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Tunturi?

Old 05-28-09, 01:44 PM
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Tunturi?

Has anyone heard of Tunturi bikes? Do they make a descent bike? I may have found one in my size on craigslist but I don't even want to go see it if it's guaranteed to be a piece of junk.
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I remember my parents had a Tunturi stationary bike back in the early 90s... thing lasted forever. Didn't know they made real bikes.
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My parents had a stationary Tunturi as well, think it was made in Finland if I recall.
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A Finnish manufacturer. Mostly regular town bikes, and MTB/fitness things that you might maybe compare to something like Nishiki. Nothing fancy. I don't know if they ever made road bikes but if they did they're probably not very good.
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The real road bikes they made were actually pretty good, Tunturi Professional at least. Imported lugged&brazed frames, fairly light and Shimano 600 or Golden Arrow components. Their top of the line touring model, Retki SL was decent too. Pos a link to the CL ad and I'll have a look.
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Thanks for the reply. Here is the link. https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/bik/1197229129.html
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