Cycling Plus test of the Unipack

I know it's cool to slag off the unipack, but how many people have any actual experience of one? Ed, you seem know all about it, when was it exactly that you rode one?

To be honest, i bought a Unicrap/Create-a-headache. At one point one of the nuts that holds the pedals stripped. It was so bad that it destroyed the bottom bracket and i had to replace basically everything.

It SOUNDED like a tractor, and at one stage, i went to trixies and someone (sorry, cant remember who) told me i should go over the bike and tighten everything i could. I thought he was joking but sure enough, nothing was tight.

But i missed one: I was riding home one night when suddenly the risers came loose and flipped. It was as i was going round a corner to a red light. So in the insueing chaos, i came off my bike and into an old lady who sweetly picked me up and told me it would be ok. The nut that holds the risers had come loose!!!

The brakes are shite, like as in utter tripe. They work as well as normal brakes do in the wet. And speaking of wet, you might as well not have brakes at all. So im not suprised if ppl take them off totally. At least youre not lured into a false sense of security!!!

The frame itself doesnt seem to bad but it does weigh about the same as a small tank.

Now it is my pub/brick lane bike. Its a lot of fun if you dont mind coming off your bike regularly.