Oh, new OTP fixie

sooo many new names replying to this thread... strange

Whilst I seem to have opened up a world of pain, I was only asking if any of the Plug Racer components are drastically worse than any of the stock Pista stuff. Considering my clearly limited knowledge, and the fact that they have only just got the racer in the UK yesterday, it was just a question on parts.
In terms of preference, I'd like the Charge, I think it's a little subtler (for a chrome bike) than the Pista, so preference isn't totally dead. The search function works fine, but the Charge is too new to have many comparisons to the other OTP bikes. Also, the Definitive OTP lists are only prices ect.
Sorry to be such a novice, my wording was a little off, but I thought it was a slightly more directed question than "Oh Lolz, pick my bike for me plz."
Cheers.

^^^I dig what you're saying but surely there other ways to secure warm fixie feeluns (oh yeah I went there) than to ask the same old question about OTP. It really is amazing how similarly these posts are phrased too. I reckon a compilation of them is in order to dazzle everyone with the similarity. I dig if you're not in London you want to share your enthusiasm but tbh I spent ages just enjoying old threads and the banter and wit that came out of them as well as searching around for answers to questions I was thinking about.

i'm just sick of reading yet another pajamas post, where you say the same shit and i have to endlessly trawl past, your oh so earnest advice. Don't read it, do read it, but don't complain, you post more same same stuff on here than a fucking army of newbs asking otp questions.

mechamorgan your gonna need a BIG sieve, to look through opinions. Have fun though.

so I have a plug... it's heavy and so far seems indestructible (mind, the paint work isn't!). I've only lifted the Pista up, but it definitely is lighter! I just can't stand the look of the Pista, so didn't bother with it....

serious though, try them out, pick which one you like... if you really do end up riding fixed, you'll end up replacing bits / building your own soon enough...

heavier then a pista!?

ok so beers were involved before and after ....

I'd basically try and ride both and then decide. Buy the one you like best, easy. Components can be changed.

the thing is, people want a personal response. they crave the human touch, and the validation that buying a fixed gear bicycle is OK. they want to chat about it.

is that so wrong?

yes.

We all still know it's a Pista :)

Really ?

http://www.londonfgss.com/post232798-378.html

heavier then a pista!?

and Really?!? Mine weights about 14 tonnes, even with the 'lightweight' components.

gizmond i think your pista i gorgeous, (for a pista) the fact it hasnt got a banana and lime coloured art student riding along on it helps too.

+1
And you've done a bit more than just remove the stickers, haven't you? :)

i'm just sick of reading yet another pajamas post, where you say the same shit and i have to endlessly trawl past, your oh so earnest advice. Don't read it, do read it, but don't complain, you post more same same stuff on here than a fucking army of newbs asking otp questions.

whoa..just seen this.

click "ignore user" button on your options dude, I'm obviously annoying the fuck out of you.

lame skooter, lame.

gizmond i think your pista i gorgeous, (for a pista) the fact it hasnt got a banana and lime coloured art student riding along on it helps too.

:)

+1
And you've done a bit more than just remove the stickers, haven't you? :)

Weird thing is, I didn't even remove the stickers!

whoa..just seen this.

click "ignore user" button on your options dude, I'm obviously annoying the fuck out of you.

lame skooter, lame.

aaah thats skoota i think you'll find.

still not clicked it then..

those double dots must send your blood pressure right up...

actually i don't know what your talking about, where is this ignore you talk about?

Don't know why, but every time I ride past someone on a bianchi pista, 'wank*r' just pops into my head. I have no idea why, especially as I own one!

As a fellow Bianchi Pista owner..LOL, rep added!

cannondale bad boy

langster lady boy

My Plug seems good enough better than the conversion I was riding before...granted that it was a rattlecanned old roadie which had been lying in the garden for 10 years.

Heavy is the only down side but indestructable...I dont have much of the original left on it.

I've only lifted the Pista up, but it definitely is lighter! I just can't stand the look of the Pista, so didn't bother with it....

The Charge Plug felt lighter, the figure said the Plug is heavier by 1kg, I don't know why it felt lighter and the Pista felt heavier.

thought the Pista is a lots heavier than my old Peugeot conversion.