Author Topic: What was fishbone stuff like ? (Read 3956 times)

BentAxle · « **on:** June 09, 2007, 05:45 PM »

i am pretty sure there 3pc cranks were ok , but what about the rest of there stuff in general . cheers

harris · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2007, 05:46 PM »

middle of the road.

BentAxle · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2007, 05:49 PM »

wouldnt be classed as pos bike on here then?

harris · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2007, 05:53 PM »

they all have there place on here,i use a few parts and they seem to hold up ok.
they are what they are ,average price average in general.

BentAxle · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2007, 05:57 PM »

cool cheers mate.

darkersomeday · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2007, 09:53 PM »

Quote from: BentAxle on June 09, 2007, 05:45 PM

i am pretty sure there 3pc cranks were ok , but what about the rest of there stuff in general . cheers

shite.

anyone remember "freak factory"

bof · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2007, 10:53 PM »

There frames where absolute bobbins. but the cranks where spot on they even ended up doing pinchless ones like profiles which where ok as well.

christhejob · « **Reply #7 on:** June 10, 2007, 01:55 AM »

shiter than a shite thing with a pile of shite in it (and some broken glass sprinkled in)

teamsano · « **Reply #8 on:** June 10, 2007, 09:17 AM »

Quote from: christhejob on June 10, 2007, 01:55 AM

shiter than a shite thing with a pile of shite in it (and some broken glass sprinkled in)

summed up perfectly.

christhejob · « **Reply #9 on:** June 10, 2007, 10:12 AM »

Quote from: teamsano on June 10, 2007, 09:17 AM

Quote from: christhejob on June 10, 2007, 01:55 AM
shiter than a shite thing with a pile of shite in it (and some broken glass sprinkled in)

summed up perfectly.

and i was being generous with that summary!!

SaMAlex · « **Reply #10 on:** June 11, 2007, 09:30 AM »

I got given a fishbone gyro once. I didnt like how it looked so I didnt use it (very wide diameter all the way round). The cables it came with werent like normal gyro cables, they had a 3 cable pinch bolt deal that looked like the ones you could buy so you could make your own gyro cable at the right length. I thought that I might use the 3 cable pinch bolt deal so I could shorten my upper cable. When i took it apart to cut the lengths down it wasnt a pinch bolt at all, it was a block to hold 3 nipples. The cables were all made to length but werent fixed together, just bolted together. After all that I didnt even manage to get any use out of the pinchbolt.

I have somehow ended up with a fishbone chainring. I have no idea where it came from and its still got the header card on it. If anyone wants it, let me know.

BrianP · « **Reply #11 on:** June 11, 2007, 10:12 AM »

I had a fishbone "blowfish" freecoaster a few years ago.
Weighed about the same as a small country, but it did work okay.

I got the impression a lot of their parts were generic taiwanese types that were just rebadged. The internals of their freecoaster were pretty much identical to the original oddy freecoaster and the ultimate hardware freecoaster (sealed version).

Bp.

theRuler · « **Reply #12 on:** June 11, 2007, 10:22 AM »

fishbone stuff was ok

as good as yer heavy tools stuff, or other generic brands.

christhejob · « **Reply #13 on:** June 11, 2007, 09:32 PM »

Quote from: ruler™ on June 11, 2007, 10:22 AM

fishbone stuff was ok

as good as yer heavy tools stuff, or other generic brands.

there you go!!!!!!

twas all bobbins!!!!!!!

theRuler · « **Reply #14 on:** June 12, 2007, 10:29 AM »

hehehe

it did the job!

i run one of those big fat gyros for a while. but it kinda seized up.

they made a crazy frame, with the biggest ever gusset

SaMAlex · « **Reply #15 on:** June 12, 2007, 10:42 AM »

Ohhhh, look at all that!

Add in Ride, April/May 1997

theRuler · « **Reply #16 on:** June 12, 2007, 10:53 AM »

treats.

darkersomeday · « **Reply #17 on:** June 12, 2007, 11:21 AM »

they were ahead of there time with that seat, i-beam anyone?

but what the fook were they thinking with those bars! them shits is wrong!

theRuler · « **Reply #18 on:** June 12, 2007, 11:44 AM »

the big bone seat was cool

but the next level kneesavers were a bit hoopty!

Lazarou · « **Reply #19 on:** June 12, 2007, 03:15 PM »

To be honest i wouldn't give you 10p for that whole set-up.

christhejob · « **Reply #20 on:** June 12, 2007, 09:03 PM »

i've just been sick in my mouth

darkersomeday · « **Reply #21 on:** June 12, 2007, 09:10 PM »

Quote from: christhejob on June 12, 2007, 09:03 PM

i've just been sick in my mouth

nose sore?

harris · « **Reply #22 on:** June 12, 2007, 09:11 PM »

pmsl

christhejob · « **Reply #23 on:** June 12, 2007, 09:50 PM »

it burns, it burns....................
my eyeeeeesssss
what i REALLY hated about the mid-90s was the absolute DOGPOOPOO that these generic companies flung out to try and make some money as BMX was on the come-up again.
Endless CRAP issues of ride full of bike tests of reeaaaaaaaaaly bad bikes that were like £400 and you wouldn't even pay £90 in motorworld for them these days.
The fishbone frame with the gusset like a windjammer frame plate (remember them, i think trevor cowell milked them) was the trough of egregiousness!!!!!!!!!
UGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH.......
i hope no-one who thinks they've uncovered a stockpile of midschool gem parts gets upset.. but unless to be perfectly honest it isn't standard, s&m (at a push) hoffman or for rarity value like early homeless or something, then take it down the tip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lazarou · « **Reply #24 on:** June 12, 2007, 09:56 PM »

Egregiousness!!!

Author Topic: What was fishbone stuff like ? (Read 3956 times)

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