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09-29-05, 12:08 PM
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Slingshot
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I have just descovered CC bikes. I live in New Zealand where CC isn't heard off. Does anyone out there ride a slingshot? A different concept. I wonder how they go?
Cheers Brian
I have just descovered CC bikes. I live in New Zealand where CC isn't heard off. Does anyone out there ride a slingshot? A different concept. I wonder how they go?
Cheers Brian
10-03-05, 02:29 PM
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I rode with a couple of guys who had them. The plastic hinge looked a little sketchy to me but they don't seem to fail. And you can buy a half dozen of them to change periodically.
People who ride them off road love them though I think that since full suspension they aren't nearly as popular.
But here's a question - why would you want to have an odd-ball bike in New Zealand where it takes 6 months to get a replacement part?
People who ride them off road love them though I think that since full suspension they aren't nearly as popular.
But here's a question - why would you want to have an odd-ball bike in New Zealand where it takes 6 months to get a replacement part?
10-03-05, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cyclintom
I rode with a couple of guys who had them. The plastic hinge looked a little sketchy to me but they don't seem to fail. And you can buy a half dozen of them to change periodically.
People who ride them off road love them though I think that since full suspension they aren't nearly as popular.
But here's a question - why would you want to have an odd-ball bike in New Zealand where it takes 6 months to get a replacement part?
People who ride them off road love them though I think that since full suspension they aren't nearly as popular.
But here's a question - why would you want to have an odd-ball bike in New Zealand where it takes 6 months to get a replacement part?
10-04-05, 02:10 AM
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Don't think I'll ever own one, but am interested in anything different. I was wondering how it would work as a touring bike. Smooth ride and you can get folders, so they're easy to transport. When we get to the States some time I must check them out.
Cheers Brian
Cheers Brian
