15 responses so far ↓

• 1 Max // Dec 14, 2007 at 12:47 pm

  The LA one has a full-size carbon fiber Hummer chassis that fits over it, complete with smoking exhaust pipe. The SFO one is still trying to make it up the hill to the photo-shoot. Specialized is delayed trying to figure out where to put the tiny dog holder on the Hollywood one, and the local valet parkers are getting training on them prior to roll-out.
  I just want to know where the Wilmington Delaware model is…

• 2 Ghost Rider // Dec 14, 2007 at 1:05 pm

  I hear Specialized is rolling out a Lake City, Florida model…the chainring only has one tooth! Ha ha…get it?

• 3 Lance // Dec 14, 2007 at 3:47 pm

  I really like the different looking chainrings though!

• 4 Ghost Rider // Dec 14, 2007 at 4:13 pm

  Lance, those chainrings look like Sugino “Messenger” rings…available in colors from a variety of sources.

• 5 James // Dec 14, 2007 at 4:18 pm

  I don’t even ride fixed, but aluminum? Come on!

  Same goes Trek and Giant!

  If your frame material has more than one syllable, it sucks: only steel or ti’.

• 6 Ben C // Dec 14, 2007 at 5:11 pm

  Good joke, Ghost Rider.

• 7 Lance // Dec 14, 2007 at 6:50 pm

  Sugino eh? Hmmm…now you got me thinking about a superfluous upgrade.

• 8 Ghost Rider // Dec 14, 2007 at 8:13 pm

  There’s nothing superfluous about Sugino chainrings…75s and Messengers are stiff, strong and durable. Check out Ben’s Cycle in Milwaukee for pretty colored bits for your bike:

  http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=188_429_374

  Only (gulp!) $99 for a colored 75 chainring in 144mm BCD. Maybe that IS superfluous!

• 9 Marrock // Dec 14, 2007 at 8:32 pm

  I’m still waiting for the “Post-Katrina New Orleans” Langster to come out.

• 10 Max // Dec 15, 2007 at 10:23 am

  Nice one about Lake City! I grew up in Tallahassee, so I know what you mean!

• 11 Quinn // Dec 15, 2007 at 10:50 am

  I would say something about a egas model, but I don’t think That many light is road legal!

• 12 Ghost Rider // Dec 15, 2007 at 12:07 pm

  Max…glad there are a couple people out there who got this one! I worked up there for 8 years as a state health inspector…I’ve got horror stories that would curl your hair!

• 13 big black shed // Dec 17, 2007 at 4:26 am

  One of the guys at my LBS bought a London, just before Specialized did the dirty on them and refused to supply. When I rode it, it just felt wrong. Too stiff and harsh, when compared to the steel framed Charge Plug that was in the shop at the same time. Same price too. Check out the Charge Plug:

  http://www.chargebikes.com/products/cbikes/index.html

  There is a very sweet prototype Ti version:

  http://www.chargebikes.com/features/plug_ti/

  And no, I’m not connected to Charge in any way.

• 14 Gimpie // Jan 4, 2008 at 10:13 pm

  I am still waiting for the Birmingham, AL model to show up. Its gonna have 44″ mud boggers on it and be themed after the rebel flag.

• 15 hacker // May 13, 2008 at 8:12 pm

  I have worked in a shop for 3 years and have built 3 fixies in that amount of time. I did just buy the Langster Seattle, and I have to say, for the commuting side of things it is nice, simply get rid if the rear brake. but for the racing aspect it feels all wrong, and the 42×16 that comes on it is just a pain in the ass. the alluminum does work well though, I mean for as cheep as it was (due to the E.P.) it was more than worth it!

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