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ABike going cheap

hackersanonhackersanon
edited February 2007 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
Hello, all..

Looks like Sir Clive's feeling generous - the ABike has had ?100 knocked off. It's down to ?129.

http://www.a-bike.co.uk/store/home.php

Toodle-pip!
Gerard
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Comments

  • PilsenerPilsener
    edited February 2007
    This bike must be a living hell to ride if the road has lotsa holes and bumps. I mean...look at those small wheels.
  • WombleWomble
    edited February 2007
    The trouble with Clives vehicles is they may be very clever but they all suffer from 2 serious problems

    1) You would feel a right royal prat while riding one (C5/Zike/A-Bike)
    2) You have to share your world with people in cars, trucks and other large heavy metal things that move at speed.

    That bike may work wonders on a smooth concrete floor but I imagine the slightest roughness of surface would wrench the wheel round and throw you off.

    Then you would feel even more of a prat.
  • stevensteven
    edited February 2007
    Hmm, for that money it's tempting me I must admit :)
  • Pascal TournoisPascal Tournois
    edited February 2007
    I've got one. It's not that bad, really. Though you really look a prat riding it, there's no denying it.

    At that price, I'm tempted to buy a second one. Just to be able to go places with a friend on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

    Apparently, Mayhem (the UK distributor) has sold 2,200 units worlwide in six months' time. Not exactly a new transport revolution in the making, then, as it is.
    But if only a quarter of all former Spec-chums bought an A-bike to support Clive, well, you know, he'd have the money for his new Windows beating super computer he's been talking about for years now...
  • stevensteven
    edited February 2007
    Mine arrived last week, is my mode of transport from Liverpool St <-> Bank :)

    Very well made, feels very solid, fine to ride. Got to be careful of those small wheels and potholes, but I can take it quite literally anywhere. I actually wish the Sinclair Research logo was a bit more prominent, and not where it might get rubbed off, how sad am I? :)

    Considering getting one for the girlfriend since they're so easily packed away it'd make great transport whenever you go away/abroad.
  • RNDRND
    edited February 2007
    That bike looks very uncomfortable and plain silly. Sort of thing suits ride to work and look rediculous on.

    silly:
    abike%20off-road%20john.jpg
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  • stevensteven
    edited February 2007
    You must be one of those people that care what others think of your image :) It's not uncomfortable either, if you're used to riding a bike.
  • Pascal TournoisPascal Tournois
    edited February 2007
    The A-Bike is quite ambivalent. There is no denying it is a beautiful piece of engineering, and that it is beautifully designed. It looks brillant simply exposed in a designer loft, for instance.

    Whereas riding it is another story altogether. It pretty much looks "metrosexual", so it may be a good or a bad thing depending on how you feel you should be considered.

    ;-)
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