Swallows & Amazons

[legrandefromage]

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[FairfaxPat]

Yeah, I remember the pics on the beach you posted recently and maybe a really flat mud ride too?

 

[azaro]

These folk who come on here, purely to show off.....

Seriously though, I would if I had a collection like that!!

 

[bushpig]

Crappy rip-offs of North American designs 5 or more years after the fact. Sweet.

 

[legrandefromage]

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[bushpig]

Crappy rip-offs of North American designs 5 or more years after the fact. Sweet.

I seriously hope you are just being sarcastic?

Only the black frame can be considered 'a crappy rip-off' of an american design. Even then, its better built and far less likely to end up like its rusted out cracked american cousins.

The rest are unique designs to UK frame builders.

If you are being serious, that just makes you out to be an even bigger asshole than you already come across as.

Pot, meet kettle.

 

[jonnyboy666]

Crappy rip-offs of North American designs 5 or more years after the fact. Sweet.

whether serious or not, that is a poor comment.

 

[bushpig]

Crappy rip-offs of North American designs 5 or more years after the fact. Sweet.

whether serious or not, that is a poor comment.

Truth hurts.

[edit] But, I'd be happy to learn otherwise. These bikes look like gimpy copies. How are they otherwise, with timelines too, pls.

 

[jonnyboy666]

not wanting get drawn out into a long argument about pro's and cons of british versus american builders, that was not my point, my point was that you were rude.

 

[FairfaxPat]

Just to lighten the tone here, what brands are the green bike and the black one? When looking at the black one it is obvious that it is an older school design with it's flat top tube, as opposed to the sloping top tubes on the others. As far as copying designs, or design elements, it's been the norm for 100 years. Most bike builders want to do something to make their bike stand out from the crowd, but there is only just so much you can do with a bike frame. Disregard annoying comments from my American brethren, he really comes across as an MTBR snob in this case. I, however, really like your collection.