I must admit i've wondered a lot where ON ONE get their bike names from. I think the 456 has to be the most sensible name they've used. I heard codeine came from someone high up in designing the bike who was injured and was on codeine at the time , don't know if it's true or not, but seems reasonable. But I always find it hard to work out the Inbred,I always hope its the best parts of several bikes and nothing else.I could go on. I was surprised with their new bikes colour scheme.i guess trying to move forward and not use the same colour schemes is not as easy as it seems. I think they do come up with good deals from time to time, but not all the time. I think they must get good deals on job lots, but at end of day if the savings end up in our pockets it's a good thing, but you've just got to work out the savings on the parts. As for the bikes falling apart my 456 is 2 year old almost and cant say since I built it I've had any build problems with it, but I do look after my bikes. And as for the Codeine 650b it's to early to say on long term. But I heard one person had a problem with with he's codeine 650b but I think that was a component rather than the bike. But I think it's luck if the draw, it shouldn't be but it is. I've spoke to people who work in bike shops , who've said from time to time in the bigger brands they've been delivered dud bikes and had to send them back. My only criticism is having only 1x as I'm not the biggest fan, but can't have it all.
But I always find it hard to work out the Inbred,I always hope its the best parts of several bikes and nothing else.
I always assumed it was a play on the rhyme "Yorkshire born, Yorkshire bread, strong in t'arm, thick in t'hed" (that and their matching rims were the reet 'ard).
Then again their other frame was the Gimp, so maybe it's just political incorrectness.
Cookeaa - nearly mentioned them, but realised they never managed to sell any!
Thisisnotaspoon - The early on-ones just copied Genesis geometry which was around since '98 I think?
Fork offset is a fair point, but it was suspension fork manufacturers that held that up for a year or two rather than the bike brands.
