Potential of Hydrogen
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Potential of Hydrogen
Postby Strawburger » Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:16 am
Was doing a spot of shopping on the weekend and walked past this new shop in the Gallery's Victoria building in Sydney called Potential of Hydrogen. It had quite a few bikes on display with a bit of clothing associated with it as well. All the bikes were fixed gears, was not sure if it was a clothing store selling bikes or a bike store selling clothing. They seem to be tapping into/focusing on the fixed gear clothing/bike trend that Industrie were doing last year. I had a bit of a look at the bikes and they seemed ok, much better than the fixies Industrie were handing out. Had a chat to the manager - the bikes are all produced over in asia, shipped here and assembled.
Has anyone has checked them out or know more about them? I'm definitely not talking myself into an N+1 here, more for the trendy mates who are looking for that sort of thing.
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby familyguy » Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:52 pm
Here's where they come from: http://www.sableandargent.com.au/blog/2 ... -ph-bikes/
Not real speed-oriented.
http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/t14549/
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby jaseyjase » Mon Dec 06, 2010 3:10 pm
Jim, Mixte looks threaded, 'trick' frame and 'race' frame look threadless.
http://www.potentialofhydrogen.com.au
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby familyguy » Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:23 pm
Did they really have to put the words fixie in ' ' ?ph website wrote:Our signature ‘fixie’ flies in the face of the all-too-familiar fixie profile, and gives as good as it gets. This modern twist is not just for looks—it shortens the wheel-base to give greater responsiveness and a tighter ride. The frame is forged from heat-treated, double-butted 4130 Chromoly making it considerably lighter, stronger and harder than standard steel frames. Each bike comes with quality componentry, both a riser bar and a pista bar, front and back brakes, fixed and free wheel cog, and a tire-changing tool.
For a bike that declares 'Looks are important', this is a bit off target:
But they do also say 'Performance is King', and those forks would be sturdy for bombing kerbs and bunnyhops out the wazoo.
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby jaseyjase » Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:28 pm
Probably ok to go on the 'trick' frame, but for the pH01, they shouldve used a nicer fork.
i did enquire about buying the frame only, but got a reply saying they only sell it complete.
shame, would make a fun ride.
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby Chaderotti » Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:56 pm
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby .isaac. » Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:57 am
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby sogood » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:58 am
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby rkelsen » Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:15 am
... because most people really want a bike that's been assembled by a know-it-all PFY. I wonder how many rounded bolts these bikes come with?EvilGenius wrote:You may know already but they sell them at most glue stores.
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby .isaac. » Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:10 am
I'm not getting you...rkelsen wrote:... because most people really want a bike that's been assembled by a know-it-all PFY. I wonder how many rounded bolts these bikes come with?EvilGenius wrote:You may know already but they sell them at most glue stores.
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:16 pm
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby .isaac. » Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:12 pm
No, No... I get that bit but I don't get why people would want a bike assembled by a Youngster rather then a Mr. Tullio, handcrafted, campangolo.Mulger bill wrote:PFY:Pimply-Faced Youth
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:15 pm
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby rkelsen » Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:10 am
They don't. I was being sarcastic.EvilGenius wrote:No, No... I get that bit but I don't get why people would want a bike assembled by a Youngster rather then a Mr. Tullio, handcrafted, campangolo.
I dunno what that thing is MB, but if it represents sarcasm I should have it tattooed to my forehead.
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:41 pm
Spot on RK. Some genius, no doubt appalled at the lack of a sarcasm emoticon came up with this as a way to tell the world what he really meant.rkelsen wrote:I dunno what that thing is MB, but if it represents sarcasm I should have it tattooed to my forehead.
It's called a sarcmarkTM T shirts are available practically nowhere.
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby pathobo » Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:25 pm
admittedly there are some cheaper components on this bike and ive already changed the handlebars and pedals, I really enjoy the fatness of the tyres as I can thrash it off gutters etc just like my old mongoose BMX
It's a ton of fun to ride but wouldn't really use it as my daily commuter!
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby salcedo98 » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:34 pm
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby vaeske » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:35 am
industrie special or ph ? aren't they two different brands?salcedo98 wrote:I just saw these bikes going for $299 at an industrie store.
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:57 pm
Both cheap crap. There is reason they are cheap. For 499 you can pic,up a fuji classic track on clearance. Hit up bike exchange.vaeske wrote:industrie special or ph ? aren't they two different brands?salcedo98 wrote:I just saw these bikes going for $299 at an industrie store.
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
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Re: Potential of Hydrogen
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:16 pm
WERD!Mulger bill wrote:I wouldn't trust the welds on an industrie frame to support the weight of a hanging pot plant.
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