Cheap Fixie!

TinyExplosions · 22-12-2008 4:15pm #1

Well, they did it with the Bowery, and Pearson's are doing it again with the Tricross Single -275GBP, which is 290 in our moneys...

Raam · 22-12-2008 4:22pm

saw that, sweet looking machine

penexpers · 22-12-2008 4:23pm

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Well, they did it with the Bowery, and Pearson's are doing it again with the Tricross Single -275GBP, which is 290 in our moneys...

It's not a fixie!

TinyExplosions · 22-12-2008 4:27pm

penexpers wrote: »

It's not a fixie!

Sorry, add a lockring and track cog for 20 quid and it is

Raam · 22-12-2008 4:30pm

Who will be the first to crack? I would say Blorg, but he surely has no money left after the litespeed.

Caroline_ie · 22-12-2008 4:38pm

MMmmm Fix it and use for winter commutes ... ARGH! I am broke and ... i can't cycle at the moment too ..... ( cast to come of in 4 weeks today! )

blorg · 22-12-2008 4:42pm

Haha, oh no. Must resist. No, feck it.

flickerx · 22-12-2008 4:54pm

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Sorry, add a lockring and track cog for 20 quid and it is

Rear hub isnt a flip flop, I dont think... What if the threads on the hub arent made up for a fixed sprocket & lockring? You cant slip one on then... can you?

Good offer none the less.

flickerx · 22-12-2008 4:56pm

Man, the bottom will fall out of the market for people like me building up second hand fixies... nobody'll buy them when this kind of thing is on offer...

TinyExplosions · 22-12-2008 4:57pm

flickerx wrote: »

Man, the bottom will fall out of the market for people like me building up second hand fixies... nobody'll buy them when this kind of thing is on offer...

The trendy hipster kiddies would

Yeah, there's getting to be a flood of them coming out these days...

blorg · 22-12-2008 5:07pm

I have read elsewhere that the hub is a flip-flop and you can stick on a cog and lockring- more investigation would be needed to confirm.

unionman · 22-12-2008 5:09pm

MY CREDITORS DEMAND THAT THIS THREAD BE CLOSED AND LOCKED AND BURNED IMMEDIATELY!!!*

*Terms and Conditions apply

Lovely bike, was eyeing one up before for winter commute. Mmmm. Dilemna...horns...of...

blorg · 22-12-2008 5:19pm

If it helps anyone else, you would really have to replace the tyres as well for optimal on-road use. I have a spare set of Gatorskins sitting here myself

flickerx · 22-12-2008 5:31pm

TinyExplosions wrote: »

The trendy hipster kiddies would

Hopefully.
Really got to start getting into painting frames properly, with powder coated paints, but on the cheap somehow

jollylee · 22-12-2008 7:32pm

Halfords have added a single speed to their boardman range too! Very boring in all black though!

rughdh · 31-12-2008 3:55pm

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Well, they did it with the Bowery, and Pearson's are doing it again with the Tricross Single -275GBP, which is 290 in our moneys...

Thanks for the bargain alert, Tiny!

Was going to get the Fuji Track 08 from Biddles, but this is even cheaper and comes with brakes. (It actually arrived on Monday, just haven't been near t'interweb all week).

cunavalos · 31-12-2008 9:56pm

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Well, they did it with the Bowery, and Pearson's are doing it again with the Tricross Single -275GBP, which is 290 in our moneys...

Have this bike for the last 6 months got it from mcconveys for about 380 euros and am delighted with it . At its current price it is an absolute steal. One word of caution is that it is not light but it is an extremely versatile bike. blorg was right though when he said that if you plan on doing most of your riding on the road swap out the tyres straight away for something racier. i have predominately used it for a 5 mile commute on secondary roads so swapped the wheels for track hubs built on to mavic open pro rims with a 16t fixed sprocket but come friday evening i put back on the original wheelset and singlespeed hub and take it along fireroads and some light forest tracks.

Highly recommended at that price

TinyExplosions · 31-12-2008 10:00pm

You have any figures on just how heavy it is? Blorg is mad into his weights -wouldn't let me leave till he'd weighed my Langster tonight (8.75kg btw)

cunavalos · 31-12-2008 10:16pm

TinyExplosions wrote: »

You have any figures on just how heavy it is? Blorg is mad into his weights -wouldn't let me leave till he'd weighed my Langster tonight (8.75kg btw)

Just weighed it with a fishing scales 9.5kg with the original wheelset and tyres (good layering of muck on it at the moment)

TinyExplosions · 31-12-2008 11:43pm

cunavalos wrote: »

Just weighed it with a fishing scales 9.5kg with the original wheelset and tyres (good layering of muck on it at the moment)

That's not too bad at all!

Lumen · 06-01-2009 5:34pm

FWIW, I called Pearsons today to find out where my Tricross Single was (ordered last Monday), and they told me they'd been waiting on a shipment, had shipped mine out yesterday, and had sold 65 in total since they cut the price.

So somehow I doubt it was a local stock clearance. Maybe Specialized added a zero somewhere to the projected sales figures in a fit of hipster optimism.

souter · 07-01-2009 9:46am

Fook. Bought that last year for 700e. Deflation, who says it's all bad?
Absolutely love the bike though.

Trojan · 07-01-2009 10:16am

Damn you OP.

"3 bikes is enough."
"3 bikes is enough."
"3 bikes is enough."
"3 bikes is enough."

Yep, I really can't justify another SS. I loves my Bowery!

TinyExplosions · 07-01-2009 10:22am

Trojan wrote: »

Damn Thank you OP.

"3 bikes is never enough."
"3 bikes is never enough."
"3 bikes is never enough."
"3 bikes is never enough."

Yep, I really can't justify want another SS. I loves my Bowery!

Fixed for ya

MayoForSam · 07-01-2009 12:22pm

Hi guys,

I am considering getting this bike and I need a bit of advice.

I started cycling after a long lay-off during last summer, basically stuck some road tyres on my old mountain bike and spent an hour or so a couple of evenings a week just spinning around the locality (typical Irish country roads, a few potholes, mainly tarmac, the odd hill) and really got into it again.

The dark evenings and long work hours have put paid to most of my cycling again recently, I get out the odd weekend and I want to get back at it (especially after the recent excesses over Christmas :rolleyes:).

Would a fixie like this one be a good bike to get, I basically want to get out there and build up a fair degree of fitness but also to enjoy myself? Before this I had been considering a hybrid e.g. a Giant CRS 2.5.

Hopefully this fixie fixation is more than a fad!

TinyExplosions · 07-01-2009 12:35pm

Note that it's a single speed, not a fixie.

blorg · 07-01-2009 12:41pm

Depends on the sort of cycling you are planning on doing. A fixie is ideal for flat around town for anyone, runs smooth and is simple to maintain. I would generally consider you would want to be a pretty experienced/fit cyclist to take it on longer spins, up hills, etc. though.

goods · 07-01-2009 12:49pm

would there be much work involved in putting one of these together?

having no real experience in bike mechanics bar fixing flat tyres and a few odd jobs.

And wheres the best guide to what size i would need ?

blorg · 07-01-2009 1:01pm

Generally isn't too much, sticking on the wheels, bars, pedals, attaching the brakes etc.

Bunnyhopper · 07-01-2009 1:48pm

What do Pearson charge for delivery of a bike to Ireland?

Highway_To_Hell · 07-01-2009 2:09pm

I ordered a bike on Monday and there were two International options: Royal mail signed on delivery costing £8.50, the otehr option was around £60. I choose the cheaper option as I am not in a hurry for the bike.

rughdh · 07-01-2009 3:58pm

goods wrote: »

would there be much work involved in putting one of these together?

As blorg said. Back wheel is attached. Stem is attached, but might need adjusting. You'll need allen keys, pedal wrench and wire cutters for the brake cables.

goods wrote: »

And wheres the best guide to what size i would need ?

Here's the sizing chart,but bear in mind that these are ball park figures. Inseam measurement can make a big difference. For instance, I'm 5'' 10 and got the 54cm because I've short legs.

SIZING CHART:
49cm 5` 0" - 5` 3" 152 - 160
52cm 5` 3" - 5` 6" 160 - 168
54cm 5` 6" - 5` 9" 168 - 175
56cm 5` 9" - 6` 0" 175 - 183
58cm 6` 0" - 6` 3" 183 - 191
61cm 6` 3" - 6` 6" 191 - 198

Harrybelafonte · 07-01-2009 4:24pm

Bit manky colourwise though?

blorg · 07-01-2009 4:27pm

Highway_To_Hell wrote: »

I ordered a bike on Monday and there were two International options: Royal mail signed on delivery costing £8.50, the otehr option was around £60. I choose the cheaper option as I am not in a hurry for the bike.

They will call you back on that, shipping is in fact £30, the £8.50 is a standard price that doesn't apply to the bikes.

Highway_To_Hell · 07-01-2009 4:50pm

blorg wrote: »

They will call you back on that, shipping is in fact £30, the £8.50 is a standard price that doesn't apply to the bikes.

Thanks for the info. Do you know how long delivery takes? Now that I have ordered a fixie it I want it.

Lumen · 07-01-2009 5:20pm

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Bit manky colourwise though?

Looks it from the photos.

I'm telling myself it's a feature that will make it less likely to be nicked, and beating down the small part of me wanting to get the frame resprayed with the money I've saved.

eta: sterling at 1.11 now. That means my as-yet-undelivered bike has appreciated by 9% already :-)

blorg · 07-01-2009 5:21pm

Highway_To_Hell wrote: »

Thanks for the info. Do you know how long delivery takes? Now that I have ordered a fixie it I want it.

Ha I understand the feeling. I got my Bowery quick enough I think but this one may take a little longer; I spoke to them last week and they were getting restocked today. Within a week I imagine.

I quite like the look of the bike myself, including the colour.

Highway_To_Hell · 07-01-2009 5:43pm

blorg wrote: »

Ha I understand the feeling. I got my Bowery quick enough I think but this one may take a little longer; I spoke to them last week and they were getting restocked today. Within a week I imagine.

I quite like the look of the bike myself, including the colour.

I have ordered a Charge Plug racer which is in stock so hopefully it will arriver sooner.

The tax man · 07-01-2009 7:09pm

blorg wrote: »

They will call you back on that, shipping is in fact £30, the £8.50 is a standard price that doesn't apply to the bikes.

Was also going to comment on that. I was talking to them about getting two shipped over and was told around £70. When I said that 1 bike on the site is £57.50 p+p I was told that the price would be amended after order was placed and it would be £30 odd.

I've now fallen in love with their Pearson Touche.

guy bono · 08-01-2009 3:27pm

Here's the sizing chart,but bear in mind that these are ball park figures. Inseam measurement can make a big difference. For instance, I'm 5'' 10 and got the 54cm because I've short legs

Not asking too personal a question, but what's your inseam measurement! i am 5'10" and was considering the 56cm? TIA

t0mm · 08-01-2009 5:37pm

Yeah I made that mistake, I ordered the 56 but find it a tiny bit too big, but postage back is a killer so I think I'll just lower the seat and stick with it. If anyone here is thinking of ordering a 56 then give me a pm, I could give you mine, you order a 54 and we'll do a swap;). I'm 5' 9 1/2" if that's any use to somebody.

rughdh · 08-01-2009 5:40pm

guy bono wrote: »

Here's the sizing chart,but bear in mind that these are ball park figures. Inseam measurement can make a big difference. For instance, I'm 5'' 10 and got the 54cm because I've short legs
Not asking too personal a question, but what's your inseam measurement! i am 5'10" and was considering the 56cm? TIA

It's 31"! What I did was look at the dimensions of my current bike (Giant SCR 1 Medium 50cm), which fits, and compare with the dimensions on the specialized site. The seat tube and top tube lengths matched, that's why I went for the 54cm. If you've no bike to compare it to, though, it might be a good idea to try one out at your nearest dealer, or Cycleways if you're in Dublin.

guy bono · 08-01-2009 7:56pm

rughdh wrote: »

It's 31"! What I did was look at the dimensions of my current bike (Giant SCR 1 Medium 50cm), which fits, and compare with the dimensions on the specialized site. The seat tube and top tube lengths matched, that's why I went for the 54cm. If you've no bike to compare it to, though, it might be a good idea to try one out at your nearest dealer, or Cycleways if you're in Dublin.

hey, i'm must be a short ass as i am 30.5"! will take your advice and get to cycleways so that i don't end up with the wrong one.

Bunnyhopper · 09-01-2009 12:56am

I'm wondering are distributors/makers starting to clamp down on these cross-channel deals. I just noticed this on the Evans Cycles webpages for their Specialized bikes:

"Specialized Bikes cannot be purchased for international delivery and can only be delivered to an address within the UK".

I don't recall them having that restriction before now.

Trojan · 09-01-2009 9:30am

I'd say those Pearson guys are making so much off Ireland (i.e. this forum!) that nothing short of a court order would stop them

Greyspoke · 09-01-2009 11:48am

Tricross single just arrived this morning! It's a lot of bike for the money and I'd say go for it straight away if you want a very cheap (and good quality) intro to ss/fixed riding.
Pearsons must be running low on certain sizes by now so you'd want to move quick.
I can confirm that the rear hub is flip flop so will take a fixed cog though doesn't come with one. The slime green colour looks way better in the flesh than in the pics.
P&P appears to have cost 40 which is a bit more than I was expecting.
There is some assembly required as the bars and brake cables are not attached- they are v-brakes so if you're used to messing with mountain bikes it'll be simple enough.
Go for it - you know you want to!!

Lumen · 09-01-2009 11:56am

Yeah, mine arrived just now too.

It really is much prettier than I was expecting from the photos on the website.

eta: added pics. The second one shows the auxiliary brake levers, which are no clear on Pearsons. Damn, those forks are ugly! The brakes sound a bit "clinky" but everything seems to work OK.

Dunno how much the UPS shipping cost - no invoice in the box, and wasn't listed on the e-mail; will have to wait for cc bill.

goods · 09-01-2009 12:20pm

so how much did it work out at in the end inc delivery €350 ?

rughdh · 09-01-2009 1:21pm

I paid 300 sterling (including 25 quid postage) at whatever the exchange rate was on 23 December.

DBCyc · 09-01-2009 1:28pm

Lumen wrote: »

Yeah, mine arrived just now too.

That's a sweet looking machine...best of luck with it. Would the frame be of similar quality to a spesh langster? I know a lad who forked out 600 lids for one recently...ouch! Nice bike mind.

That pearsons offer is great value..fair play to them (I have the pearsons reduced bowery from a while back and am still loving it

)

flickerx · 09-01-2009 3:03pm

The frame is heavier AFAIK than the Langster, it'd have to be for a cyclocross bike because (in theory) you'd be banging it off down hills and the like. IIRC the top tube is flattened out a bit where it meets the head tube, and the down tube is much bigger than the Langsters.

What's the gearing ratio on it? Looks pretty easy going, I think I'd want a larger chainring. All said though, tis a cheap fixie, even if you add the €30 or so for a lockring and sprocket.

Cheap Fixie!

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