Big Bike Thread

Supercow · 5 Apr 2010 at 17:21

God it's good to back up on my local, and it's actually dry!
Knackered now, but very very happy

Braaap

SDK^ · 5 Apr 2010 at 17:26

^^^ Laughing My Ass Off

KnightStalker · 5 Apr 2010 at 18:54

Hahah thats brilliant lol

weescott · 5 Apr 2010 at 19:19

He's really raising the bar with that jump.

/gets coat

Westie · 5 Apr 2010 at 19:43

Supercow said:
No one who Free Rides clips in

think that guy at the end just turned into a female!

felt that!!!!

MrKnifey · 5 Apr 2010 at 22:19

Supercow said:
God it's good to back up on my local, and it's actually dry!
Knackered now, but very very happy

Braaap

I really wanna see what happens next!

touch · 6 Apr 2010 at 10:35

crankbro said:
I really wanna see what happens next!

It's his signature trick. He puts the bars back in and lands perfectly.

Skillmister · 6 Apr 2010 at 11:09

touch said:
It's his signature trick. He puts the bars back in and lands perfectly.

+360 backflip

weescott · 6 Apr 2010 at 12:34

I didn't expect this to happen with top of the range pedals. Cycling to the bike shop and one of the pedal bodies fell off the axel. I've only done about 3 miles max so far on them.

Pedal assembly not so super!!!!! :mad:

Burned_Alive · 6 Apr 2010 at 12:39

weescott said:
I didn't expect this to happen with top of the range pedals. Cycling to the bike shop and one of the pedal bodies fell off the axel. I've only done about 3 miles max so far on them.

Pedal assembly not so super!!!!!

They're not really top of the range pedals though, just rebadged chinese stuff.

ichabod crane · 6 Apr 2010 at 12:43

weescott said:
I didn't expect this to happen with top of the range pedals. Cycling to the bike shop and one of the pedal bodies fell off the axel. I've only done about 3 miles max so far on them.

Pedal assembly not so super!!!!!

Should have got the Nano's

weescott · 6 Apr 2010 at 12:57

Burned_Alive said:
They're not really top of the range pedals though, just rebadged chinese stuff.

A heck of a lot of bike components are made in China including top of the range frames. At £100 for a set of pedals I would say they were top of the range no matter where they were made.

pull2808 · 6 Apr 2010 at 13:03

Which pedals were they?

I've had no problems with my Ultra Mag's from superstar and have done plenty of miles on them

Burned_Alive · 6 Apr 2010 at 13:05

Yeah, but they're not high spec components, they're average spec/quality rebranded and with the price bumped for a bit of bling factor. You can buy the same pedals as the superstar ones unbranded for about half the price. Being expensive doesnt make them top of the range. Have just been trying to find the site, but my google fu is letting me down.

ichabod crane · 6 Apr 2010 at 13:09

Burned_Alive said:
Yeah, but they're not high spec components, they're average spec/quality rebranded and with the price bumped for a bit of bling factor. You can buy the same pedals as the superstar ones unbranded for about half the price. Being expensive doesnt make them top of the range. Have just been trying to find the site, but my google fu is letting me down.

Most of the superstar stuff is rebranded and sold cheaper than its competitors so you would expect them to perform well.

They claim that is there aim anyway "Superstar Components buys parts from factories around the world, and retails them direct to the customer to avoid costs. We can offer the same products as most brands for much less than their RRP, the products the same, the quality is the same, the route to you is much leaner!"

Microwave · 6 Apr 2010 at 13:11

Yes you can buy unbranded but Superstar still are cheaper than the 'big brand' alternatives (e.g. Straitline, Twenty6 etc). Just because they're cheaper that those doesn't mean they're not high spec.

Bottom line, they are high spec components.

Looks like you just got a duff pair, warranty and complain, you might get money off the replacement pair. (Oh and yeah, should have got the nano's

mine are awesome)!

Burned_Alive · 6 Apr 2010 at 13:16

Well, maybe my wording is off, high spec? Possibly. High quality? No.

ichabod crane said:
Most of the superstar stuff is rebranded and sold cheaper than its competitors so you would expect them to perform well.

Dont get me wrong, they should perform reasonably well. I certainly wouldnt expect them to fall apart like that even if he'd paid £30 for them.

ichabod crane · 6 Apr 2010 at 13:25

pull2808 said:
Which pedals were they?

I've had no problems with my Ultra Mag's from superstar and have done plenty of miles on them

It looks like an ultra mag also, must be a dodgy one!

weescott · 6 Apr 2010 at 15:08

They are ultra mags. To add insult to (almost) injury they are not 8mm fittings as stated on the web site and the packaging. Bike shop confirmed they are 5 16ths....or something. Useless.

Supercow · 6 Apr 2010 at 21:08

They are plenty high spec.

Its the same pedal, rebranded as: Nukeproof, Kona Wah wah, Diety ... etc all done by a company called HT components. Bad luck weescot, must have been a bad apple of the bunch. Just send it back I'm sure you can have it either replaced or refunded.