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Title: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: 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
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: harris on June 09, 2007, 05:46 PM
middle of the road.
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: BentAxle on June 09, 2007, 05:49 PM
wouldnt be classed as pos bike on here then?
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: harris 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.  :)
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: BentAxle on June 09, 2007, 05:57 PM
cool cheers mate.
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: darkersomeday on June 09, 2007, 09:53 PM
i am pretty sure there 3pc cranks were ok , but what about the rest of there stuff in general . cheers

shite. :daumenhoch:

anyone remember "freak factory"  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: bof 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.
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: 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)
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: teamsano on June 10, 2007, 09:17 AM
shiter than a shite thing with a pile of shite in it (and some broken glass sprinkled in)


summed up perfectly.
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: christhejob on June 10, 2007, 10:12 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!!
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: SaMAlex 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.
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: BrianP 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.
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: theRuler on June 11, 2007, 10:22 AM
fishbone stuff was ok

as good as yer heavy tools stuff, or other generic brands.
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: christhejob on June 11, 2007, 09:32 PM
fishbone stuff was ok

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

there you go!!!!!!   ;D  twas all bobbins!!!!!!!
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: theRuler 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
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: SaMAlex on June 12, 2007, 10:42 AM
Ohhhh, look at all that!

Add in Ride, April/May 1997
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Magazines/fishbone.jpg)
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: theRuler on June 12, 2007, 10:53 AM
treats.
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: darkersomeday 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!
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: theRuler on June 12, 2007, 11:44 AM
the big bone seat was cool

but the next level kneesavers were a bit hoopty!
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: Lazarou on June 12, 2007, 03:15 PM
To be honest i wouldn't give you 10p for that whole set-up.
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: christhejob on June 12, 2007, 09:03 PM
i've just been sick in my mouth
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: darkersomeday on June 12, 2007, 09:10 PM
i've just been sick in my mouth


 :LolLolLolLol:
nose sore?
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: harris on June 12, 2007, 09:11 PM
 :LolLolLolLol: pmsl
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: christhejob 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: Lazarou on June 12, 2007, 09:56 PM
Egregiousness!!!   :2funny:
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: harris on June 12, 2007, 09:57 PM
well that kinda covers all the angles   :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: christhejob on June 12, 2007, 10:00 PM
i thank you, goodnight
(had parent's evening tonight, 2 hours of being "nice" about people's kids, you have to go vent somewhere) :-X
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: Lazarou on June 12, 2007, 10:03 PM
It's weird as i've heard that word twice in one week! I heard it on the Russell Brand podcast (no really it's good!) and now here!
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: SaMAlex on June 12, 2007, 10:31 PM
It's weird as i've heard that word twice in one week! I heard it on the Russell Brand podcast (no really it's good!) and now here!

The Russell Brand podcast it great. shame its only once a week. All I listen to now is that and KATG podcast, which is an hour a day so I struggle to get through it all.
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: christhejob on June 12, 2007, 10:53 PM
egregious is such a good word.. an insult that sounds like it's a total compliment

eg "hey endemol, the new BB series is egregious"
endemol "why thank you"

what is KATG alex??
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: SaMAlex on June 12, 2007, 10:58 PM
what is KATG alex??

The song at the begining of every show goes

"Hey all you arseholes come and listen to us, its the Kieth and the Girl show"

Talk radio with no censorship cos its a podcast done from their house in NY. Its been going for about 2 years and they have just got to the stage where they can give up a day job. Funny chat, intresting views, frank talk. Very good.

Just do a google search and find their site or find the podcast through I-tunes (for free)
Title: Re: What was fishbone stuff like ?
Post by: christhejob on June 12, 2007, 11:15 PM
ah i see... back on topic.. anyone else get a hernia just looking at that fishbone set-up??  strap on some manly 95s eh. ooohh that would be lovely..
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