Oh No! Engage have gone BSO(ish)!

mfield
mfield Posts: 80
edited February 2010 in MTB general
I thought Engage would continue making some more nice frames, but now they've come up with a BSOish FS bike!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Engage-Full-Suspe ... 439d133be1

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  • 26 to Life
    26 to Life Posts: 194
    Pedal induced compression much? I've been meaning to ask - What is BSO please?
  • mfield
    mfield Posts: 80
    BSO is Bike Shaped Object

    A cheapo dangerous bike with crap forks/shock and made of steel :lol: Like an Apoollo basically
  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    mfield wrote:
    BSO is Bike Shaped Object

    A cheapo dangerous bike with crap forks/shock and made of steel :lol: Like an Apoollo basically

    Hey! you can get Alu BSOs by the way :wink:
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  • mfield
    mfield Posts: 80
    Kiblams wrote:
    mfield wrote:
    BSO is Bike Shaped Object

    A cheapo dangerous bike with crap forks/shock and made of steel :lol: Like an Apoollo basically

    Hey! you can get Alu BSOs by the way :wink:

    :lol:
  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    .....and Engage are? Not a brand I've ever come across, hear or read of bar the "BSO" on the 'Bay
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    TBH I am not surprised.

    but they could have chosen a better one to put their name on.
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  • mfield
    mfield Posts: 80
    They are a small brand just starting to make frames/bikes. The Soul brother frame and the BMX frame are great, and cheap. But now they've come up with this crap.

    And nick what do you mean ?

    but they could have chosen a better one to put their name on.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    i am sure with a bit of googling i can find 10 bikes that use that frame and most probably find a fair few that use the HT frame as well.
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  • mfield
    mfield Posts: 80
    Ah, go on then :wink:
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Actually for a BSO that doesnt look too bad I know it probably weighs the same as an anvil and handles like a shopping trolley with a wonkey wheel but for the price I have seen an awful lot worse
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Catalogue bikes (as in Far Eastern cats) - many produce frames that have lots of different names on. Sometimes get slight variations.
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  • mfield
    mfield Posts: 80
    Wasn't doubting there aren't more of the same. :) Do most companies actually make their own frames, or do they buy the from China etc.?
  • Damo66
    Damo66 Posts: 59
    mfield wrote:
    BSO is Bike Shaped Object

    A cheapo dangerous bike with crap forks/shock and made of steel :lol: Like an Apoollo basically



    LMAO
    :lol:
  • Tank-slapper
    Tank-slapper Posts: 968
    Looks OK. Superficially similar to a Scott Spark. Doubt it is worth 350 quid though.
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Tank-slapper wrote:
    similar to a Scott Spark.

    Reeeeaaaallly? Has anyone got a Scott Spark? :wink:
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  • AndyOgy
    AndyOgy Posts: 579
    I love the bit about 'tuning the gears/brakes to your liking.

    Personally, I like it when the chain comes off and the brakes squeal like a banshee.

    Are there really any variants as to how people like their gears and brakes to be 'tuned'?
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Brakes can have reach adjust etc. Although I doubt those do.

    Which means the only 'tuning' is changing between 'working' and 'bollocksed'!
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  • Tank-slapper
    Tank-slapper Posts: 968
    bails87 wrote:

    Reeeeaaaallly? Has anyone got a Scott Spark? :wink:

    No-one I know.
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Tank-slapper wrote:
    bails87 wrote:

    Reeeeaaaallly? Has anyone got a Scott Spark? :wink:

    No-one I know.

    Me neither, I just thought they might be peeved at comparing scott-spark-limited-2010-mountain-bike.jpg to !BkP4)PwBmk~$(KGrHqUH-EUEt!3UB8T1BLWz,dkGFw~~_12.JPG
    :lol:
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