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jamiebae

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6,245 posts

210 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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These have appeared in my apartment building's bike room, clearly direct from China. I can ask my neighbours for the details if anyone else fancies one, I think I need one though. I'm not sure what I like most though, is it the rolls of extra gear cable, the wheels (flexy, weak and heavy all at once?) the frame design at the headtube, the quality of welding, the Jaguar leaper or the fact the brand is mis-spelt on the headtube hehe





I'm assuming these cost about $45 and are worth their weight in scrap metal but I still don't think I'd be tempted. They are possibly the blingiest bikes I've ever seen though, GVA and your golden Teammachine eat your heart out biggrin

jfdi

1,033 posts

174 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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WTF is with that head tube design. laugh
With that welding I wouldn't want to bump of a kerb never mind any off road use.

jamiebae

Original Poster:

6,245 posts

210 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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jfdi said:
WTF is with that head tube design. laugh
With that welding I wouldn't want to bump of a kerb never mind any off road use.
The headtube is amazing, it's like someone said 'how can we change a design which has worked totally fine for decades, and find a way to make it heavier, less rigid, and look like a two wheeled version of Quasimodo.

The wheels would be my biggest concern if attempting any off road use to be honest, I'm pretty sure they're plastic, and the gravel would probably ruin the shiny gold stickers.

Max5476

978 posts

113 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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Wow, that head stock is ridiculous. Have they managed to fit the tyres backwards as well?

jamiebae

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6,245 posts

210 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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Just found this online....

https://bicycles.sg/shop/suntime-mountain-bike/

600 Singapore dollars is more than £300 eekeekeekrofl

Max5476

978 posts

113 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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jamiebae said:
Just found this online....

https://bicycles.sg/shop/suntime-mountain-bike/

600 Singapore dollars is more than £300 eekeekeekrofl
At least you get a lot for your money, weight 16kg

SixPotBelly

1,922 posts

219 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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eek

Looks like they fitted the read tyres back to front too, though at least that's an easy fix.

And are those gear cables tied in a loop at the end?

Edited by SixPotBelly on Wednesday 24th May 19:52

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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If someone offered to give one of those things for free, I would wondering what I had done to offend them

Thorpy

251 posts

147 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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I think they are trying to make it look like the Look 989 and failed miserably


wades

105 posts

177 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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jamiebae said:
Just found this online....

https://bicycles.sg/shop/suntime-mountain-bike/

600 Singapore dollars is more than £300 eekeekeekrofl
"Riding with the family check; riding for stress reduction, check; riding so you don't punch someone in the face, check. Say hello to a bike with 21 speeds, a one-of-a-kind design. Get ready for some suntime"

Excuse me?eek

jrb43

793 posts

254 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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wades said:
"riding so you don't punch someone in the face, check."
Excuse me?eek
Er, actually I do this hehe . Although I don't have a specific bike for such rides and if I did, it certainly wouldn't be a Sundial or whatever.

lufbramatt

5,318 posts

133 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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Took me a while to get my head round the head tube/top tube interface, thought the top tube belonged to the bike behind! wtf?

idiotgap

2,112 posts

132 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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Anyone considered posting this in the Jaguar area of the forum?
I bet they'd love leaper decals.

louiebaby

10,651 posts

190 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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Surely a folding (collapsing) Hummer would be better?



https://www.aliexpress.com/item/26-x17-inch-alumin...

mylesmcd

2,521 posts

218 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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louiebaby said:
Surely a folding (collapsing) Hummer would be better?



https://www.aliexpress.com/item/26-x17-inch-alumin...
In fairness to them, they have left the packaging on a spoke. It would look completely different without it.

louiebaby

10,651 posts

190 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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I'll take "certain death by time-trial" for £203 plus £231 delivery please:



https://www.aliexpress.com/item/VTSP-road-bike-tom...

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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"Broken windmills stand" in that above orange thing.

rofl

JEA1K

2,485 posts

222 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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smileCan you imagine how long these things would actually last? I can't imagine either the road bike or MTB making it past the first mile without a rattle, creak or something escaping from it.smile

Mr Gearchange

5,892 posts

205 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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JEA1K said:
smileCan you imagine how long these things would actually last? I can't imagine either the road bike or MTB making it past the first mile without a rattle, creak or something escaping from it.smile
About half way down before something major breaks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkMnk_eCDQU

R1gtr

3,423 posts

153 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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JEA1K said:
smileCan you imagine how long these things would actually last? I can't imagine either the road bike or MTB making it past the first mile without a rattle, creak or something escaping from it.smile
Only one way to find out, we should all chip in a tenner and buy the roadbike, it could be passed from PH'er to PH'er, the only stipulation is you have to use it in your next sportive or race smile