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Old 08-30-08 | 04:36 PM
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HI,
tempted on ebay to purchase a FETISH BIKE with sram force. price looks great but not sure if the frame is worth it. bicycle geometry looks a little different than a few other companies/bikes i'm looking at. what does anyone have any info? positive is welcome......

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Old 08-30-08 | 04:42 PM
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Old 08-30-08 | 08:38 PM
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Keep looking on ebay. About this time of year their bikes seem to pop up at some good prices. I bought one of thier mt. bikes for my son's gf and it was worth the $. Nothing special but a good solid bike.
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Old 08-30-08 | 08:54 PM
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Hmmm.... newbie poster, capitalizes the name of the bike, asks a couple questions, then welcomes positive comments.
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Old 08-31-08 | 02:34 PM
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Hmmm.... newbie poster, capitalizes the name of the bike, asks a couple questions, then welcomes positive comments.
Good point, DrPete,

But I have to chime in. The one thread offered up just had negative comments.

I've had my fetish since February and it's been a great bike. It's got ~ 4000 miles on it and I really like the feel of the bike and the performance of SRAM force. Upon close inspection, I can pretty easily see the lines where the carbon fiber is joined together. So far nothing looks odd, though the above thread does concern me enough to do frequent inspections. I'm only 145lbs, so that might help me get a long life out of the frame. I hope so, 'cause it's a smoooth ride. Based on my experience, highly worth it - especially for $1950.
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Old 08-31-08 | 02:37 PM
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I wish I'd picked up one of their cross frames they were blowing out on ebay a couple months ago for $199.
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