Unipack / Create / Sports Direct singlespeed track bikes?

are i going dim headed or did someone just move this thread VB? im sure i put it in the general area. serious answers please, its late and i might just be confused.

might be time for a sub-group/forum thingy.

i'm up for the newport trip at some point too.

sweet idea. you wanna do it or should i? right now im off to bed so if you dont do it, i might try and get round to it in the next few days. zzzzzzz

I see the odd Langster, but that's about it in Bristol. Where are you all hiding?

hiding? aint no hiding. im redland ways, been here years. where YOU been hiding?

I see the odd Langster

as opposed to...?

Hills?? Who wants to come over to my neighbourhood and take on Vale Street in Totterdown? It's reputedly the steepest residential street in Europe with a 45 degree section at the bottom!

(Even the thought of attempting it makes my legs go all funny)

man, i've been there, my cousin used to live about 10 doors up.

I noticed a unicack in my work car park a few weeks back, finally found out this week who it belonged to, sadly someone I work with who is well into his bikes. I had a 'what were you thinking' conversation with him and pointed him to this thread - he addmittedly said that it was a POS and is now going to be buying something less likely to fall apart in a few months. He said that most of the nuts on it have a habit of working themselves lose and things are beginning to break already.
I feel better that I have steered him on the road to recovery.

The worrying thing is that I saw some Unipack around London that have been heavily upgraded, the wheel, crank, saddle, head set, etc. has been changed expect for the frame and tyres.

I've seen a few unipaks lately. One guy came into my workplace with one. Initially, without a proper visual once-over, I was impressed. Thats until I hefted the thing. It the heaviest bike of its type that I'd ever lifted. It feels like the tubes of the frame were at one time on shelves in a plumber's merchants. The wheels, which initially looked like Velocity's, were so heavy also as to be almost beyond belief. The owner had paid £125 for it, and thought he got a bargain. I was too dumbstruck to say anything. In fact I could have got a hernia from it!

£100 and he could've gotten an lightweight Giant Bowery!

I must've seen some of them spending an extra £200 on top of their £200 (or £100) Unipack, it a bit scary to watch quite frankly seeing a shit bike with lots of decent compound.

They are all over west london at the mo . . main source seems to be a stall in Portobello

Nasty nasty nasty things! Like an infection plaguing the city. We need a cull people.

We need to cull people, I agree.

hiding? aint no hiding. im redland ways, been here years. where YOU been hiding?

Actually I moved to Cheltenham a year ago, so that's where i've been.

as opposed to...?

Custom builds, interesting bikes.

I see the odd Langster, but that's about it in Bristol. Where are you all hiding?

as opposed to...?

Custom builds, interesting bikes.

:-) logic fail on my part. To me all langsters are odd. And I say that having owned one for 4 months.

I've really nothing against what anyone else rides. All i meant was you see Langsters everywhere these days - and I'd not seen many other fixed bikes in Bristol. They're are a few Surlys & Pompinos.

I usually take my pub bike when I'm in Bristol. Wave if you see me!

ive seen your pub bike about. wondered who it belonged to and i know. if i see you on it i'll holler.

Where do you guys all hang? I'm in the Bishopston area - we'll have to arrange a meet for some drinks at some point - SouthWest drinks or something...

I've been meaning to go to Newport velodrome for awhile - the steep banks make Herne Hill look like child's play apparently.

What's everyone over here doing this week? Maybe organize something for Wed/Thu?

im in redland. in fact i am gonna cruise down to old duke in about fifteen mins if anyone is up for it. i'll be wearing a green checked shirt.

@ward. dam it can people stop posting about the toughest hills in bristol. my secret list is getting shorter by the day...

It'd be good to see some Bristol Names&Faces posted, so I know who to look out for.

You lot must run a pretty low gear? I tried to ride from Montpellier to Clifton via Stokes Croft and almost bust my balls. and I run a (lowish) 66 GI on that bike. Still there is some amazing skidding to be done in the wet!

I run about 74 gear inches (42-15) and cycle up and down between Bishopston and Filton (the hill coming up to the airbus roundabout can mess you up if you're having a bad day).
To get to Clifton I usually just go up Kellaway or into the city centre past Zero Degrees.
Anyway, we'll have to set up a night to meet for drinks and all that. Old Duke or Apple sounds good to me.