General: se lager or bikes direct

hi yes i am female fixed rider but i have g/f who want to ride but she only got like 400 bucks to spend. we looked at the lager and we where told by sale guy that the bikes on direct where the same as se lager . is this true because if she get the se lager it like 500 she have to wait until she gets another 100 bucks. thanks

I own a Lager as my one and only bike, and I'd say that whether or not they're literally the same, at that price they're probably essentially the same. Although I do enjoy riding my bike, it is definitely on the low end of the quality spectrum. If you're going the cheap route, just make sure the bike doesn't have a rep as being a total piece of crap, and you should be ok. Be wary of anything cheaper than $400.

Not to say the lager is junk but it damn near is. If your girl is just "trying out the fixed gear thing" it doesn't much matter what she's rollin on but if she's actually interested in cycling and gonna use the bike for more than bar hops I'd probably stay away from the SE.
The Mercier Kilo TT is pretty nice and definitely on the lower end of the price spectrum.
They've got the Kilo TT on bikesdirect for like $350.

Posted By: cloudor go used. used fixed gears pop up all the time where i'm at for 300-400 and i'd personally do that over a new kilo

I left that out. You can do that too, but make sure the bike isn't sketchy! Some on Craigslist or Ebay are kinda wonky.

Posted By: the rabbiby the way of her typing... is this qman's gf?

good call

I'm startin to think all of these people are lickedwicked.

"he one sick unit"

I think I'm gonna get that made into a sticker.

Here is my conpsiracy theory. Qman and this new girl are alter egos of Lickedwicked. Greg needs to confirm. I mean, that name is straight up AOL from 1996.

Posted By: iron jaidenI'm startin to think all of these people are lickedwicked.

"he one sick unit"

I think I'm gonna get that made into a sticker.

It's like the "all you haters suck my balls" wheel. The "one sick unit" wheel. Or better yet, a top tube pad.

i would have to say definitely the kilo tt. If your planning to keep the bike all stock get the pro because it has better components, but i bought the kilo because it was a track bike with good geometry and nice tubing. Then i stripped all the parts so i just had a frame left and replaced everything, and it rides soooo nice. So i would have to say get the kilo tt or pro and upgrade when you can. Start witht he tires though those damn kendas are junk. hope it helped good luck.

Posted By: kryptocaineYou guys are DICKS

Posted By: blondefixiegurlthank god dont have to write papers in school lol all got do is look good .

Come on now that girl was askin for it.

And since this got raised from the dead I would say if anyone actually is looking into a Kilo TT you pretty much should do exactly what micahellwanger did. That's probably the nicest TT I've seen put together.