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This follows on from the 'A little piece of history' thread, where myself and Dr Chequer were
discussing old horrific bikes. It also popped up when discussing the old Manitou frame.
Conditions: Bikes must have been appalling through design, looks or performance. You don't
necessarily have to have owned the bike, but merely avoided it like the plague. You can't just
write, 'Cannondale'. Links to pics of the offending articles are appreciated.
To start off:
Iron Horse / Sintesi Verlicchi. ****. And anodised purple: http://www.teamcow.ca/bikeguide/iron/
GT RTS. Surprising for GT to invent a proprietary rear suspension system that didn't really work. I
owned one of these, and it wasn't that great, even at the time. Hardly any travel, lots of side slop
and the shock topped out when you got out of the saddle. Plus mine snapped in two places. This
fetching one is also in anodised purple: http://www.netjoy.ne.jp/~j-otsuka/mtb/rts3-2.jpg
Orange UFO (URT). One of my mates bought a UFO when it first came out. Can't say I was ever really
jealous. Tragically, the fact that hardly anyone bought them, and those that did broke or got
binned, means that there doesn't appear to be a photo on the 'net.
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a.m-b FAQ: http://www.t-online.de/~jharris/ambfaq.htm
b.bmx FAQ: http://www.t-online.de/~jharris/bmx_faq.htm
discussing old horrific bikes. It also popped up when discussing the old Manitou frame.
Conditions: Bikes must have been appalling through design, looks or performance. You don't
necessarily have to have owned the bike, but merely avoided it like the plague. You can't just
write, 'Cannondale'. Links to pics of the offending articles are appreciated.
To start off:
Iron Horse / Sintesi Verlicchi. ****. And anodised purple: http://www.teamcow.ca/bikeguide/iron/
GT RTS. Surprising for GT to invent a proprietary rear suspension system that didn't really work. I
owned one of these, and it wasn't that great, even at the time. Hardly any travel, lots of side slop
and the shock topped out when you got out of the saddle. Plus mine snapped in two places. This
fetching one is also in anodised purple: http://www.netjoy.ne.jp/~j-otsuka/mtb/rts3-2.jpg
Orange UFO (URT). One of my mates bought a UFO when it first came out. Can't say I was ever really
jealous. Tragically, the fact that hardly anyone bought them, and those that did broke or got
binned, means that there doesn't appear to be a photo on the 'net.
--
a.m-b FAQ: http://www.t-online.de/~jharris/ambfaq.htm
b.bmx FAQ: http://www.t-online.de/~jharris/bmx_faq.htm