Unipack / Create / Sports Direct singlespeed track bikes?

@mechanical_vandal

It's the fact the bike is absolute shite and dangerous.

Formula hubs are generally quite highly regarded.

TBH
I think allot of the sarcastic advice being doled out here is pure ignorant - veiled by suggesting that the OP deserves a shit bike because he is considering a Create.

But surely you would do some research before you buy the bike? Even just typing create/unipack up in the search box throws out loads of results.

I might be a tight ass but I tend to do some research into most bike related things I buy, I should imagine a lot of people on these forums do the same.

TBH
I think allot of the sarcastic advice being doled out here is pure ignorant - veiled by suggesting that the OP deserves a shit bike because he is considering a Create.

The fact that the OP is here asking advice shows that he is interested in doing the best thing and is researching whats best to do. He may not be part of a wider cycling community & may not have access to people who can advise him properly, but its people like him that will widen the cycling community which is exactly what is needed to get better facilities and safer environments for us all. So go easy on the newbies.

The "OP" (back in 2008) wasn't asking advice about them or considering buying one though.

But surely you would do some research before you buy the bike?
Isn't that what the OP is doing here?

There is one protagonist who I'm referring to in particular & has come to my attention on many occasion on these boards - as he seems to act the arsehole in as many threads as possible.

And who might that be?

@mechanical_vandal

It's the fact the bike is absolute shite and dangerous.

Formula hubs are generally quite highly regarded.

oi +1 on both so that makes: +2!

@mech_van
owned and rode a 'pack to the ground, i sure loved that fat bitch as my bike but it was not a real bike, never was, just tried to get it close to being one with all them real bike parts, i bolted on that thing. search me and you'll find out.

i now use formula hubs and am pleased with them. great value for the price and i have yet to ride another 5000mi on them through next winter to see if they can take another one after that...

people on here realise they are hipsters. have you actually met any of them? its patently obvious. brick lane all day. dive bars all night.

Yeah, that's me in a nutshell..

@mechanical_vandal

It's the fact the bike is absolute shite and dangerous.

Formula hubs are generally quite highly regarded.

The fact it's made in India instead of Taiwan speak volumes.

wtf? why?

Indians are streets ahead on the cuisine front.... which is important.

well, you proved lately, a full British is quite delicious, too

wtf? why?

no quality control perhaps?

R u 4 reel?
.

hehe

no quality control perhaps?

...a bit like your posts.

So Ed are you suggesting that anything made in India is shit?

no quality control perhaps?

Do you know what you're talking about?

Do you know what you're talking about?

Does anyone on this thread?

FFS everyone needs to chill out on these bikes.
Strange that it tends to be the people who HAVE owned one that defend them and the people that HAVE NOT owned one that attack them.
Not everyone is a forum geek from the word go.
Not everyone knows how to put a bike togother.
Not everyone knows what makes a good second hand bike.
Unipac and Create bikes are cheap and accessible.
They get people out riding.
Im sure everyone that gets one moves on from it soon enough.
A hell of a lot of pretty pricey OTPs come with pretty shit componentry where it matters, ie wheels and cranks.
When my insurance company bought me a Capo - which is a £700 bike - i straightaway changed:
The cranks - they were cheap lasco ones and 175mm
The wheels - semi deep section rims weighed a ton and iv heard bad things about the hardware on the formula hubs
The tyres - well, changed after one ride because a couple small skids had torn them up
The seat and post - the own branded stuff was pretty uncomfortable looking and heavy
The stem - stock stem was too long and bike handled weird
So i had (most of) that stuff sitting about but even if i hadn't i would have wanted to change it anyway and that's on a £700 bike.
The people that go and spend £200 on a unipack/create are far more likely to enjoy cycling and carry it on than people who go and spend £200 on a ton weight full suspension 'mountain bike' from halfords etc and in my book people cycling = good thing.
Ive had one and i HATE THEM. They are dangerous and damaged my hip. Hate to say it, youre wrong.

But surely you would do some research before you buy the bike? Even just typing create/unipack up in the search box throws out loads of results.

I might be a tight ass but I tend to do some research into most bike related things I buy, I should imagine a lot of people on these forums do the same.

I'm sorry, i forgot that absolutely everyone who was in the market for a cheap bike joined lfgss before they bought anything.

you don't have to join to read the google results - bit like magic, innit.

I'm sorry, i forgot that absolutely everyone who was in the market for a cheap bike joined lfgss before they bought anything.

Why would you have to join LFGSS to read about a Create bike?

There's that website online can't remember what It's called but it is one of the most popular in the world, you can type stuff in and it searches other websites, please help me out here....

Oh yeah....

mechanical vandal/bluefoam

these days it takes no time to do a little basic search to find the facts

if someone is too fucking thick or lazy to do this then they get what they deserve

if they cant be arsed to utfs or jfgi then why should we feel particularly inclined to help, it does not appear that they are contributing much to this place

but rather than tell them they have bought a piece of shit I am now trying to be supportive of their purchase, and give them the peace of mind that they have bought a quality item - give them a bit of a rosy glow and satisfaction whilst everyone else is truthfully telling them what an idiot they are for buying such a piece of shit

i have not owned a unipak but know people who have

without fail they have all suffered mechanical problems that a half decent bike would not give you

tallk to reen, chainbraker or crumb for example

It's pointless arguing with you lot.
Im wrong, everycunt googles everything before they spend any money.
Create and unipack are only still about because people obviously chose to ignore the infinite wisdom of google and lfgss in their desire to be 'hip'.
Now, hovis or warburtons....google here i come.

And James, who asked you to feel inclined to help?
All i'm saying is that these bikes are being heralded as the coming of the apocalypse by many on here when infact all they are is a cheap, kinda naff bike.