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Re: GREAT STUFF, ALL MUST GO posted on 2007-04-14 00:00:30

hey guys. i don't think he'll be responding to this thread. i bought it complete about a month ago.

Re: Front end and frame for sale, CHEAP! posted on 2007-04-08 13:00:49

Sorry guys, I sold all the parts I really wanted to and I'm keeping the others.

The frame is still for sale though.

Re: Front end and frame for sale, CHEAP! posted on 2007-03-21 22:37:02

it's been used like once but i hear what you're saying. how much are you looking to pay? and by the way, i pm'd you back about the brakes.

Re: Front end and frame for sale, CHEAP! posted on 2007-03-21 19:16:35

They're the older version and 14mm (but i have the adapters), but they are uncut. Let me know if you'd still be interested, though I doubt you'd still be. Just let me know either way. Thanks man.

Front end and frame for sale, CHEAP! posted on 2007-03-18 15:06:06

Hey guys. I've been working on finding a perfect setup for myself and have found I don't like the front end of my bike. I'm getting a darwin in sometime soon, and I want a new front end, so here is a bunch of stuff I have for sale. I need all of this stuff gone soon! All of it is in great condition aside from some surface scratches from regular use. I only take paypal. Anyways, on to the stuff. These prices are somewhat negotiable but do not include shipping.

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'04 gray fly micromachine, some scratches: $70
Odyssey pro flatland for w/minimal offset: $45
Odyssey format stem: $20
Ares DITA bars, raw, includes almost brand new animal edwins+barends: $35
Odyssey evolvers (originals) with koolstop pads & tektro lever: $35
Odyssey intac seatpost (almost brand new): $15
Odyssey aitken seat, white (bought a week ago): $30

Just offer up a price and I'll take a look at it. Offer up trades too, I'd like to see what you have!

Thanks,
John

Re: Wow, this place has changed a little... posted on 2007-02-27 10:34:48

i love the site to death, but its a pain in the ass to get around now. even now, i'm running on a new account because my 3 year old account stopped letting me log in. it won't even let me reset my password. if the site was easier to get around i know i would come back here a lot more, but even with the updates it's still not as smooth as i think it should be. if we had a better layout that was easier to get around, even if it made things a little bit slower, i know i'd come here a lot more as opposed to going over to global flat.

Re: Justification for pricing? Have they really gone too far?! posted on 2007-02-15 12:45:07

First off let me say that I'm fucking sick of pedal right now. I had a 3 year old account that has just decided to stop working and letting me log in twice within the past few weeks. I had to make this account just to be able to post and talk to the guy I'm buying a bike from. This site needs to get its problems worked out before my head explodes.

But anyways, enough of the bitching about that. On to the justification of pricing thing. While unlike Joe I'm not personal friends with the guys at Function, I can say that I understand what they are doing and if I had the money I probably would've picked one up already. Lately there has been a trend in new production flatland frames: they're all light and look like if they took one hard fall they'd break. Now, while I know that most of the frames out there wouldn't break after one hard fall, they certainly aren't as strong as I think they should be. Flatlanders lately have just been after the lightest everything. If your bike weighs more than 25 pounds it's considered heavy by many people's standards. For the past year I have been flatlanding on a Diamondback whose frame weighs upwards of 8 pounds! Now, while I can't do all of the shit that someone could do on a 20 pound bike, I can do a lot of stuff with no problems. My point is, it's nice to see a rider owned company who actually gives two shits about their product and is going a little away from the power curve. It's a pretty light frame, but they know that it won't break. I'd much rather ride a frame that I know I can throw around and not worry about than a fucking 3.5 frame that I have to baby or else it will break right out from underneath my legs. Now, what I can't say is that I've ridden one of these frames. I would personally love to, but I don't have the funds right now. As a working 16 year old I can say that flatland is a very expensive hobby. I'm barely scraping enough money together to buy a bike from someone off here and there's no way I could buy a new frame with parts and the like. But that said, if I had an extra $340 right now, I would have no problem dropping it on that frame. Instead I'm spending a bit more that I can't exactly say is free too spend right now and I'm buying a complete. I would love to try one eventually when I have the money, as I'm sure it's a great frame, but until then I'm just speaking on personal opinion and what I've heard rather than personal experience. Even so, I hope someone actually reads this all the way through and gives two shits.

Alright, now that I'm done with my rambling, do you have a full parts list for your bike, Joe? I'd especially like to know what tires you're running.

Re: GREAT STUFF, ALL MUST GO posted on 2007-02-02 19:58:58

my old account died for some reason before i oculd get your message, but i pm'd you again so hopefully it will work this time.