Langster / Langster Pro / Langster Steel

...better out of the saddle...

In what way better out of the saddle? Is the steel one really stiff?

[I've not ridden the steel one.]

In what way better out of the saddle? Is the steel one really stiff?

[I've not ridden the steel one.]

Just found it easier than the alu one when climbing hills... I think it may be the geo, or possibly just because it's a new bike and not one that's done 6000+ miles like my alu one...

Oh yeah, gonna change a few bits on it too to get it looking something like this...

Probably get nicked in a flash, the shiny bastard... If the thieves can lift it.

How it looks now I finally have it...

blinding

:)

blinding

:)

Hence the shades! :D

This is my 2010 aluminum Langster with some upgrades.
Love this bike, never failed.
I will be selling it pretty soon though. Gonna start a fresh built and there's no more room for bike here.
http://sachaleon.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/img_0525_2.jpg

This is my 2010 aluminum Langster with some upgrades.
Love this bike, never failed.

Well you can't have had it much more than a year, so I should damn well hope it hasn't...

42-16 is perfectly reasonable, spin to win.

where do you live that made such gearing feasible?

ClassicCycle, there is a reason why people ride a nice compromise between high and low gearing when they ride fixed bikes in the street and not on the track. You need to learn to spin. Even if this might not suit you at first, it would make you a better rider.

You would otherwise make the classic mistake of ruining your knees rather prematurely. You can stick such a high gear in on a geared bike if you're on a roll, having properly warmed up on a longer ride, but trust us, it wouldn't work for your short-hop riding where on fixed you don't have the option of shifting down when it suits you.

Regardless of whether you switch to fixed or not, if you carry on riding in these high ratios, I guarantee you that your knees will suffer. I speak from experience, by the way--I always used to mash in high gears and I regret that now. I ride 42/16 on my fixed bike, too, and I like it a lot. Go for it.

Thanks, guys. It's going to be a new experience and you're right: I need to up my cadence. I'll get into the spin. I'll give the 42:16 a good amount of time.

I live in Oxford and have fairly level commutes. But yeah, I should be better to my knees.

Good! Enjoy. :)

Switching from a trick bike (used for commuting O_O) to a custom langster steel

been looking at a lot of pictures of the langster steel, looks like the bottom bracket is quite low for a fixed frame? like a conversion

I've just been given a leaflet about the new Cycle Surgery store at 72 Chiswell St, Moorgate, EC1Y 4TW.
They have (at this store only, and while stocks last) 2010 Specialized Langster Steels at £299.99

Wow. Bargain.

You could say it's a steel...

Surprised you missed that Oliver..

Very good, I did indeed. I got too busy thinking about whether I should buy another bike.

hey i like that^^^

too bad the front end isn't prettier geometry.

p.s. unless you're 5 feet tall you need to tilt your brake lever down. there's exact no rule, but logically it should be at or below below a line extending from your forearm when sitting on the bike.

photo posting fail. i'll get back to you

my langster. i call her mosca, the fly.

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These are £299 in CycleSurgery Spitalfields, also.

mine cost less, and with handpicked bits and bobs too. friends and favours in the right places.

Your so awesome!

Here's my 2011 Alu - a few new bits following a crash:

http://flic.kr/p/9WbQVi

Love it, lightning fast ride - touch twitchy but then it can help at times.