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Other than the carbon 456, any others out there? Interesting how they can offer them so cheap.
Remove the niche factor, the overheads, and the bells and whistles, and that's what you get. A perfectly good bike at a reasonable price, and the very essence of On One. 🙂
Remove the niche factor, the overheads, and the bells and whistles, and that's what you get. A perfectly good bike at a reasonable price, and the very essence of On One.
not really.
it's our own mold, a very good factory... it's mostly about dave having very big balls and trying to get one over me when I left to do the other brand with the other company.
the key thing is that we've missed off links in the distribution chain, and also some paint costs 🙂
it's our own mold, a very good factory..
Never said it wasn't 🙂
trying to get one over me when I left to do the other brand with the other company.
To be fair, that did cross my mind at the time..... 🙂
and also some paint costs
Again, typical On One....... 😛
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There's no way I'd pay £1000+++ for a frame when O-O are so cheap. I can't even see me buying something as expensive as a Cotic, TBH!
Looking at the whippet now, £299 just seems exceptionally cheap for a carbon frame.
My only real point of contention was the "remove the bells and whistles"
The 456c has tapered headtube (yeah, I know. A short one), swapouts, long travel geometry. It's good. It's not a basic carbon hardtail from a catalogue with a sticker on it. And Ive seen a lot of those this week.
There's just no competition for these IMO, especially the c456.
It's incredible that not only have On-One pioneered a long travel carbon HT but done it for 1/3 of the price a conventional bike brand would have charged.
And despite loads of us having them on here, I haven't seen a single report of a breakage.
Hats off.
I got a BeOne Pro Raw frame from CRC last year. Was in the sale so came in at £400 delivered. Amazing value for a brilliant light carbon ht frame.
Well I really don't NEED one but who needs anything. I'm tempted to get a whippet or a 456. As I have a zesty it would be used more for longer distance stuff with a nice high saddle.
Which would be better? probably the whippet I reckon, designed for smaller forks.
The 456 will take smaller forks and is less stressful for longer distances from what I can gather.
For the money I'm considering a C456 as a winter frame it's so cheap but is getting great reviews!
yes Brant you can save loads of money by paying you're workers slave wages, youre bikes are cheap nasty junk and are made from gas pipe, they ride like gates...
Carbon fibre gas pipe? I've gotta get me some of that...
why not buy one that's made in the USA or UK?
Carbon fibre gas pipe? I've gotta get me some of that...
its called fibre glass, you would be amazed how much of it is in these shitty frames
My gas pipes are currently copper. Will carbon fibre ones make my gas cheaper?
(it's)
Carbon fibre gas pipes might snap disasterously where a steel one would just bend. For that reason, I'm out.
it's mostly about dave having very big balls and trying to get one over me when I left to do the other brand with the other company.
Can you make sure to leave OO to do another brand with another company on a regular basis?
why not buy one that's made in the USA or UK?
its called fibre glass, you would be amazed how much of it is in these shitty frames
Lordy lord, time of the month is it?
What do you ride then, just so I can rip the piss, obviously.....
in fairness, most bikes are made in the far east, probably in the same factories as On-One. Just like your shoes, your clothes, your electrical products.
I'm all for workers rights and decent pay, but its very hard to be an idealist about one product without being a hypocrite with another.
But yeah, I rate on one bikes, and If I went carbon It'd be on one, why pay more for the same quality of product with a "designed in the USA" sticker and twice the price?
why not buy one that's made in the USA or UK?
Cos they cost loads more. You sound like a reet spanner
They are only going to get cheaper
jumpupanddown - Member
Carbon fibre gas pipe? I've gotta get me some of that...
its called fibre glass, you would be amazed how much of it is in these shitty frames
Fibreglass and Carbon Fibre are both composite materials - a mix of resin and fabric. One's wet-layed, the other pre-preg. Having previously made semi-structural helicopter products using a variety of composite materials, including wet-lay material (fibre glass), it's quite a lot about how you lay them up, not just what material you use.
I was always a gas pipes hater. Had to get a cheap frame to temp replace my Epic frame.
I have to say the C456 is an awesome ride. Light too.
Looking forward to riding it more.
Fibreglass and Carbon Fibre are both composite materials - a mix of resin and fabric. One's wet-layed, the other pre-preg
Except that you can wet-lay carbon, and I suspect if you wanted you probably could pre-preg glass (actually, given carbon and glass are mixed, in the same layup, it's almost certainly used pre-preg). There are of course a variety of differences in construction other than the material used, which all make a significant difference to the quality of the product, but the material used doesn't in general dictate the processes used.
Where the frame is made, or indeed how much it costs isn't all that good an indicator of the quality of materials or processes used either. After all, most of the cost of a "high-end" frame goes on a combination of marketing and distribution costs.