aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,498
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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My opinion of the UO-8 is in the middle. For a bike of this caliber, it rides great. But that's not saying much. You can get something better for the same money or just slightly more, such as a Raleigh Super Course. The UO-8 is whippy and slow by comparison. The UO-8 isn't all that well made, either. But it's a classic, and as I said, if you're going to ride a cheap 1020 (or whatever) frame, you can't get one that rides better than this one.
Sorry that sounds like faint praise. I commuted on one happily for years. And mine was bent, and it pulled to one side, but I was happy.