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Bring me one back from Florida Dwain, NS ripper pretty please Paul
Kappa Retro bikes are rad.... and funnily I have a real nice Kappa PK20 frame with pre Fuji landing gear forks for sale!take it off my hands before I build it!
If your going for a retro bike, i would reccommend staying away from things like the haro sport.they are really just bog standard "budget" complete bikes.its a shame to be stuck with a heavy lifeless bike when at this age you should be able to afford any bike you want.theres SSSOO much tasty super-tech new school stuff out there, why not take advantage of it and make some super bling bike, that makes you want to ride every tie you see or even think about it!theres so many colours ans styles of parts out there, you could build yourself any kinda bike you like.get a kuwahara mase r , wack on some gold rims & fly pantera V bars. How lush would that be!- oh, and I dont think any bike could make you ride like ryan sheckler, as he is a pro "skateboarder"
If you really want to ride skateparks then get yourself a decent new school bike, these retro bikes are made for looking at and wont take the abuse.As Jesus said ( ) you can make a new school look as nice as you want, the choice of parts and colours is huge.
Not exactly mass production though, are they.
Quote from: MeddlE on November 16, 2007, 05:50 PMIf you really want to ride skateparks then get yourself a decent new school bike, these retro bikes are made for looking at and wont take the abuse.As Jesus said ( ) you can make a new school look as nice as you want, the choice of parts and colours is huge.The Kappa's will, Scott has the prototypes tested REAL hard before allowing production DINGO
Quote from: Dingobmxer on November 16, 2007, 07:16 PMQuote from: MeddlE on November 16, 2007, 05:50 PMIf you really want to ride skateparks then get yourself a decent new school bike, these retro bikes are made for looking at and wont take the abuse.As Jesus said ( ) you can make a new school look as nice as you want, the choice of parts and colours is huge.The Kappa's will, Scott has the prototypes tested REAL hard before allowing production DINGO Dingo, aren't they a little short though for anyone over 5'8"? I've always liked the Kappa frames and nearly bought Zippy's when he was selling it but it was just that little bit too short for me as I'm 6' tall.The only irritation I have with Kappa is the double standards applied by some in the community; alright for Kappa to make a "retro" or "tribute" but gawd help anyone else the does it
PK20 frames are 21" TT and short rear ends, real new school geometryThe Starsky frames are short TT ones thoughI am gonna upset the applecart soon Marty, I have some Johnny Chopper cranks coming to bolt to my Kappa DINGO
Quote from: MeddlE on November 16, 2007, 07:36 PMNot exactly mass production though, are they. So??does that make them bad? have you owned one/took a CLOSE look at one? I own/have owned S&M bikes and Kappa's and they are easily equal in build quality,what do YOU ride? DINGO
Quote from: Dingobmxer on November 16, 2007, 07:47 PMQuote from: MeddlE on November 16, 2007, 07:36 PMNot exactly mass production though, are they. So??does that make them bad? have you owned one/took a CLOSE look at one? I own/have owned S&M bikes and Kappa's and they are easily equal in build quality,what do YOU ride? DINGO So? It means availablility is a bit of a problem. Is that So? enough for you?And what's with the attitude? Yes, I have seen them close up, I have in fact ridden two or three of them. They're okay, if you like that sort of thing. Over-priced though.As for what I ride, currently a Premium Products frame, but my Standard 250L is awaiting build.
Ferrari are hardly "mass produced" too are they? DINGO
Quote from: Dingobmxer on November 16, 2007, 08:30 PMFerrari are hardly "mass produced" too are they? DINGO In comparison to Kappa they are.
dingo, that bike is sweeeeet
