Comments on: Redline 925 Review

By: mbt shoes

mbt shoes — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:25:36 +0000

No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won’t make you cry

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:43:19 +0000

I recently picked up this bike, only I was able to get a bit of a deal on it thanks to the awesomeness of the fellas at my bike shop. They pulled the newer model wheels and handlebars off of the latest version and swapped them out for me. The wheel set and the handle bars on the newer 925 are a big improvement, and now I’m beyond happy with my purchase.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:52:42 +0000

I also got hit, and while I didn’t really get hurt that badly, my fork is slightly damaged (read: no longer safe to ride).
Does anyone know what size the fork is? I measured it and it looks like 1 inch diameter, but I want to make sure before replacing it.

Thanks!

By: TONY STARKS

TONY STARKS — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:24:40 +0000

LOVE MY 925!! GOT HIT BY A TRUCK ON IT AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SAVED MY LIFE? I FLIPPED THE HANDLEBARS UPSIDE DOWN AND I LIKE THEM BETTER THAT WAY.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:04:49 +0000

Hi 925 fans —

Regarding tire size clearance with fenders, I wanted to share the reply I received from the guys at Redline:

With fenders, the 30mm tires are the largest that will fit. Without fenders you can fit a 35mm, as it does use long reach brakes. Maybe even a 38mm, but I haven’t tried.

By: mark

mark — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:04:02 +0000

Tried the Redline. Too heavy. Try the Fisher Triton– as of 2007, it had good wheels (bontrager select/track hubs). Total weight was 19lbs. In either bike, trash the bars and replace with drops. I added, on average, 1 mph to cruising speed.

By: Quinn

Quinn — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:32:41 +0000

I had a Totally different experience with the 925, after buying my XXIX I realized how fun single speeding was, looked into a few fixies (langster, Lager, one way, San Jose) and a local shop had a 925 in stock, so I tried it, I took it on a 2 minute test ride, because I immediately felt that it was going to fall apart During the test.

I did enjoy the moustache bars though!

By: dave

dave — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:15:35 +0000

So these are pre-order only? Could I get one in the Seattle area??

By: Edmo_SF

Edmo_SF — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:20:48 +0000

I’m 100% convinced that the Redline 925 has the most bang for the buck and if one of my local shops had them in stock, I’d be riding one today. (925s are all pre-ordered and are hard to get in my area at least.)

If the 925 gets you excited, I found another bike that while it is significantly more $$ it has huge bang-for-the-buck: the Van Dessel Country Road Bob. (I also got it on sale for much less than MSRP)

http://www.vandesselsports.com/crb.php?bike=9

It basically aims for the same single/fixed commuter customer — doesn’t come with fenders, but has fender/rack mounts and tons of features. The most significant is cantilever brakes and monsterous tire clearance. It doesn’t come with a moustache bar, but the curvy frame/stays adds major style points.

The reason I’m so high on this bike is that if needed, there is (removable for a nice clean look) cable routing and derailleur hanger to convert it to a standard bike if you ever tire of riding single in the future. I can see myself putting 35mm knobby tires for off-roading or my 23mm slicks for road racing on this frame if I needed to.

The downside (for some) is the aluminum frame, so the “steel is real” folks won’t like it, but I prefer not to worry about rust and have always riden aluminum. And the carbon fork will need to be replaced at some point. I’ve added a silver rack and rear baskets to it, so another downside is that this bike may look TOO good for a daily commuter — so I make sure to lock it up really well.

FYI, the other bikes that I also seriously looked at were the Raleigh One Way and Surly Crosscheck. There are other single speeds out there (IROs, Bianchi San Jose, Schwinn Madison) but these fell more into the track/race category.

By: JBHemlock

JBHemlock — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:11:22 +0000

Michelle – You’d have a hard time getting wider tires with more tread on this bike, as it’s a very tight fit as-is getting the wheel through the brakes. I have to deflate the stock tires as well as flipping both the brake release levers (one on the brake, one on the handle) to get them in or out. The stock tires, though, are great for daily commuting. I’ve owned my 925 for a year, now, and have ridden it in all but the iciest days here in Seattle, and I’ve had no troubles with the tires.

I understand your concerns about commuting daily on a fixie, but it really isn’t that big of a deal. It was tough for me for the first couple of weeks (I have some decent hills to climb), but you soon adapt to it. Now I can’t ride a freewheeling/geared bike without getting the heebie geebies.