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Old 11-25-05 | 07:09 AM
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Bikes: Kona Kikapu/hoss deluxe mix, 1950's Malvern Star gent 28" turned into a stealth commuter with drums and a three speed.

Looks like an old low tech idea applied to high tech materials. Aluminium lugs and carbon fibre tubes.


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Old 11-25-05 | 01:34 PM
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Old 11-25-05 | 02:01 PM
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Looks nice.
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Old 11-25-05 | 02:18 PM
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The ad says "carbon surface frame" and for a 16" frame, it isn't very light (it's almost 3.8lbs).
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Old 11-25-05 | 06:06 PM
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Bikes: Kona Kikapu/hoss deluxe mix, 1950's Malvern Star gent 28" turned into a stealth commuter with drums and a three speed.

Yeah your right, they are heavy. I didnt look very closely, I just thought it was interesting
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Old 11-25-05 | 06:11 PM
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I was just wondering if the carbon surface means it isn't carbon fiber tubes, just a stick on to make it look like carbon?
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Old 11-25-05 | 06:14 PM
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Bikes: Kona Kikapu/hoss deluxe mix, 1950's Malvern Star gent 28" turned into a stealth commuter with drums and a three speed.

Hard to say, there isnt much info there. But if you look close you can see that its built just like they used to with lugged frames, if they were just going to give it the carbon look I dont think they'd go to that much trouble, but that could be my (high) expectations of people.
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Old 11-25-05 | 06:30 PM
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Aren't those the bikes sportcheck sell...very low end very generic bikes.
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Old 11-25-05 | 06:34 PM
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Bikes: Kona Kikapu/hoss deluxe mix, 1950's Malvern Star gent 28" turned into a stealth commuter with drums and a three speed.

Done some searching and all the info I can find, 47 hits on google, is in polish or something like it. Dosen't look good, a high rep frame should generate more hits than that.
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Old 11-26-05 | 03:45 PM
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Aren't those the bikes sportcheck sell...very low end very generic bikes.
Yup, and I think they're also sold at costco too.
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Old 11-26-05 | 04:40 PM
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If you look at the carbon fibre, it is shaped strangely. I don't think I've seen any carbon fibre arranged in such a curved formation.

I'm 99% sure that carbon fibre surfacing means carbon fibre stickers.
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