for £20 I couldn`t resist

[legrandefromage]

oh and heres the Puch btw, 200GS with dial wound up to XT depending on model and Columbus tubing too. Sold as Bianchi and a few other brands

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

oh and heres the Puch btw, 200GS with dial wound up to XT depending on model and Columbus tubing too. Sold as Bianchi and a few other brands



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That's very nice

 

[legrandefromage]

Historical fact that Himmler was a chicken farmer. Why facepalm? Do you have a predominantly black wardrobe

<multiple facepalm>

 

[Scott-S]

oh and heres the Puch btw, 200GS with dial wound up to XT depending on model and Columbus tubing too. Sold as Bianchi and a few other brands



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So?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

<multiple facepalm>

So all rumours concerning your chicken farming activity, black wardrobe are spurious rumours

 

[Scott-S]

NO a members Apollo was ridiculed and then one of the ridiculers spammed the thread with a picture of his own bike to make the OP feel even worse about his bike...
Then tries the victim card because he feels hard done to,, BTW nobody mentioned the N word or beastiality - reported!

 

[Scott-S]

(CL... CU.... CL... CL.. CLUUUUUCK!!!! {quiet you!})

All disagreements aside, that ^^^ was funny

 

[Gtpulse]

Already thinking of a winter project & could not resist buying this bike locally for a mere £20......."what.......what" I hear you ask..............an Apollo ! ........Ok stop laughing............no really, C`mon, let me finish an Apollo Perpetual, I`d never heard of it, "Elevated frame technology" apparently, I just love the frame !

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For £20 I think that’s a great value entertainment/experiment if it’s your first project. Taking it all apart, cleaning it up and putting it back together is a great way to learn. For £20 if it all goes wrong or you find you don’t enjoy it then nothing lost really. It’s not the most desirable or collectable but I guess that also means you can mess about with it without wrecking anything desirable. I coveted my mates Apollo with its triple triangle, he also had the frame triangle bag and a wheel disc cover. Happy days!

 

[CassidyAce]

Based on previous posts, I think we can rest assured that the OP knows perfectly well what he's bought. He's also got a 1992 e-stay Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo so, fortunately, he's got a nice ride to fall back on if, perchance, the Apollo disappoints : https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1992-gary-fisher-hoo-koo-e-koo.329184/post-3754585.

 

[legrandefromage]

Look, whilst I'm clearing up feathers, nobody was shitty, , I did simply say no joy.

Some of us have had the misfortune of servicing these bikes and it is no fun trying to explain the whys and whats when presented with one of these or its relatives and having to explain why the service cost was more than the bike purchase

flexy brakes, bendy chainset, cheap freewheels, furry cables, rear hubs that would either eat into the spokes or broke an axle, poorly assembled overall and just a cynical money making exercise - bikes bought in by the containerload, assembled by people who didnt care and bought by people who didnt know

<hugs emotional support chicken>

back in 2007 you had a far more intimidating time on joining this site, there were members who were so disgusted at the mere sight of a wrong facing Mavic label or tire logo, they set up their own website (true). But only after tearing the poor sod to shreds first.

Anyone caught applauding 200GS would have their pedals and saddle removed so they had to walk home - even on the internet! ILow end bike worshiping was all done via PM, shit if anyone had a 100GS or <hugs chicken tighter> 70GS, heck, the damn site imploded (we would blame the outage on yer another hi res picture of a Klein with a bright paint job)