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Old 08-18-16 | 09:24 PM
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Bikes: In service - FSIR Spin 3.0, Bannard Sunny minivelo, Dahon Dash Altena folder. Several others in construction or temporarily decommissioned.

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There's the Sunny. There's the Tension-R. And then there will be the SR, a carbon-fork steel minivelo in 'varnish' finish. I have just agreed to purchase an SR frame & fork...

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Old 08-18-16 | 10:31 PM
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i support this purchase 100%. if they have a steel fork option, i would go with that instead. hmm. dat seatpost.

this looks like a 53cm frame. what's the wheelbase measurement on this beauty?

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Old 08-19-16 | 09:37 AM
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Those are some of the most graceful looking Mini's I've ever seen! Wish they had them here in the US.
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Old 08-19-16 | 07:06 PM
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I agree. Too bad Bannard went bust. In their brief life, they produced and won awards for their designs.
cool story, but what's the wheelbase measurement on bike frame and fork you purchased. thanks. also, you should find out if your "supplier" has access to the brazed cromo stems...
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Old 08-19-16 | 08:09 PM
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Bannard is dead, now is Herten as a part of MHL Promor, taiwanese bike company
Herten mini velo frameset
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Old 08-19-16 | 08:18 PM
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I don't know because the frame is in Singapore, and I am in the South Pacific. I have agreed to purchase it upon inspection in a few weeks.
i see. well... just ask the dude.
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Old 08-19-16 | 08:20 PM
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Bannard is dead, now is Herten as a part of MHL Promor, taiwanese bike company
Herten mini velo frameset
aaaad there's your lugged fork and stem. good job sibkey. funny because just a couple of days ago i was looking at herten bikes. had no idea they were bannard.




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Old 08-19-16 | 08:34 PM
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saw these on ripoffbay.





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Old 08-20-16 | 04:15 PM
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Bikes: In service - FSIR Spin 3.0, Bannard Sunny minivelo, Dahon Dash Altena folder. Several others in construction or temporarily decommissioned.

Measurements

My pusher reports that the top tube, seat tube (to be cut to size) and wheelbase are 53cm, 70cm, and 103cm, respectively. Given that I am not predominantly tall or short, i think it will fit me just fine...

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Old 08-20-16 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Abu Mahendra
My pusher reports that the top tube, seat tube (to be cut to size) and wheelbase are 53cm, 70cm, and 103cm, respectively. Given that I am not predominantly tall or short, i think it will fit me just fine...
sounds good then. well, you are in asia where people are munchkins and all live in hobbit homes so, i imagine it will work out perfectly for you given that that is your milieu...


steel is real...

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Old 10-14-16 | 09:55 PM
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Well, there we have it...

...delivered and paid for. Happy birthday to me.


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Old 10-15-16 | 08:36 AM
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Is there a reason for the holes in the top tube?

Beautiful...

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Old 10-15-16 | 07:54 PM
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Same reason as the chain stay bridge, cosmetic accroutrement.


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Is there a reason for the holes in the top tube?

Beautiful...

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Old 10-16-16 | 02:48 AM
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Stunning frame. How can any completed build improve on that? You will have to be extremely discerning to do the frame justice.
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Old 10-16-16 | 07:39 AM
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I don't think Abu will let us down based on his past builds
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Old 10-17-16 | 04:09 PM
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Stupid question but the frame is Stainless? I would have guessed Titanium but I have never seen a Titanium frame with contrasting color welding.

I have no doubt the finished bike will be something sweet.
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Old 10-17-16 | 05:18 PM
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the frame is steel. cheers.

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Stupid question but the frame is Stainless? I would have guessed Titanium but I have never seen a Titanium frame with contrasting color welding.

I have no doubt the finished bike will be something sweet.
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Old 01-13-17 | 08:51 PM
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Here you go, buddy. $620 for frame, lugged fork and lugged stem...

All you have to do now is to go get it in Taichung, Taiwan.

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aaaad there's your lugged fork and stem. good job sibkey. funny because just a couple of days ago i was looking at herten bikes. had no idea they were bannard.



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Old 01-13-17 | 10:06 PM
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I wonder what sound the wind will make whistling by those holes .?

weather is warmer on Formosa.
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aaaad there's your lugged fork and stem. good job sibkey. funny because just a couple of days ago i was looking at herten bikes. had no idea they were bannard.



Wow!! Everything is so smooth. Amazing details.
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Old 01-14-17 | 10:53 AM
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...and even warmer in Bali and Penang.
yea I saw someone getting a Bot fly larvae extracted from their scalp after taking a tropical holiday..


some benefits to having a winter are being lost when its too warm, like pine beetles out of control..

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