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Joshua Goldberg wrote:
Nice to see China Mascot is alive and well. They are quite affordable in the under 10 unit class and a few Big Name Bent companies have brought them into the USA (to sell as their own), but the deal killer was the transportation costs are too high. One Texas based company paid more on shipping than for 2 bents and I guess that made them think twice about importing anymore. To get these bents to go mainstream you'd need to buy in lots of 50 plus to balance out the shipping costs. The 3 PB Models they had before were NOT lightweight bents either...adding to the shipping cost. Get the bent down in weight and buy in lots of 20-50 and you'd have a good bent to slap your company name on....who'd know? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Ken Kobayashi" wrote in message news:AE- ews:AE1- ... I just noticed that China Mascot Products, a Taiwanese 'bent manufacturer, announced some new models: http://www.recumbent.com.tw/bents/mo...ww.recumbent.- com.tw/bents/model.htm The lowracer and the Hase Pino clone are new. The other models are already available in Japan. The Pockey7 is going for 60,000 yen ($500) and the TSUNAMI is sold as a frame kit for 50,000 ($420). I'm sorry I don't know about the availability in the US. Does anyone know? Ken Kobayashi http://solarwww.mtk.nao- .ac.jp/kobayashi/personal/http://solarwww.mtk.nao.ac.jp/kobayashi/- personal/ China Mascot fans, I've just started a company, "ActionBent Recumbents", importing China Mascot bikes to the US; they're here now; See www.ActionBent.com.[/url] I brought in an initial shipment of 50 bikes. I'm in Redmond Washington. China Mascot only OEM's; you've GOT to "slap your own name" on'em! My URL is ]www.ActionBent.com. I've currently got three models; One is their 'Tsunami', renamed the "Tidal Wave' (couldn't use the same name, so I just translated it.) The other two are versions of what I call "The Hurricane" (liked the sea-weather theme) ; One is an above-steering version of their PB960 with two major upgrades: A 20" front wheel instead of their 16" wheel; I think tiny wheels are deadly. The other major upgrade is upgrading from 21-speed SRAM 3.0 components to 24-speed SRAM 7.0, a very significant improvement. The third is the "Hurricane" with under-seat steering like the Tidal Wave, but with SRAM 7.0 twist-shifters; Gets you a cool USS bike for way cheaper than the Tidal Wave. (not even yet posted on the site ) My site has just gone up in the last couple of days, and I've got two EBAY ads in as well. I was too chicken to import their 'low-racers', and as for the 'Pocky Seven', I thought Americans wouldn't go for a recumbent with just seven speeds, even though I pretty much leave my front derailler in the middle all the time ; would like feedback on this; I'm strictly a COMFORT freek! -- Randy Schulman Founder and Big Wheel, ActionBent Recumbents 17930 NE 127th St Redmond,Wa, 98052 Fax 425-650-4037 - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Weird seeing my post from last year (below).
Note: it might get a tad confusing using the Name "Hurricane" for one of your China Mascot bents. Not sure about how legal it is either. Challenge Recumbents makes a "Hurricane" model as well. I looked at the www.actionbent.com website and was impressed with an OSS @ only $645.00....this should sell well. Bent riders can be a tough group to please, but $645.00 will soften up even the most critical in our group. Didn't China Mascot release a Titanium Frame a few months ago? Oh and I almost forgot "Best of Luck" in your bent venture. --------------------------------------- "Randy Schulman" wrote in message ... Joshua Goldberg wrote: Nice to see China Mascot is alive and well. They are quite affordable in the under 10 unit class and a few Big Name Bent companies have brought them into the USA (to sell as their own), but the deal killer was the transportation costs are too high. One Texas based company paid more on shipping than for 2 bents and I guess that made them think twice about importing anymore. To get these bents to go mainstream you'd need to buy in lots of 50 plus to balance out the shipping costs. The 3 PB Models they had before were NOT lightweight bents either...adding to the shipping cost. Get the bent down in weight and buy in lots of 20-50 and you'd have a good bent to slap your company name on....who'd know? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Ken Kobayashi" wrote in message news:AE- ews:AE1- ... I just noticed that China Mascot Products, a Taiwanese 'bent manufacturer, announced some new models: http://www.recumbent.com.tw/bents/mo...ww.recumbent.- com.tw/bents/model.htm The lowracer and the Hase Pino clone are new. The other models are already available in Japan. The Pockey7 is going for 60,000 yen ($500) and the TSUNAMI is sold as a frame kit for 50,000 ($420). I'm sorry I don't know about the availability in the US. Does anyone know? Ken Kobayashi http://solarwww.mtk.nao- .ac.jp/kobayashi/personal/http://solarwww.mtk.nao.ac.jp/kobayashi/- personal/ China Mascot fans, I've just started a company, "ActionBent Recumbents", importing China Mascot bikes to the US; they're here now; See www.ActionBent.com.[/url] I brought in an initial shipment of 50 bikes. I'm in Redmond Washington. China Mascot only OEM's; you've GOT to "slap your own name" on'em! My URL is ]www.ActionBent.com. I've currently got three models; One is their 'Tsunami', renamed the "Tidal Wave' (couldn't use the same name, so I just translated it.) The other two are versions of what I call "The Hurricane" (liked the sea-weather theme) ; One is an above-steering version of their PB960 with two major upgrades: A 20" front wheel instead of their 16" wheel; I think tiny wheels are deadly. The other major upgrade is upgrading from 21-speed SRAM 3.0 components to 24-speed SRAM 7.0, a very significant improvement. The third is the "Hurricane" with under-seat steering like the Tidal Wave, but with SRAM 7.0 twist-shifters; Gets you a cool USS bike for way cheaper than the Tidal Wave. (not even yet posted on the site ) My site has just gone up in the last couple of days, and I've got two EBAY ads in as well. I was too chicken to import their 'low-racers', and as for the 'Pocky Seven', I thought Americans wouldn't go for a recumbent with just seven speeds, even though I pretty much leave my front derailler in the middle all the time ; would like feedback on this; I'm strictly a COMFORT freek! -- Randy Schulman Founder and Big Wheel, ActionBent Recumbents 17930 NE 127th St Redmond,Wa, 98052 Fax 425-650-4037 - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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"Joshua Goldberg" wrote in message ... Weird seeing my post from last year (below). Note: it might get a tad confusing using the Name "Hurricane" for one of your China Mascot bents. Not sure about how legal it is either. Challenge Recumbents makes a "Hurricane" model as well. I looked at the www.actionbent.com website and was impressed with an OSS @ only $645.00....this should sell well. Bent riders can be a tough group to please, but $645.00 will soften up even the most critical in our group. Didn't China Mascot release a Titanium Frame a few months ago? Oh and I almost forgot "Best of Luck" in your bent venture. --------------------------------------- I'm probably one of Randy's first customers. My Tidal Wave will jopin the TE in the stable sometime early next week. SO far, Randy has been pleasant and responsive to my questions, not to mention offering one of the best deals on a SWB USS in the USA right now. I'll post about the bike when it arrives and I get some seat time logged. One of the reasons I bought it was its utter difference from my Tour Easy and the potential of having a lightweight mid-hi BB climbing machine. Tom Thompson |
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"Joshua Goldberg" wrote in message ... Weird seeing my post from last year (below). Note: it might get a tad confusing using the Name "Hurricane" for one of your China Mascot bents. Not sure about how legal it is either. Challenge Recumbents makes a "Hurricane" model as well. I looked at the www.actionbent.com website and was impressed with an OSS @ only $645.00....this should sell well. Bent riders can be a tough group to please, but $645.00 will soften up even the most critical in our group. Didn't China Mascot release a Titanium Frame a few months ago? Oh and I almost forgot "Best of Luck" in your bent venture. --------------------------------------- I'm probably one of Randy's first customers. My Tidal Wave will jopin the TE in the stable sometime early next week. SO far, Randy has been pleasant and responsive to my questions, not to mention offering one of the best deals on a SWB USS in the USA right now. I'll post about the bike when it arrives and I get some seat time logged. One of the reasons I bought it was its utter difference from my Tour Easy and the potential of having a lightweight mid-hi BB climbing machine. Tom Thompson |
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Weird seeing my post from last year (below).
Note: it might get a tad confusing using the Name "Hurricane" for one of your China Mascot bents. Not sure about how legal it is either. Challenge Recumbents makes a "Hurricane" model as well. I looked at the www.actionbent.com website and was impressed with an OSS @ only $645.00....this should sell well. Bent riders can be a tough group to please, but $645.00 will soften up even the most critical in our group. Didn't China Mascot release a Titanium Frame a few months ago? Oh and I almost forgot "Best of Luck" in your bent venture. --------------------------------------- "Randy Schulman" wrote in message ... Joshua Goldberg wrote: Nice to see China Mascot is alive and well. They are quite affordable in the under 10 unit class and a few Big Name Bent companies have brought them into the USA (to sell as their own), but the deal killer was the transportation costs are too high. One Texas based company paid more on shipping than for 2 bents and I guess that made them think twice about importing anymore. To get these bents to go mainstream you'd need to buy in lots of 50 plus to balance out the shipping costs. The 3 PB Models they had before were NOT lightweight bents either...adding to the shipping cost. Get the bent down in weight and buy in lots of 20-50 and you'd have a good bent to slap your company name on....who'd know? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Ken Kobayashi" wrote in message news:AE- ews:AE1- ... I just noticed that China Mascot Products, a Taiwanese 'bent manufacturer, announced some new models: http://www.recumbent.com.tw/bents/mo...ww.recumbent.- com.tw/bents/model.htm The lowracer and the Hase Pino clone are new. The other models are already available in Japan. The Pockey7 is going for 60,000 yen ($500) and the TSUNAMI is sold as a frame kit for 50,000 ($420). I'm sorry I don't know about the availability in the US. Does anyone know? Ken Kobayashi http://solarwww.mtk.nao- .ac.jp/kobayashi/personal/http://solarwww.mtk.nao.ac.jp/kobayashi/- personal/ China Mascot fans, I've just started a company, "ActionBent Recumbents", importing China Mascot bikes to the US; they're here now; See www.ActionBent.com.[/url] I brought in an initial shipment of 50 bikes. I'm in Redmond Washington. China Mascot only OEM's; you've GOT to "slap your own name" on'em! My URL is ]www.ActionBent.com. I've currently got three models; One is their 'Tsunami', renamed the "Tidal Wave' (couldn't use the same name, so I just translated it.) The other two are versions of what I call "The Hurricane" (liked the sea-weather theme) ; One is an above-steering version of their PB960 with two major upgrades: A 20" front wheel instead of their 16" wheel; I think tiny wheels are deadly. The other major upgrade is upgrading from 21-speed SRAM 3.0 components to 24-speed SRAM 7.0, a very significant improvement. The third is the "Hurricane" with under-seat steering like the Tidal Wave, but with SRAM 7.0 twist-shifters; Gets you a cool USS bike for way cheaper than the Tidal Wave. (not even yet posted on the site ) My site has just gone up in the last couple of days, and I've got two EBAY ads in as well. I was too chicken to import their 'low-racers', and as for the 'Pocky Seven', I thought Americans wouldn't go for a recumbent with just seven speeds, even though I pretty much leave my front derailler in the middle all the time ; would like feedback on this; I'm strictly a COMFORT freek! -- Randy Schulman Founder and Big Wheel, ActionBent Recumbents 17930 NE 127th St Redmond,Wa, 98052 Fax 425-650-4037 - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Randy Schulman wrote: ... The other two are versions of what I call "The Hurricane" (liked the sea-weather theme) ; One is an above-steering version of their PB960 with two major upgrades: A 20" front wheel instead of their 16" wheel; I think tiny wheels are deadly.... You have just alienated the entire ownership of ISO 305-mm/ISO 406-mm wheel lowracers owners. Tom Sherman - Quad Cities Red Sunset and Blue Dragonflyer |
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Yeah, all hundred and six of them. g
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... Randy Schulman wrote: ... The other two are versions of what I call "The Hurricane" (liked the sea-weather theme) ; One is an above-steering version of their PB960 with two major upgrades: A 20" front wheel instead of their 16" wheel; I think tiny wheels are deadly.... You have just alienated the entire ownership of ISO 305-mm/ISO 406-mm wheel lowracers owners. Tom Sherman - Quad Cities Red Sunset and Blue Dragonflyer |
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harv wrote: Yeah, all hundred and six of them. g I doubt the combined production of ISO 305-mm/ISO 406-mm wheel size lowracers is greater than 50. There are 18 Sunsets known to exist [1]. Does anyone have the number of Pharobike Lowfats and ISO 305-mm front wheel Ross Festine were made? [1] I believe that over half of them are in Illinois. Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side) |
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Tom Sherman wrote:
Does anyone have the number of Pharobike Lowfats and ISO 305-mm front wheel Ross Festine were made? Were there *any* 305-front Festinae? I'd be somewhat surprised coz 305 is a rare size over here and good tyres in it are very hard to find. Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ ================================================== ========= Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter http://www.bhpc.org.uk/ ================================================== ========= |
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Dave Larrington wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote: Does anyone have the number of Pharobike Lowfats and ISO 305-mm front wheel Ross Festine were made? Were there *any* 305-front Festinae? I'd be somewhat surprised coz 305 is a rare size over here and good tyres in it are very hard to find. Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ ================================================== ========= Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter http://www.bhpc.org.uk/ ================================================== ========= I rode at least one of them, and vaguely recall seeing another being packaged for a customer. IIRC, it was just the last few that had 305's. Nobody said they they had good tyres :-) Cheers John --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 30/06/03 |
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