TALUS Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Whats worse, a Makro, Pick & Pay, Game or Checkers special?A Cycle Science special.... JA-Q001, Cellar, BogusOne and 2 others 5
Wyatt Earp Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 when can we expect a comprehensive written review, accompanied by high quality pictures? One problem, the salesman and myself couldn't get it off the rack, so I left. Vetseun, Idiot, BogusOne and 1 other 4
H.Waldemeyer Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 How do they fit 21 kilograms into one little frame? How much does the average modern bike weigh? 12 kilos? Where do they find the other 9?
Wyatt Earp Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) How do they fit 21 kilograms into one little frame? How much does the average modern bike weigh? 12 kilos? Where do they find the other 9? Heavy plumbers tubing, heavy wheels, boat anchors as hubs, steel cranks that will make great panelbeating tools, tyres with so much rubber if they turned it in to condoms the worlds STD epidemic will drop by 50 %.A coil shock that will weigh down a boeing for take-off.Cheap stickers. Edited May 6, 2014 by Wyatt Earp Bigmozzarella, Sasquatch and Vetseun 3
Aedon Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 My first bike was a Checkers Hyperama special with white tyres, mudguards, dyno, luggage rack over the back wheel and brake extensions under the tops of the handlebars. Rode it for 7 years on the same wheels, cables and chain the entire time, obviously before anyone discovered that a chain was only good for about 2000 k's, that cone bearings only last a year or even thought of weighing a bike.
MaXiMuM Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 I finally figured it out... This is the perfect bike for the guys training with a weaker partner. blondeonabike, Idiot, fanievb and 2 others 5
DirtyFrank Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 did 6 Argus's on a Makro special road bike many years ago when I was young and dumb (i.e a roadie). managed a 3.14 on that thing. lasted me 10 years without a single mechanical. only ever oiled the chain. I have actually thought about this, Fly down for the race, go to pnp/makro the day before and buy a special, set it up( pump the tyres), enjoy the ride and scenery for a change! Stop for a few beers along the way. Finish in 5-7 hours(Time relative to amount of beers consumed), Give the bike away at the finish line. This could be quiet a lekker charity drive if one could get a group of similarly minded idiots together. Cellar, Little Fish, blondeonabike and 4 others 7
Vetseun Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 This looks like the type of bike to take on the imaginary down hill run at the spruit with.
Guest EdEdEd Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 I have actually thought about this, Fly down for the race, go to pnp/makro the day before and buy a special, set it up( pump the tyres), enjoy the ride and scenery for a change! Stop for a few beers along the way. Finish in 5-7 hours(Time relative to amount of beers consumed), Give the bike away at the finish line. This could be quiet a lekker charity drive if one could get a group of similarly minded idiots together. The first bit of sense spoken on this thread!
FlandersZA Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Thing is I've been trying to get some mates into MTB and they ask me if a bike like this will suffice. On my first attempt to get back into MTB in 2011 I borrowed a mate's brother's Game special and was promptly whisked off for a weekend to a lekka place for riding they called....Mankele. I had zero clue about modern bike tech (not that this thing was modern), I had never worn cleats and my biggest ride at that point was from the front door to the end of the driveway and back. Well, matey hopped on his steed never to be seen again while I tried to figure this lot out. I think I would have been ok were it not for the gear troubles every ten metres and the feeling of pedalling a railway sleeper up the hills, down the hills and anywhere in between. Terrible experience but it inspired me to save for something decent which I did and love to this day. Little Fish 1
GLuvsMtb Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 I had one of these as a student 18 years ago. A Makro special. It was my only means of transport for 3 years at Varsity. I paid for my own studies as my folks were struggling financially. I remember those cold winter mornings and hot summer afternoons dreaming about buying a car one day. None of my friends made fun of my Makro special is the bike did not define me. Just like my R50k Stumpy does not define me today. I wish I kept that red machine as I loved it on most days and hated it on others. It would have made a really cool retro bike build as per the above specimen. Little Fish and Rata Del Spruit 2
Shebeen Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 I have actually thought about this, Fly down for the race, go to pnp/makro the day before and buy a special, set it up( pump the tyres), enjoy the ride and scenery for a change! Stop for a few beers along the way. Finish in 5-7 hours(Time relative to amount of beers consumed), Give the bike away at the finish line. This could be quiet a lekker charity drive if one could get a group of similarly minded idiots together.that's exactly what I did. We got three more bikes donated just from chatting to okes riding past us on the day. Went and had the raffle a week or two later and the kid who won the argus bike chose to ride home...even though the taxi was waiting to take them back to red hill. http://muizies.blogspot.com/2007/03/argeeeeeees-longest-day-ever.htmlshould definitely do it again, but i really dunno about these bikes being good in the long term...they break far too quickly - qhubeka bikes more the right vibe. GLuvsMtb and Little Fish 2
Shebeen Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 the ultimate hyperama bike for me is the raleigh m-trax, the one even had square tubing. Can't believe that the brand name was allowed on such a piece of crap. check what a R16k m-trx looks like now. http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/bikes-and-gear/bikes/mountain/1231345111930-p5yhp5q1y6my-500-70.jpg http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain-bikes/product/review-raleigh-m-trax-ht-4-0-09-32504/
VicanZA Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 I had one of these as a student 18 years ago. A Makro special. It was my only means of transport for 3 years at Varsity. I paid for my own studies as my folks were struggling financially. I remember those cold winter mornings and hot summer afternoons dreaming about buying a car one day. None of my friends made fun of my Makro special is the bike did not define me. Just like my R50k Stumpy does not define me today. I wish I kept that red machine as I loved it on most days and hated it on others. It would have made a really cool retro bike build as per the above specimen. yes but the fact that you spent 50k and needing to tell us does define you! in this single paragraph I know more about you than most of the people I have meet from the hub.
GLuvsMtb Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 yes but the fact that you spent 50k and needing to tell us does define you! in this single paragraph I know more about you than most of the people I have meet from the hub.oh goodie... another amateur hub psychologist... ask the guys on here who actually know me whether I am a brand whore or not. I remember my roots very clearly.
Shebeen Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 oh goodie... another amateur hub psychologist... ask the guys on here who actually know me whether I am a brand whore or not.I remember my roots very clearly.looking at his avatar, is he a shilton or a maradonna? GLuvsMtb 1
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