Apollo, Emelle, Universal etc. .
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emmelle used to be (slightly) better than the bso's, muddy fox have downgraded ALOT! and thus have silverfox too, magna,appollo,emmelle,universal,rhino.... all bso's
carrera are better than bso's but are considered bottom of the pack (of 'real' bikes, i.e. not bso's). carrera do a high price range too though dont forget, not sure why they have a tarred reputation :roll: :?
carrera are better than bso's but are considered bottom of the pack (of 'real' bikes, i.e. not bso's). carrera do a high price range too though dont forget, not sure why they have a tarred reputation :roll: :?
Seen full bikes on here change hands for less than a new Apollo. . .
Actually, seen used Apollo's up for more than bikes which would go down ok here...
Not saying they're good, just thinking that one of them, somewhere down the line, might have produced a half decent one.. the law of averages being what it is
Actually, seen used Apollo's up for more than bikes which would go down ok here...
Not saying they're good, just thinking that one of them, somewhere down the line, might have produced a half decent one.. the law of averages being what it is
velomaniac
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I have seen from both Emmelle and Townsend some decent Reynolds 501 framed stuff with reasonable mid level components but that was in the dim and distant past. Pretty sure Universal and Apollo have not produced anything but utter crap since day one although Apollo did briefly make an STI equipped alloy roadbike called the TDF in yellow which was a reasonable bargain.
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Boss made some half decent bikes bitd. Also remember the Emmelle Dolomite was on a par with the Saracen Tufftrax and Marin Palisades around 1989 so not that bad.
jimihendrix
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velomaniac":1p4jrl9z said:
Thats now a Carrera, they have a Carrera TDF in Halfords in Paisley
