Decisions, decisions...

Any advice for a relative newbie is welcome. Looking for something off-the-peg for under £500 (£400 if possible) to use for commuting and having some fun...the options seem to be Charge Plug, Langster, Genesis Flyer and Pearson Touche (at a push). Any thoughts or other suggestions. Thanks in advance.

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread4743.html

http://www.londonfgss.com/tags.php?tag=offthepeg

you cant beat the new fuji for £305 http://www.biddlebikes.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=321&products_id=162

use up your £200 change on an 18t-20t cog, front brakeset and powdercoating it to "2008 lfgss white" ;)

or new wheels.
or get this :
i would in your position

sht. that's dirt cheap. it's under 7kg! got the potential to look like an ultra modern hiphop slave bike like tynan's

precisely, and by far and away the best buy on the market for otp

I want that.

me too.

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread2287.html#post143947

and dont forget ride to work... la la la...

on that note though rode a 08 flyer... its pretty solid

sht. that's dirt cheap. it's under 7kg! got the potential to look like an ultra modern hiphop slave bike like tynan's

Wow, that is insane, £620 for a sub 16lb bike - pure mother fucking hip hop slavery !!!

I do not joke when I say that to pull a ridable bike under 16lbs even 5 years ago might have set you back a couple of grand at least.

Let the stamp of approval fall.

very funny.

i thought a pie hole was a mouth...

Isn't that a cake hole?

cultural difference perhaps?

me too.

I am totally gonna get one of those as well... Sprayed with black anti-radar paint and armed with the latest in Arrospok technology it will be my Ninja/Stealth bike... Shame you can't get the frameset separately... :/
Gonna 'convince' a friend to get it for me on the Ride To Work scheme...

i thought a pie hole was a mouth...

Yes, you are right, but I am 're-purposing' the phrase - as a governmental spin mandarin might say.

... Shame you can't get the frameset separately... :/
Gonna 'convince' a friend to get it for me on the Ride To Work scheme...

You could always buy it, keep the frame and sell the parts you don't want while they are still brand new ?

I am totally gonna get one of those as well... Sprayed with black anti-radar paint and armed with the latest in Arrospok technology it will be my Ninja/Stealth bike... Shame you can't get the frameset separately... :/
Gonna 'convince' a friend to get it for me on the Ride To Work scheme...

If you're gonna do that go through wiggle and get this beast of a deal:
link

Such better componentry+ bike.
(sugino 75 cranks for starters)

Weird top tube.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/images/felt%20tk2%2007.jpg

oh but so, so stylish.
I'm tempted to buy it (pay nothing now, no interest, pay off over a full year)
I absolutely love the bike. IMHO its second only in beauty to the Lavoro:

How much is 'webby' selling his Lavaro for ?

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread4751.html

I love how 'Condor' has been reduced to red blocks - and the Condor eagle reduced to white blocks.

If you're gonna do that go through wiggle and get this beast of a deal:
link

Such better componentry+ bike.
(sugino 75 cranks for starters)

I'm not such a big fan of that frame, tho' it is a fantastic deal component-wise... The Fuji Pro's got a more angular 'stealth fighter' thing going, which I find irresistible... ;)
I'd keep the frame and shift everything else like Tynan says...
What kinda headset is on the Fuji Pro, will my 1 1/8" Chris King No-threadset fit on there?

its 1 1/8 threadless, so yeah probably...

What kinda headset is on the Fuji Pro, will my 1 1/8" Chris King No-threadset fit on there?

its 1 1/8 threadless, so yeah probably...

Not so fast Mr Brows.

The Fuji has an integrated headset - so your Chris King won't go.

I love integrated headsets, just pop them in by hand, none of that going to you LBS to use their headset press carry on.

But I love my Chris King no threadset! :(
So there's no chance of it working on a 1 1/8' headtube at all? I know nothing about integrated headsets... Will have to check Sheldon...