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Gary Fisher - Pure Bender
renegaderacer:
--- Quote from: CustardLips on February 11, 2018, 10:32 PM ---Nice work... looks tidy. :daumenhoch:
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Cheers mate :)
Midschoolfool:
--- Quote from: renegaderacer on February 11, 2018, 10:40 PM ---
--- Quote from: Midschoolfool on February 11, 2018, 10:27 PM ---Nice resto. When I was a bike mechanic back in the mid 90s we used to be a main dealer for GF. Mountain bikes mainly, but obviously we got all of their BMXes too. Pure Bender actually wasn't the worst named one. They did one called a Pure Bender Spin as well :LolLolLolLol:
They were actually good bikes, but came in drab colours with stupid names. So we had trouble selling them really, whereas the GT Performer was selling hand over fist. The only one I can remember selling was brought back to the shop three days later because the kid's mates were all taking the piss out of him because of the name of the bike. So I upsold him a Hoffman Condor.
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Pleased you're enjoying the thread. :daumenhoch:
I can't believe they'd give their bikes such bad names, not quite sure what their marketing department were smoking that day but the bonus is they're cheap to buy! Agree with you that they're not bad bikes. They're well made with nice welds and good quality components. Also they certainly shouldn't break considering they weigh as much as many of the people riding them! :LolLolLolLol:
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They did everything a mid school bruiser needed to do really. Good metals, as you say good welds, strong etc. But the colours? tank green, battleship grey and so on. I think the naming came simply from them being from America, and at that time we still were not globally connected through the internet fully (only geeks like me used to post on BB at that time). But yeah, talk about not even knowing your target audience :LolLolLolLol:
griff:
Same goes for Wimpy with their 'bender in a bun'
renegaderacer:
--- Quote from: Midschoolfool on February 12, 2018, 12:22 PM ---They did everything a mid school bruiser needed to do really. Good metals, as you say good welds, strong etc. But the colours? tank green, battleship grey and so on. I think the naming came simply from them being from America, and at that time we still were not globally connected through the internet fully (only geeks like me used to post on BB at that time). But yeah, talk about not even knowing your target audience :LolLolLolLol:
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Yeh, the colours are just as dodgy as the decals! If I was building it for myself it would definitely be at Dan's now having a re-spray. I'm hoping once my mate sees it he'll have a change of heart and the bike will have a change of colour! :daumenhoch:
--- Quote from: griff on February 12, 2018, 12:31 PM ---Same goes for Wimpy with their 'bender in a bun'
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:LolLolLolLol:
Bigfrawg:
If he wants a chrome one give me a call
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