Original Sin Quickie FS

Advantages: Great Frame, good gears, hi spec forks
Disadvantages: Not the lightest, steel stem, cheapo peadles

...I purchased a 2000 Outpost FS just before Christmas for £200. The list price is £350 but check out the internet bike dealers. www.bonthronebikes.co.uk for example. Delivery was prompt although outside the advertised next 2 day schedule. The bike features a Chromoly frame, as advertised on the dealers web site, not Aluminuim as advertised on the GT web site. That slight dissapointment the frame is very good, the triple triangle design being a GT trademark and as an engineer I can see it's advantages. The Drivetrain is all Shimano as you may expect, the surprise for a relitivly cheap bike is that it is mainly the Atlus range, with only a few components being from the Acera range. There are 24 gears, which sounds a lot but if you use the bike on road as well as off you will rarely use the lower 16! The bike came with RST forks, 381 CL... Read review

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Advantages: Great ride
Disadvantages: Cut corners on some componentry

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Advantages: Very very sturdy, easy to fix and fun to ride, great bearings.
Disadvantages: Quite heavy, not ideal for flatland.

...; Hi-Carbon axle; 36H Tires: Front: GT-1453 2.2"; Rear: GT LP-IV 2.1" Pedals: '01 GT Dirt/Street platform design; Aluminum body; Chromoly axle Seatpost: Aluminum; 25.4mm O.D. Saddle: GT-6 Original drop nose design; 9mm rails; two piece stitched cover Chain: KMC Z410 Grips/Tape : '01 GT FS design; Kraton rubber This BMX, I believe was originally sold for £199, however I bought it off ebay for £99 and it was barely used and a great bargin. I have not changed any of my spec on this bike, as soon I intend to sell it so I can build my own flantland bike. So you know how this bike runs, you have to understand that I am short, very short, and 7 stone in weight, so of course I find this BMX very heavy, but overall, it is a heavy bike anyway and can be quite hard to push to get the speed for jumps etc. I have had this now, for comming up to my... Read review

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