Langster / Langster Pro / Langster Steel

Its got no fucking wheels!

maybe they have realized that as one of the largest bike manufacturers in the world, they don't offer a genuine track bike in Europe (the current langster is a street bike with a low bb and slack angles, not suitable for steeply banked velodromes) and this one might be a competitor to a Fuji, which arguable has the low end of track bikes sewn up, though I don't know why there isn't a complete bike shown.

even if the tubing is 4130, it's still gong to be useful provided the geometry is right.

maybe they have realized that as one of the largest bike manufacturers in the world, they don't offer a genuine track bike in Europe (the current langster is a street bike with a low bb and slack angles, not suitable for steeply banked velodromes) and this one might be a competitor to a Fuji, which arguable has the low end of track bikes sewn up, though I don't know why there isn't a complete bike shown.

even if the tubing is 4130, it's still gong to be useful provided the geometry is right.

BB isn't that low! Well it isn't on the '06.

All Bob Jacksons end up looking the same. There I've said it.

O rly?

Ha!

maybe they have realized that as one of the largest bike manufacturers in the world, they don't offer a genuine track bike in Europe (the current langster is a street bike with a low bb and slack angles, not suitable for steeply banked velodromes) and this one might be a competitor to a Fuji, which arguable has the low end of track bikes sewn up, though I don't know why there isn't a complete bike shown.

even if the tubing is 4130, it's still gong to be useful provided the geometry is right.

what about the langster s-work?

Langster S-Works no longer made i thought?

oh I didn't know that, it's a bit unusual to discontinued a perfectly fine track frame for a steel one.

please tell me that specialized aren't changing their logo? it's a cycling classic.

Thats their original Logo from the 80's

oh really? didn't know that. phew.

shit, ononelangster gonna be SO gutted with his S logos on his neck!

i was thinking that ed but nevermind!

You can see the old font S on this bike

i can't see the front of the bike!

it looks really nice. if they make it cheap enough and from decent steel i can see it being massivly popular.

my friends old steel allez is one of the nicest bikes ive ever ridden,

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I'd buy one of these......

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i can't see the front of the bike!

Its the font of the Specialized on teh top tube - they have always had the usual S on the headtube

I love it. Specialized always make excellent stuff.

Langster S-Works no longer made i thought?

I think it is. It's still listed on the US site.

Hmm.. will they sell it as a frame or complete?

Hmm.. will they sell it as a frame or complete?

I suspect the first offering will be frame only as they would probably believe that us "individuals" would prefer to add our own components to make unique bike.

The beauty of a FGSS bike is it's simplicity. I wonder if Specialized has though of supplying custom build kits where you could pick your frame (alu, steel even CF with) in a range of stock colours, then add bars (drops -track or road, chrome, white, silver black), different colour rims, hubs, spokes headsets, stems, cranksets... whatever... even custom paint and livery.

I'm sure there's a huge "build your own" market out there. My tuppence.