My commuter was free but is close to death. I’m thinking of actually spending money on something SS with big gey wheels. Roardrat, Trek Soho S retail at under £500, but Will probably be after last years, LBS deal or 2nd hand to save more £££s. Any recommendations of other similar bikes to look out for ? Needs to be plain to look at, it will be locked up outside work in the rain all day, with pregnant mums sitting on it smoking fags.

neither niche nor fancy, but i’ve been really happy with my langster. quick, light, comfy ( and i own a pompino and two inbreds, so my ‘used to be niche’ is covered well ).
i re-greased the bearings in the wheels and tensioned them up and done nothing else too it apart from break my collar bone falling off it pi55ed.
other ss, big gey wheeled bikes are available.

Giant do a whole range of “lifestyle” bikes
generally very good value, well speced long life bits
and not too porky either.
robot built alu though, dont go for them if you want any “class” ;p

Specialized Tricross single? Bit more versatile and offroadable for a laugh? I love mine

Scruff, how tall are you?

Still have my Pompino for sale, if you are around 5-10?

STW classified: Pompino for sale

Im 6ft in thick socks.

How the hell can there be 2 Del

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ll ask him if he wants to sell if you like??

Do you have a sister whose jeans you could borrow?

Try again:

How the hell can there be 2 Dels on here??

Scruff,my mates got a Giant hybrid her never uses…could ask if he wants to sell if you like??
He got it from uncle Craig

Del- Ok ask him, send me details etc. You Got your sick note signed?

Stu, Yes but imagine the hulks jeans in tatters, take away the green skin- you get the picture?

because you’re Del full-stop.
i’m Del
this is going to get confusing 🙂

I got a pompino I’m fairly happy with, mate just got a langster for £440 shinier and lighter but he’s going to have to be inventive to get full guards on it (a must for me cos I ride in whatever the weather) which is one of the reasons I got the pompino. The spesh cross might take guards – dunno if thats important for u.

Er yes would want to be able to fit full guards.

this 2nd hand pomino is sooooo tempting

mtbtomo – Member
Specialized Tricross single? Bit more versatile and offroadable for a laugh? I love mine

I second that, just got mine at it supurb off road and on road. Very light also.

i had to get fairly inventive when i fitted sks guards to my pomp. had to drill a whole in them to fit them to the bridge at the seat stays. i just got race blades for the langster, but it wouldn’t take too much monkeying about to fit guards to it. the single tricross is probably a good shout.

Cy is over the chase tommorrow…. see if he has anything in your size…

You can fit guards to a Langster like so…

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/photo/HykDjQDQ5NOcjyr5BBSZYw?feat=directlink

See the rest of the album for more photos.

However I’m not really liking my langster for some reason. Seem to prefer the beat up old sjs cycles frame i had before which i bodged into SS with old parts. hmmmm