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@joeyboswell
bought an 07 langster new for £350 over a year ago, sanded it and painted it (to get rid of the rust colour and skulls), added some risers and a new brake lever, and left everything else stock. Haven't had a thing go wrong with it (except the cog and lockring have loosened a couple of times) and I have pretty much abused it...not bad for having a 15 stone lad skidding everywhere on it. I know it is mainly the geometry that people don't like and the fact a lot of nuggets buy them but mine has served me well. Got me hooked onto fixed gear riding which is a good thing. I'm now building up my own bike exactly how I want it and will probably sell my langster. I'm dubious that my new build will be as light and generally as good as my langster though. Maybe when I build my own I will see the problem with the langster but I have tried other steel and alu framed bikes and I have always preffered the langster. I definitely think they serve their purpose (except for the horrible city-themed versions!).