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Orbita VADROUILLE

MSRP $ 600.00
# of Reviews 1
Average Rating 4/5
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Submitted by Andy Robson a Racer from Warwickshire, UK
Date Reviewed: May 6, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Burton Dassett Hills
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Cheap, very cheap. Great fun.
Cheap parts.
Weaknesses:
forks cracked, rear wheel bust, chainset folded!!, seatpost bent, uncomfortable OE saddles
Similar Products Used:
Dawes Double Edge tandem
Bike Setup:
as standard but with new (Vetta) saddles, LX V brake, riswer bars, aheadset and trek forks (after cracking the other ones), Bonty Clyde rear rim on Acera X bolt-on rear hub, have fitted Judy SLs (!) and Hope disc for one ride we did!
Bottom Line:The most fun you can have for the price?? In the Uk it retails for ~£399 and for that cash you can't get so many smiles per mile as you do on this beast! And the looks you get from people as you rag a tandem down your local trails are amazing! Go get one but be prepared for it to need a lot of repair ork if it gets hammered as much as this one does (ever seen a tandem go down steps and do bunny hops???)! Oh yeah, forgot to mention that the steering is dodgy to say the least - the dawes is a far better (more expensive) option but you may feel guilty dishing out so much abuse to a quality bit of kit!
Overall Rating:4






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