lowbicycles: hype or worth it?

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  • I am in cologne and right now I would prefer a true track geometrie in aluminum..

    Probably the closest builder to Cologne would be Krabo (Günter Krautscheid) in Bochum.. His son too is now making frames so there are two to choose from.. Krabo has been around for awhile and he made frames for, among others, Zabel... Distance to Bochum is 80 km...

  • The Dolan doesn't do it for me...

    I think I would go for something between 56-58 depending on the top tube.

  • How about the Dolan seta?

  • näh...

    I'll look into my options and until then keep riding the hell out of my gangsta! but I have to admit, after building an old steel racer for my girlfriends brother, I would like to have something track and light...

  • Call Adam Eldridge.

  • Condor Lavoro?

  • Low, gangsta and Germany made me think of Nicolai. Possibly not a cheaper option, though.

  • You could consider a Suicycle Lo-pro.

    Handmade in Germany, as slave as a Low///.

    No idea on the price tag however.
    More info here : http://suicycle-store.de/portfolio/handbuild-lowpro-ambulance/

  • Looks more no-pro than lo-po...

  • Low, gangsta and Germany made me think of Nicolai. Possibly not a cheaper option, though.

    who is that? you got some more info?

  • Beo do you even google?

  • nikolai.

    i'm not sure if you aware of the prices for krabo, pelizzoli and so on!?
    custom frames are not that cheap and only making sense if you really know your perfect measurements.

    and what do you mean with "true track geometry"? the geometry changed within the last 40 years each year. and there are different kind of track bikes, depending on your event (madison, sprint, time trial).

    ride your gangsta with your skinny tires, save your money and think about again in 1 year.

  • nikolai.

    i'm not sure if you aware of the prices for krabo, pelizzoli and so on!?
    custom frames are not that cheap and only making sense if you really know your perfect measurements.

    and what do you mean with "true track geometry"? the geometry changed within the last 40 years each year. and there are different kind of track bikes, depending on your event (madison, sprint, time trial).

    ride your gangsta with your skinny tires, save your money and think about again in 1 year.

    Why would I not have a clue about prices? most of them state their price on their webpages. if YOU have trouble finding them I will gladly point them out to you...

    And of course it makes sense to know your "perfect" measurements if you want a complete custom build, but I never said that is what I wanted! With the Low for example I would just pick the size closest to what seems perfect for me. so what is your problem?

    And how about you ride your way-to-smal underused carbon machine and think another year before giving unfriendly advice like another internet know-it-all??

    damn! I don't understand how you people get all offensive when someone is not of the same opinion. this is a forum for the exchange of people who may like bikes. and some of them know more, and some know less. why make those you just want to know stuff and talk about it look like they are fools?

  • but its eingang.

  • No idea how anything Eingang said could be taken as offensive...

  • who is that? you got some more info?

    NICOLAI Maschinenbau GmbH

    Argon road is probably the closest stock model, but I'd imagine custom is an option. I have no personal experience with them.

  • No idea how anything Eingang said could be taken as offensive...

    @cbass: this!

    i never meant that negative. it was just my advice, do what ever you wanna do with your money.

  • Sounds like his mind is made up anyway

  • You could consider a Suicycle Lo-pro.

    Handmade in Germany, as slave as a Low///.

    • Suicycle is a shop and not a bilder. Their best frames are from Hagen Wechsel. He sells frames though a number of shops around Hamburg.. Lubeck, Bremen,...
    • Hamburg is over 350 km away from Cologne. Too far, I think, just to have a casual lookie-lookie..
      If one wants to widen the German search.. then alongside Wechsel and Krautscheid I'd also have a look at Agresti and Wiesmann. Wiesmann (near Freiburg) also does Steel and Titanium. Agresti (in Hanau, a town just north of Aschaffenburg into Hessen) does also Alu. They all do really nice work. From Cologne to Aachen is also not far and from there .. Belgium.. Holland is at ones feet...
  • wow

    I suspect wrong intended semantics for "True Track"!

  • wow

    Slack headtube angle, tut

  • my C-track deal

    Your what now?

  • Nothing, just got some bad news as they no longer want a trade and I don't have £750.

  • peak fam

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