i just found this ugly thing labeled "Singlespeed,Fixie,Bahnrad,Fixedgear". someone is selling this shit on ebay for an enormous selling price of 1149€!!!! yes that is no joke. the description says it´s "limited" to 10 worldwide - haha this is so ridiculous... i don´t want to hope that there are more than this one and i don´t want hope that there are 10 people out there stupid enough to buy such thing. the pictures are hold in a stylish blackwhite to convey a more high-grade product. it is praised as a "handmade" new bike but it´s just an old crappy frame with shitty parts. the bikes doenst even has a chain on the pictures. and these "handmade" "limited to 10 worldwide" bikes have a delivery time of 4 weeks - haha...
but lets have a closer look to this crappy conversion. the frame is obviously not a roadframe not to mention a trackframe. the wheelbase is so long i could take a nap between the wheels. this is clearly a trekking-, city- or something like that - and not even a good one. it is equipped with the cheapest parts available. i´ll try to collect the prices togehter to see how much the seller has really paid for the build.
parts (taken from the official description):
700c "classic frame" - what ever a classic frame is, i can get you such a frame from the bulk garbage - i no way this frame worth more than 10€ - if you count the paintjob maybe 50
1/8inch wheelset - it´s not the eighthinch wheelset amelia cause the rims are´nt from eighthinch, you can get duch a cheap wheelset für about 100€ max.
Conti Ultra Sport tires - 10€ each = 20€
1/8 inch crankset - 40€
Miche-Pista Lager (bearing) - i guess that means it has a miche pista bottom bracket which has a 103mm spindle and the eighthinch crankset needs a width of 107mm - this bike really has a messed up chainline - 15€
stainless steel chain - wow how awesome is that!? everybody knows that "stainless steel chains" are even better than the izumi super v´s!! - 5-10€
FlipFlop (fixed/freewheel) - i think that shall be the description if the hubs - so wow thank you for all the infos about the manufacturer, bearings and so on... - highly likely novatecs or rebranded ones - anyway the wheelset is prebuild so who cares...
Brooks Swallow B354 - the only real nice part on the bike - 100-110€
1" aluminium headset - no manufacturer, looks cheap - max. 15€
1" SAKAE Vorbau - i know this stem i bought for a conversion for my sister 2 month ago - 15€ on ebay
NOKON brakecable - 10€
Vintage RaceStyle bars - !? what ever that means - max. 35€
new coating schwarz semigloss - what a waste of money and time - as mentioned under frame about 40-50€
Campagnolo brake - take a look where the brake is mounted! never seen that before! another hint that this isnt a roadframe cause the brake isn´t mountable on this bike - neither on the frame not on the fork! - 20-30€
a few other parts arent listed in the offer but all in all the parts aren´t worth more than a maxmimum of 500. and man thats a load of money for such a bad bike. wanting 1150€ for it is just a fraud! not just the buyer pays too much - he gets a bike that with a lack of manoeuvrability, safeness, reliability and off course style. unfortunately there are 8 available which could mean two were already sold... :/
to the guy who is selling this: put this load of shit up your ass!!
and to all newbies that want to buy a pre-build bike: first talk to people that have a clue, ask in forums, read blogs and reviews... - inform yourself so you can avoid getting screwed. the longer you wait the more you´ll be pleased with you new bike.
