'bents on eBay: Orbit Crystal SWB OSS; E-Bike LWB OSS

[Simon Brooke]

Once again, not mine.

Orbit Crystal <URL:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V-
iewItem&item=3684080161>

E-Bike <URL:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem-
&item=3683789291>

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[Peter Clinch]

Simon Brooke wrote:

> Orbit Crystal

Fast, furious and fun. I paid =A3250 for my original one,
and then spent=
=20
another 100 on it. Excellent value that proved to be. They
retailed at =

about =A3700, this one doesn't look like it'll need much
aside from time =

spent.

No suspension but the mesh seat provides a fair bit and I
still found it =

a comfort revelation after drop bar upright tourers. It'll
take a=20 standard rear rack and carries luggage well as
long as you don't put=20 tonnes on the back.

Size adjusts by a sliding boom so as long as you aren't
especially tiny=20 or huge it'll probably fit. If it goes
for =A3150 that would be a major =

league bargain IMHO.

> E-Bike

BikeE, in fact. Not ridden one, but I do know that if
you're interested in 'bents=20 because of speed then this
is not the right place to start. It's=20 designed as a
comfortable urban bike. Reputation is fairly good on=20
those terms, but it certainly isn't a screamer or a serious
touring machi= ne.

Pete. --=20 Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44
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Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net
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[Gawnsoft]

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:04:20 +0100, Peter Clinch
<[email protected]> wrote (more or less):

>Simon Brooke wrote:
>
>> Orbit Crystal
>
>Fast, furious and fun. I paid £250 for my original one, and
>then spent another 100 on it. Excellent value that proved
>to be. They retailed at about £700, this one doesn't look
>like it'll need much aside from time spent.
>
>No suspension but the mesh seat provides a fair bit and I
>still found it a comfort revelation after drop bar upright
>tourers. It'll take a standard rear rack and carries
>luggage well as long as you don't put tonnes on the back.
>
>Size adjusts by a sliding boom so as long as you aren't
>especially tiny or huge it'll probably fit. If it goes for
>£150 that would be a major league bargain IMHO.

Pity it's only available to those who'll turn up and collect
in person.

Now if only I knew someone who lives in So'ton.

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