Comments on: rosafissa

By: jqnyc

jqnyc — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:12:00 +0000

REASSESSMENT: I’ve changed my mind. I like it. Extreme in a fun/crazy way.

By: jqnyc

jqnyc — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:49:24 +0000

The Kilo TT (Stripper version) I got from Bike Island feels less stiff and might be a tad less aggressive then the Bare Knuckle (I got from Bike Biz). But who knows? It might be the relationship of geometry, sizing and the particulars of my body. The Bare knuckle is cool looking but more than twice the price. The Godzilla is pretty cool too for a few hundred more. Subjective opinions but the Kilo is easily a better value –its lines, fit and finish please me. Bike Island as a bunch of interesting steel frames for less than $300. One is nickel-plated.

By: ng

ng — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:55:58 +0000

Ughh… this thing looks like it had a few too many and got dressed in the dark.

By: sloman

sloman — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:01:51 +0000

jqnyc is right about there being lots of good,affordable,new frames out there.Aluminum or steel the Kilos ect. have a place in the new build market.Wouldn’t buy one built up by someone else but bare frame means you can get the proper size and put good(not cute-expensive)parts as you go.I will always be looking for an old lugged survivor,but if I was building new Kilo or Fuji A2 look good.Just size it right.cheers and please not pink.

By: Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael

Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:21:40 +0000

btw this bike w/ a cheaper silver velocity or h+son wheelset silver stem/post/bars no red chain or grips would be fresh. looking @ it again i really like the brown brooks against the pink. this set up isn’t horrible i wouldn’t do it but to each his own.

By: Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael

Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:13:45 +0000

agreed jq i’m thinking about a new frame and i’m trying to decide which way to go and have been comparing alot of frames. you have a bare knuckle too right? interested in how you think they compare.

By: jqnyc

jqnyc — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:46:39 +0000

I’m in love with my cheap, Kilo TT frame. The machinery making frames (or anything else mass-produced these days) are more reliable and accurate then ever before. My opinion: truly expensive frames are less critical then the bits. A really great “bargain” frame with good parts will be a greater value and more fun. Seeing an expensive frame with crappy parts? Thats much worse. Yes, striking the balance is (I suppose) the way to do it and I kind of sort of agree with you guys but what fun is that? I like the pretty ones too but the most fun on this site is seeing oddly matched components that crazily might just work. Are there any boutique, handmade track frames that are really appropriate for the street anyway? I don’t really like this bike’s Frankenberry looks but it sure has attitude. One might grow to love it after a few miles. Yes, odd combinations but its not a “Hi, my name is Gabe from Buttfuck Pennsylvania” disaster. This might be better thought out than you think.

By: Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael

Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:17:02 +0000

actually that volume frame is relatively cheap. the mix of fgfs parts w/ high end racing wheels and a brooks is a bit weird.

By: Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael

Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:51:09 +0000

wouldn’t mind having those wheels

By: jqnyc

jqnyc — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:10:46 +0000

Perhaps a little too Frankenberry. Still, I’d like to take it for a quick spin, just to see how it rides.