Product Details
- Size: 57 cm / Large
- Color: Blue
- Brand: Retrospec Bicycles
- Model: 1030-6000-57
- Released on: 2011-10-20
Features
- Single-Speed bike designed for the modern, urban hybrid rider, with retro appeal and admirable functionality
- Leather grips, mustache handlebars, and leather saddle provide comfort of a beach cruiser, while track bike frame offers aggressive ride for urban endeavors
- Frame has classic curved fork, no toe-overlap, and flat top tube, so front wheel is positioned with enough distance so you don´t have to worry about rubbing on toe clips when strapped in
- NECO 1/18-inch threadless headset, Promax alloy stem, Retrospec alloy white chainwheel 48T crankset, NECO cartridge bottom bracket, and classic alloy pedals
Retrospec Fixie Style Siddhartha Single Speed Urban Coaster Brake Bike (Blue, Large, 57cm)
Product Description
This is a whole new breed of bike. Designed for today’s hybrid rider, the Siddhartha Cruiser oozes retro appeal and ultimate functionality. The leather grips, mustache handlebars and leather saddle provide the comfort of a beach cruiser while the track bike frame offers an aggressive ride for urban endeavors.. Quando Coaster brake hubs allow for foot braking. We got rid of all the cables and wires to make this bike as sleek and minimal as possible. Wider CST high performance road tires offer a top-of-the-line ride. The Siddhartha Cruiser is available in five different colors.Retrospec was founded in 2009 in downtown Los Angeles to fulfill the need for a fixed-gear urban bicycle with transportation and style in mind. All of our frames are tig-welded and are available in many colors to fit your own unique style. We only use top quality components such as: Double walled super deep V wheels, 3 piece cranks, CST High Performance tires, Kraton rubber grips, riser style handlebars and KMC chains. With distribution on 6 continents and an ever-growing product line up, Retrospec is committed to providing you with a bike that is not only durable, but affordable as well.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By J. MacDaniel
I ordered the Siddhartha from Amazon in Chrome, in large (57cm), and am pretty happy with the purchase. I am 5'10", with longish arms and legs, and it fits me pretty well. It is fun to ride, and looks very sharp in chrome.It arrived wihtout directions, but it was mostly assembled, so you don't really need instructions to put on the front wheel, seat, pedals, and handlebars. It arrived in good shape, with no scratches or dings, and the wheels were pretty much in true.I really enjoy riding it, as it is relatively light for being hi-ten, and has a nice gear ratio that permits me to ride fairly fast around town, but I am still able to handle the few small hills nhear me out of the saddle without loosing much speed.As mentioned, it looks very nice in chrome, and the white rims and crank add a little more visual interest, as do the fake leather seat and handles. Personally, I think this is a really special bike for the price if you go with the chrome, but if you are considering it in a painted color finish, then the Windsor Essex over at bikesdirect.com is a better value IMHO, since they are similarly featured, but the Essex is Chromo instead of Hi-Ten, and only costs $229 with free shipping. However, the gearing on the Siddhartha is a little more aggressive than the Essex, which is another reason I went with the Siddhartha -- that, and the chrome finish.The only mods I will be doing out of the gate are replacing the handgrips with better quality grips., The cheap stock grips are really spongy and the fake leather covering is pretty thin, so I think they will get thrashed pretty quickly. I may eventually change out the seat as well, and perhaps replace the stock upright bars with something more interesting and fun.
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
By Mikee
One of the first things that persuaded me to buy this bike was the Free Amazon Prime 2-day shipping. It was convenient and I wanted it as fast as possible. It is very easy to assemble with the proper tools (a set of assorted allen keys, pedal wrench, and air pump which you can buy at a local bike shop) However, when I pumped the tires and was riding out on the street I noticed that the front tire bulged and there was a little wobble. I think it might have happened during shipping since it was a pretty large package it would be susceptible to anything. I called customer service which is listed in their website [...] and it was picked up on the second ring. I described to them what happened and they were very apologetic and had asked me to email them photos to confirm the damage. After I had sent them the photos they had sent replacement parts later that day. The service was prompt and they were very helpful. This is the real deal. All the other reviews are only saying oh this is really great bike and such but I was really impressed with with how they handled this situation.Another thing too. Just to note that this is a back pedal break (That means that in order to break you have to pedal backwards). Just as a caution to those used to having back and front wheel breaks. I might possibly add front wheel break as an extra safety. I am still getting used to using my weight to break.Overall simple and elegant chrome bike. Love the brown saddle and handlebars. Love the deep v white rims. Now the next challenge is to keep it locked nicely so no one steals this.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
By Zidane
It's a very nice bike. It's very light. Has a very comfortable ride position, so it lives up to it's name. Now the bads: Rims needs truing, like many other bikes that come from factories. Paint were so-so, it had some dents...what appears to be bite marks on the fork resulting in 4 minor dent holes one next to the other. For the overall paint, it's pretty solid with no chips like the Vilano bike that I got, that's another story. But in addition to this, I should have known better that horizontal drop ends would be a bit more of a hassle than vertical because wheel needs to be true'd correctly to align the back wheel properly when tightening. As for drive train, chainline is WAAAAY off. Maybe by 3/4 inches (this is a lot). That's about it for the major issues of the bike. The leather does seem to be a bit of the lower end. Lastly, customer service from the company itself is quite unresponsive. To be fair, at first contact, it was next day reply, but after that, it's taking them 4 days now and I haven't heard a response from them. If you're curious, I emailed them to check what recommended spoke tension is, and haven't heard back. I just wished they would have had a manual that INFORMS about all this crap if they don't have time to send emails to their customers. Anyway, overall, it's a solid bike after the tune up. And btw, I got the red one, it is awesome! However, I sorta of wished I bought the cream one because that would of matched well with the white rims and white chainring. BUT, the cream is out of order and won't be back till late September 2012. Anyway, overall, I am quite satisfied. Well deserved lower part of 4 star.
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