On-One: Fat Chancer retro steel frame
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Fat City Cycles built frames for a job to a price point.
Some folk like both brands some folk dont.
Why all the passion and rage is beyond me, just judge each bike you ride personally but dont dismiss a brand to anyone within earshot in such an over stated manner just cause you dont like it.
I like cheap bikes but I know they're not great but I still get great fun out of them.
So Si especially, dont have anything to do with on-one, dont discuss or anything, we know your veiws :roll: and for the sake of your health chill man
As for the original point its just a name, newbies wont be buying the original, they'll soon see how sad it is to claim its as good as the original. The modern reproduction of the Orange Clockwork was not the original and is not sought out like the original. Ultimately what do we care, we ride old bikes, the new on-one wont be old and when it is the debate might have moved on.............yeah right
Some folk like both brands some folk dont.
Why all the passion and rage is beyond me, just judge each bike you ride personally but dont dismiss a brand to anyone within earshot in such an over stated manner just cause you dont like it.
I like cheap bikes but I know they're not great but I still get great fun out of them.
So Si especially, dont have anything to do with on-one, dont discuss or anything, we know your veiws :roll: and for the sake of your health chill man
As for the original point its just a name, newbies wont be buying the original, they'll soon see how sad it is to claim its as good as the original. The modern reproduction of the Orange Clockwork was not the original and is not sought out like the original. Ultimately what do we care, we ride old bikes, the new on-one wont be old and when it is the debate might have moved on.............yeah right
Still in google's cache at least > http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... clnk&gl=uk
They even pulled the story from their front page.
They even pulled the story from their front page.
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Dr S":92zbo8cy said:
I always thought they sent you their finest frames for evaluation and un-biased comment.
Regarding On-One, I agree they make bikes to a price, and that is something I can understand. Quality (of mine) was low. You pays your money, I should have expected it. Its another choice in the market which is good. Its what the brand was built on. Its just not what I want at the moment.
What I can't believe is the blatent cash in cheekiness of the name, and then inferring it had some resemblance to a Yo.
'Inspired by' and 'retro' - you look at the new frame, and apart from being steel and V's, does not seem to be any different to any other modern bike.
Now if it had bullet stays, nice little dropouts, side of TT routing and a seat tube that rusted through, then I would again have some sympathy
Wonder where they saw the target market?
- Not sure many on this board would be up for one
- New school fanboys not interested in Vs or retro stylee
- Many now wont even know of Fat Chance, and move along to the 7" travel hardtail for crashing down the alps
Any ideas?? Maybe I missed something.
What I can't believe is the blatent cash in cheekiness of the name, and then inferring it had some resemblance to a Yo.
'Inspired by' and 'retro' - you look at the new frame, and apart from being steel and V's, does not seem to be any different to any other modern bike.
Now if it had bullet stays, nice little dropouts, side of TT routing and a seat tube that rusted through, then I would again have some sympathy
Wonder where they saw the target market?
- Not sure many on this board would be up for one
- New school fanboys not interested in Vs or retro stylee
- Many now wont even know of Fat Chance, and move along to the 7" travel hardtail for crashing down the alps
Any ideas?? Maybe I missed something.
Dr S":2geqnxw9 said:
*adopts Motty voice*
... and for those of you joining us late in the game ^^^ here's that legendary comment that On-One seemingly found so unpalatable ^^^ wait, they've taken Fat Chancer down, Fat Chancer is down... and where does this leave On-One now you wonder?
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Trouble with OnOne is that their market is quite limited .
people buy one , start riding a bit more , realize they are not that good and move on to something better .
so , they are trying to re invent their concept , by adding better quality tubing frames . ( and giving them an exotic name stolen from the past ) .
page down probably to check if Fat chance name is up for grab ?
people buy one , start riding a bit more , realize they are not that good and move on to something better .
so , they are trying to re invent their concept , by adding better quality tubing frames . ( and giving them an exotic name stolen from the past ) .
page down probably to check if Fat chance name is up for grab ?
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