Foffa Bikes

Right then. My 2 pence worth.........
Dani. I reckon your prima track frames look decent enough and Superprecise has actually made the most business relevant point, and if I were in your position I'd be bang on this!
My major bug is, having worked in a bike shop that deals with helping customers convert old frames into to ss/fg bikes (OCW members night big up) I still find it hard to believe that folks aren't impressed for the quality of conversion that rolls out of Foffa.!
They're basic bikes and damn easy to build. Dialing chainlines and having dodgy brake angles should not be an issue anymore, let alone the slightly more technical, but really not very technical dicipline of spacing out axles! Get the seemingly never ending mechanical issues sorted and your streets are paved with gold me boy!

i just looked at the first page of this thread and realised that it was started more than a year ago! wow, time goes by so fast...

wow, time goes by so slowly...

and time can do so much,
are you still mine?
I need your love,
I need your love,
God speed your love ..... to me!

Lonely rivers[URL="http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/jvtoxic.htm"][/URL] flow
to the sea, to the sea,
To the open arms of the sea.
Lonely rivers sigh,
"Wait for me, wait for me!"
I'll be coming home, wait for me!

Oh, my love, my darling,
I've hungered, for your touch
a long, lonely time.

keep bleeding, i keep keep bleeding love

righteous brothers ftw

Not that this thread should be carried on really, but I felt compelled to register on this site to throw in my two cents.

I bought a single speed off Dani about 18 months ago when he was still running the operation out of his flat. He's a nice guy, and was always willing to field questions etc after purchase. But the bike really was poor. About two weeks after purchasing one of the cranks wobbled and fell off while riding down Camden Road. The bottom bracket also wore out in a very short space of time. Dani put these incidents down to a heavy riding style. Further inspection by another bike shop revealed some old parts that were pretty worn away. I had endless problems with it and have only recently had a new crankset and brakes fitted. The wheels were solidly built though. Doubtless to say I wouldn't go back to his shop now, as I wouldn't really trust that I was getting something quality after that experience. Maybe things have changed though..

In 18 months, thing have indeed changed. Dani got a decent mechanic I understand and so the quality improved. The fact remains though, you get what you pay for, if you spend less then £300 run a mile, less than £500 and with caution you should get a good bike, and above £500 you should be fine. If in doubt, go to Tokyo Fixed Gear in Soho, they'll sort you out.

I spent more than £300

spend less then £300 run a mile, less than £500 and with caution you should get a good bike, and above £500 you should be fine

Unless you spend £1700 on a "NOS" 1984 Rossin "Track" bike. There are people out there willing to rip you off at any price point.

Getting a new mechanic in does not change the issue of using shoddy parts on your bikes in any case. Its to do with an attitude to your business and customers.

courvoisier, sometime shoddy parts are fine for those who just need a bike to get from A to B, providing they're put together properly by a mechanic.

I notice this more when I brought my Kona Smoke from Evans half a decade ago, that got stolen, and I got a vouncher for Halfords to purchase the same bike again, which I did.

The original Evans one were perfectly fine, everything work and run smoothly, however despite the fact the one I got from Halfords being exactly the same, were shoddy, gears not indexed properly, brakes weren't step up (i.e. very spongy), mudguard were rubbing against tyres.

I now realise that it's less to do with the bike, more to do with the mechanic, obviously there are limitation on how bad certain part are (ref: Create bike), but generally they shouldn't be a problem.

Hi all,

just wanted to clarify a few points:

Courvoisier, if you look back into the forum you ll notice that we have moved on considerably since the time I was still working from my tiny flat.

The bike that you bought off me was built by our first mechanic which we decided to part ways with over a year ago. However saying that, your bike would have come with a 12 month warranty and I would have been more than happy to replace or exchange any parts that you felt were not suitable.

Since then we have improved the quality of our parts, we are now working with better machanics, and have higher quality control.

Anyway, I am sorry to hear that you felt you had to take the bike to another bike shop, if you are ever in the area feel free to pop by for a cup of coffee and a chat,

all the best,

dani

oh dear

saw the foffa bikes on their stand at the nocturne

one bike had no brakes but was single speed. the front wheel was not even correctly mounted in the dropouts

thankfully, they are now turning their attention from simple bikes to full geared machines

though i have not seen them in the flesh, my opinion and expectation is that things do not bode too well for the geared versions. this is based on their past performance, which may or may not be indicative of their future abilities

if they struggle with mechanically simple bikes i am looking forwards to the comedy geared bikes

(please note this is opinion and clearly not a factual statement)

anyone knows anything about foffa wheels?

what about the foffa scoble bike?

http://foffabikes.com/index.php?pid=81

"COMING IN SUMMER 2011. A CONCEPT BIKE THAT COMBINES THE PURITY AND EFFICIENCY OF SINGLE SPEED BIKES WITH THE COMFORT OF THE UPRIGHT DUTCH BIKES. WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE ULTIMATE CITY COMMUTER..."

anyone knows anything about foffa wheels?

I know they are £20 more than Varno's 40mm wheels. For anybody here, that would seem to be the end of the discussion.

https://www.lfgss.com/attachments/41076d1307919499-a-foffa.jpg

oh hai £819!

fuck me.

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Proudly announcing the Ciao...

Fucking stroll on.

I know they are £20 more than Varno's 40mm wheels. For anybody here, that would seem to be the end of the discussion.

brilliant point.

Foffa Bikes are claiming that them wheels are basicly H+Son.

oh hai £819!

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what about the foffa scoble bike?

http://foffabikes.com/index.php?pid=81

"COMING IN SUMMER 2011. A CONCEPT BIKE THAT COMBINES THE PURITY AND EFFICIENCY OF SINGLE SPEED BIKES WITH THE COMFORT OF THE UPRIGHT DUTCH BIKES. WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE ULTIMATE CITY COMMUTER..."

Not convinced by the colours but that's personal nit-picking. This looks like a handsome bike, I like it.

Not convinced by the colours but that's personal nit-picking. This looks like a handsome bike, I like it.

I don't know much about Foffa bikes, other than they have moved on from the original models, but I saw a young lady on a red one today, zipping from west to east on Walworth Road. It was probably around 8:30am. She was blonde and pedalled like the bike was fixed gear, though I didn't get a close enough look. She seemed speedy, confident, and obviously liked hers. Again, I don't know about these bikes, and am only mentioning one (seemingly) happy Foffa user. .

For anyone who hasn't clicked on the link above here's a pic. I think this is a seriously good looking bike, the colours are not to my taste but that's a moot point as I doubt they only come in one colour combination. I love the frame (hopefully it's in something lightweight, no idea currently as there are no details) it really is a bit quirky but in a good way:

seriously...?

What a heap of crap