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Cyclepath 02-11-07 03:52 PM


Originally Posted by wahoonc
Donna,
IIRC they are running close to $300 at the Walmart near here...personally I would prefer to buy them direct rather than give my money to Wally.

Aaron:)

Well said. No need to further subsidize the Chinese military bureaucrats who own the People's Republic's industry. Wal-Marts are conduits of cash right to their bank accounts.

mastershake916 02-11-07 08:19 PM


Originally Posted by CB HI
Make sure you have extreme patience before ordering here. The owner is more into teaching high school students on how to build bikes than he is building them for costumers. I bought a Phaser and was promised it would be ready in 8-10 weeks so that I could pick it up when I traveled through Oregon (no shipping charge). The bike was finally ready after 7 months and I got charged about $240 extra for shipping.

I do like the bent and the owners desire to teach the kids is noble.

It would be worth it to go there, bring the materials, and convince him that you're just big for your age and have him teach you to make it.

wahoonc 02-14-07 08:07 AM

I'm baaack...at Alcoa:p The other brand of bike down here is Atlas Industrial. Not sure where they are made. Most of them are missing their stickers. They look pretty much like the Worksman.

Aaron:)

Woodlark 02-14-07 09:00 AM

Back in the 1960's, my first job out of college was at Reynolds Aluminum. Your status in the plant was identifiable by what vehicle you used to get around the plant. Electricians rode Worksman bicycles, welders rode Ford 9N tractors, Plant Engineers (including me) rode a Cushman motor scooter with a sidecar, and managers had electric golf carts.:rolleyes:

Nightshade 02-14-07 10:56 AM


Originally Posted by wahoonc
I'm baaack...at Alcoa:p The other brand of bike down here is Atlas Industrial. Not sure where they are made. Most of them are missing their stickers. They look pretty much like the Worksman.

Aaron:)

"Atlas" bikes are Worksman knockoffs made in Taiwan. While they may 'look" heavy duty
every single one we had had a frame failure in under 3 years. My company junked them
and went back to Worksman cycles.


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