It was £7700 or summat he blamed it on the exchange rates at the time :roll:
Personally he's have to pay me £8K to stand next to one of the ugly fookers

i quite like the idea of the ti version, i just think the bloke is a robbing beggar. the bike cant have more than 1000 quids worth of stuff fitted to them yet he maxes the price up to astronimical levels and i dont see where the money goes.

3 grand for a hand welded bespoke frame is pricey but i can see the idea, i cant see where the rest of the money goes.

cooldad

It's only money - if you want something exclusive, you have to pay for it.
How about a $30 million bikini


(I know it doesn't add to the discussion, but much better to look at than the bike.)

Anonymous

I reckon I'd look better in the contents of the bikini, than in the bikini itself.

BorisSpencer

I reckon I'd feel less self concious wearing the bikini than riding the bike.

andyrm

BorisSpencer wrote:

I reckon I'd feel less self concious wearing the bikini than riding the bike.

This.

Can't help thinking these and other bikes of their ilk are designed pretty much exclusively for the biking equivalent of Shoreditch Tw*ts and Hackney Hipsters, basically fools who are desperate to be "cool" and "way out".

Whether it's skinny jeans rolled up too short with white socks and deck shoes or one of these bikes, I always think it screams desperation.

wordnumb

cooldad wrote:

How about a $30 million bikini

Well that's no good for winter, is it? She'll still have to go to TKMax and get a puffer jacket. Hope she kept the receipt.

wobbem

sheepsteeth wrote:

ibbo68 wrote:

sheepsteeth wrote:

i quite like the idea of the ti version, i just think the bloke is a robbing beggar. the bike cant have more than 1000 quids worth of stuff fitted to them yet he maxes the price up to astronimical levels and i dont see where the money goes.


I like the idea of them as well, wouldn't mind a go but not at the price. I guess supply and demand is the reason, he makes them at home and has a big waiting list, thus put the price up until the list evens out, guess he's found his price.
The bloke can ride though , found this on utube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afWaNHbV ... =1&index=9

bluechair84

wobbem wrote:

The bloke can ride though , found this on utube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afWaNHbV ... =1&index=9

Tallented bugger. I'm going to grow my beard to see if I can be skillfull too...

Mental Mickey

Ryan Jones wrote:

When you can get a very funky looking electra cruiser for 1/6 of that price, it really does make me wonder if some people really have lost the plot, but there are those kind of people that ride hideously expensive, overrated and ugly bikes around.......orange 5 springs to mind

Quite tempted to get one of these Switchblades for 700 quid some day in the future. 8)

http://www.ridelow.co.uk/nirve-switchbl ... -1908.html

Ryan Jones

yeehaamcgee wrote:

I reckon I'd look better in the contents of the bikini, than in the bikini itself.

I can only agree with that

IDave

andyrm wrote:

BorisSpencer wrote:

I reckon I'd feel less self concious wearing the bikini than riding the bike.

This.

Can't help thinking these and other bikes of their ilk are designed pretty much exclusively for the biking equivalent of Shoreditch Tw*ts and Hackney Hipsters, basically fools who are desperate to be "cool" and "way out".

Whether it's skinny jeans rolled up too short with white socks and deck shoes or one of these bikes, I always think it screams desperation.

Nathan Barley would definitely own a couple of these at least!

gtd.

How do you change/service the headset bearings? :?

One of the first things that came to mind when I saw the fork setup