New Felt "El Guapo"
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There's no way you'll be disappointed. I LOVE my El Guapo! Only thing is I wish it was a 3spd rather than a single speed but that's just nit picking. I don't find the bike heavy at all. Rides wicked smooth and looks cool too!
There's no way you'll be disappointed. I LOVE my El Guapo! Only thing is I wish it was a 3spd rather than a single speed but that's just nit picking. I don't find the bike heavy at all. Rides wicked smooth and looks cool too!
Yes, they definitely look cool!
One of the best looking wheelsets out there.
Nice El Guapo KF! Love that look, I Love the Green rims on the new one!
I hadn't seen teh green wheeled version yet, so I googled it. VERY COOL!
Yep, that's it! Love the Green rims!
Thanks for the picture KF!
Thanks for the picture KF!
Steve's been away the last few days, I hope he chimes in on this topic when he's able. I'm eager to hear his thoughts on it as well, you say he has one. I hope more pros than cons, it's a neat looking bike.
... They said it was against store policy to do that, they had to assemble it. have you guys ever heard of that?Or is that common?
It's common, but not universal. They've probably dealt with some weird warranty issues in the past.... imagine a scenario where the customer says he wants it in the box--- they say "sure"-- he takes delivery of the bike, assembles it himself, and say he strips something or breaks something. Now, he's going to want it warrantied but the manufacturer is going to balk if it wasn't assembled by a "pro", and the dealer is caught in the middle.
So, yeah, i get it, but i think a better route for the shop is to let the customer know that they can't warranty it if something goes wrong. And, the better option for the customer who wants one in-the-box is to buy from an online retailer.
That makes sense,I can see the other side of it.
I could have sworn that I had seen Steve(RatRod) post some Felt Monster Energy photos, but I can't find it. I may have been wrong when I said that he would be able to give you some feedback.
Well... I'll have to wait and see if he comments on it. meantime... I'll have to see if you Guys end up talking me into getting it.
You probably can't go wrong with buying one. The originals are holding their value well. I saw one sell for $650 shipped on ebay.
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Let me know how they ride with apes on the new framed models, I am about to get some custom ron bar style bars made up and wonder if it will make it heavier to ride and steer, have electra attitude bars on now which are a lot better, I suppose as long as I keep a similar width to those I should have enough leverage to steer easier, certainly wont be massive apes just chest level will suffice!
I took mine on a 30 mile trip once...no complaints!
They lay some nice skids too....
They lay some nice skids too....
Ok, how do those forks work out? They look Great! Do they work good? Are those Girvin forks? Is that what Felt uses?
Those are the bullet ended triple trees that come with the original El Guapos and they are nice forks.
Googling around for the newer models, I see some that have teh bullet ends and some that don't
Googling around for the newer models, I see some that have teh bullet ends and some that don't
CONGRATS!! So what is your verdict on it's ridabilty now that you have one?
Well I only got it an hour ago, rode it around the driveway a bit. Very Nice! Not at all as heavy as I was anticipating, I'm used to my old ballooners of course. Very Happy with it, and I love the looks of it!
