cherrybomb
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yeti-man":1kd3s4v2 said:
Wow! You sure know how to win friends and influence people.
Who is the U.K equivilent of FAT City Cycles?
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Wow! You sure know how to win friends and influence people.
NeilM":2efngkxo said:I agree Carl.
Poor grammar on my part.
Sorry Neil I wasn't Disagreeing with you, just wanted to elaborate a little further.
Internet or Not, daft comments based on bollocks by fellas like Yetiman really Grip MY SHIT.
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Love to hear any informed opinons from across the pond?Paul Eggleton":rqeqlsge said:
If only it were possible to actually have a shootout between a Fat and a number of British framed bikes , all identically equipped , without knowing who made them , I wonder which brand would come out on top ? :?
Just a thought .
Just a thought .
They don't have to be identically equipped.
I ride all my bikes on the same ten mile 'test track', which has enough mixed terrain to tell me a lot about the bike.
A couple of weeks ago I thought I had built a real dog, as I rode a recently finished 2002 DeKerf around my track. However, it quickly became apparent that the tyres were the issue. A change of tyres and two days later it was like riding a different bike, and much more what I was expecting. Had I taken my first ride on less familiar ground, I could have been left with a very different impression of the bike.
If anyone wants to bring a Fat to the test track, you can accompany me on one of my other bikes and we can see what's what.
On that subject; my first ride on my 1994 DeKerf Mountain was a real eye opener, as it is a completely different ride to most of my British built bikes.
It's always nice to be surprised.
I ride all my bikes on the same ten mile 'test track', which has enough mixed terrain to tell me a lot about the bike.
A couple of weeks ago I thought I had built a real dog, as I rode a recently finished 2002 DeKerf around my track. However, it quickly became apparent that the tyres were the issue. A change of tyres and two days later it was like riding a different bike, and much more what I was expecting. Had I taken my first ride on less familiar ground, I could have been left with a very different impression of the bike.
If anyone wants to bring a Fat to the test track, you can accompany me on one of my other bikes and we can see what's what.
On that subject; my first ride on my 1994 DeKerf Mountain was a real eye opener, as it is a completely different ride to most of my British built bikes.
It's always nice to be surprised.
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This is so difficult as there is arguably not even a US equivalent.
Also, it does a builder an injustice to place worth in the equation because look at Kleins vs. a small handmade boutique bike builder like Paul Sadoff. One sells for like tenfold more than the other but does that make it a Rock Lobster not as nice? I completely disagree that monetary resale value is a good indicator of quality and beauty. And if some British builder's bikes doesn't sell for as much as a Fat, that really doesn't say anything to me, personally.
Those Zinns that sinnerman posted are drop dead gorgeous and I love seeing them. Personally, I rather get one of those rather than a Pace which I would never get for some reason - no offense intended as I'm sure they are lovely as many of you guys love and appreciate them. Maybe it's a organic vs. industrial feel to them?
Anyway....sorry for blabbing on and on....
Also, it does a builder an injustice to place worth in the equation because look at Kleins vs. a small handmade boutique bike builder like Paul Sadoff. One sells for like tenfold more than the other but does that make it a Rock Lobster not as nice? I completely disagree that monetary resale value is a good indicator of quality and beauty. And if some British builder's bikes doesn't sell for as much as a Fat, that really doesn't say anything to me, personally.
Those Zinns that sinnerman posted are drop dead gorgeous and I love seeing them. Personally, I rather get one of those rather than a Pace which I would never get for some reason - no offense intended as I'm sure they are lovely as many of you guys love and appreciate them. Maybe it's a organic vs. industrial feel to them?
Anyway....sorry for blabbing on and on....
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yeti-man":7zql92ef said:
It's one thing to be patriotic to the U.S frame houses, I myself have a soft spot for British frames, but did you stop to think before you made your comment .....am I going to make myself look a bit daft ? :roll:
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