Foffa Bikes

Yeah think there was a bit of a who-har about it as she was a bit of a troll. Can't really remember. She said it was authentic French something other, Forum goes nuts, usual scenario.

"forum goes nuts usual scenario" thats well funny wicksie,did the frame have campagnolo drop outs ;-)

Forum goes nuts, usual scenario.

I think sometimes the forum is just looking for a quick release.

I'm willing to bet good money that if this bike had been a concept sketch rather than a photo and had the words Foffa on the top-tube people here would be clawing their way over each other to slag it off.

We have ripped into it pretty heartily anyway, several times, regardless of the fact that Foffa had no part in it. Foffa isn't the only person who can makes a dog's breakfast of what should be a simple bicycle.

We have ripped into it pretty heartily anyway, several times, regardless of the fact that Foffa had no part in it. Foffa isn't the only person who can makes a dog's breakfast of what should be a simple bicycle.

Somebody clearly likes it otherwise they wouldn't be riding it and that's good enough for me.

would spend good money on this VanUden,before you start bleating this is one of FOFFA's splendid creations./attachments/41434

I wouldn't but as you've now found out somebody did. The only bleating I can hear is that coming from the hate sheep that are following this thread :)

I'm not sure it [Foffa Hi-Pro] needs to be that aggressive, but there's no need to make it into a dutch bike.

I was using the rhetorical device of hyperbole. The main point is that if Foffa wants to make something more upright, the curved tube is silly; he just needs to do what all the road bike makers are doing on their sportive models by lengthening the head tube and shortening the top tube a tad, then open up the clearances a bit to take slightly bigger tyres. With a shorter top tube and bigger tyres, it's pretty much inevitable that you're going to want to kick the front end out a degree or two to avoid toe overlap, and with the hips rotated back by the high bars, a slacker seat angle will probably make sense too. Of course, he needs to get it in the shops within the next hour, before everybody pre-orders their On One Macinato.

Somebody clearly likes it otherwise they wouldn't be riding it and that's good enough for me.

By that logic, you must also approve of the piles of shit in the shape of bicycles which are sold by Tesco, Asda etc.

By that logic, you must also approve of the piles of shit in the shape of bicycles which are sold by Tesco, Asda etc.

If they get more people out discovering and enjoying cycling and nobody dies then yes. But as a fellow cyclist I would have thought that was fairly obvious :)

sheep haters,not me i love a good kebab.VanUden when are you buying your foffa bike,please tell me as soon as you do and ill buy you a load of beers....no chicken dinner though,kebab maybe

If they get more people out discovering and enjoying cycling

They tend to put people off cycling.

They tend to put people off cycling.

Oh I don't know considering how many are sold and then probably got rid of for something better a little later down the line. I would have thought most people have the sense to understand that if once they get used to their new bike they find it's not that good it's the bicycle that's the problem rather than cycling.

glad youve finally seen sense VanUden,thats what weve been trying to tell you all along.people buy a foffa,then a little while later they buy a decent bike

we are part of the system of information dissemination which allows consumers to make better decisions.

I wouldn't consider this forum a valuabale source of information, there is very little information here at all, it's mostly in-jokes and trash talk, excepting your posts and a few other afficonados. Of the information that is here the quality is pretty low, indeed there is probably more misinformation......do you really think a potential Foffa buyer arriving here looking for a decent review of a recent Foffa bike, is gonna wade through the x pages of crap on this thread?

I wouldn't consider this forum a valuabale source of information, there is very little information here at all, it's mostly in-jokes and trash talk…

Would you say this forum is going downhill Winston?

Would you say this forum is going downhill Winston?

haha....no actually, the "not being good as info source" is as much to do with the structure of the site, the "banter" as some people call it, is part of what this place is and what brings the most frequent users back on a daily basis, certainly for non-regualr members and non-members (who arrive here through google?) though this place must seem very daunting in many ways and I wouldn't be surprised if they click away within the first few seconds.....wonder if the stats bear this out.

It was another 'in joke', sorry Winston :-s

You're right though.

I stopped being "in" in 1984.

though this place must seem very daunting in many ways and I wouldn't be surprised if they click away within the first few seconds.....wonder if the stats bear this out.

Clearly not daunting enough if the constant farrago of thick headed fixie pricks is anything to go by.

Would you say this forum is going downhill Winston?

I wouldn't consider this forum a valuabale source of information, there is very little information here at all, it's mostly in-jokes and trash talk

It's a forum for pretend couriers with cycling caps on at jaunty angles, to skid around the E postcodes whilst getting drunk in order to mask the hollow futility of their lives.

I kind of like these bikes, even if they look like they're made of scaffolding tubes.

Those look like bikes designed purely to lock other bikes onto them - kinda mobile racks.

It's a forum for pretend couriers with cycling caps on at jaunty angles, to skid around the E postcodes whilst getting drunk in order to mask the hollow futility of their lives.

+1000 but you forgot the old men who should know better RPM.

Originally Posted by mdcc_tester
No, but we are part of the system of information dissemination which allows consumers to make better decisions. Something from Brick Lane Bikes might seem fairly priced to a cycling noob, because he has too little information. Obviously, this market segment can be profitable in the short term for somebody who has no interest in repeat business, but the interests of sellers who exploit poorly informed buyers are not those of this community, one of whose purposes is to enable consumers to obtain maximal value by sharing information about good products and good offers.

To suggest that Brick Lane Bike's pricing is 'fair' just because they are making some sales is also missing the point somewhat if you believe in free markets. The question should be, what would be the selling price for Brick Lane Bikes if all buyers had perfect market information?

ftfy mdcc ;)

So because BLB rip people off it's ok for Foffa to do it too?

Besides, while BLB might be a hotbed of poorly painted flourescent clown bike parts, they undoubtedly offer a service and experience which is on a completely different level to what is offered by Foffa.
I was going to say that it's not something I buy into but tbh the twice I'v been to London I've gone to the shop purely because of the hype it gets on here.

1. So because BLB rip people off it's ok for Foffa to do it too?

2. Besides, while BLB might be a hotbed of poorly painted flourescent clown bike parts, they undoubtedly offer a service and experience which is on a completely different level to what is offered by Foffa.

3. I was going to say that it's not something I buy into but tbh the twice I'v been to London I've gone to the shop purely because of the hype it gets on here.

1. Don't try and put words in my mouth, I'm merely pointing out the hypocrisy of fashion and how blinded some forumongers are (mentioning no names before you all start pissing your corduroys and steaming up your NHS specs!).

2. The service at BLB has often been ridiculed for being pretentious, snobby, and exclusive (not in the good sense of the word). They have also been known to give shoddy mechanical advice/service.

3. Ah, you're a tourist, yes I've been to see the Lions at Longleat before it was fun. (Without wanting to sound like a complete cock) If you haven't already been to Brixton Cycles do pay it a visit. It knocks spots off the likes of BLB.