Potential of Hydrogen

User avatar
Strawburger
Posts: 1729
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:19 pm
Location: Dulwich Hill, Sydney

Potential of Hydrogen

Postby Strawburger » Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:16 am

Hi All,

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.
n=10 (2013 & 2004 roads,2010 track,2x 2009 foldups,1990 hybrid,1992 trainer,2007 rental,1970's step through,1980's zeus)

User avatar
familyguy
Posts: 8354
Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:30 pm
Location: Willoughby, NSW

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby familyguy » Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:52 pm

Apparently there's a couple of early prototypes, one with a threadless steerer, and one with threaded. Which one are they selling?

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/

Jim

User avatar
jaseyjase
Posts: 2993
Joined: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:00 pm
Location: Perth

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby jaseyjase » Mon Dec 06, 2010 3:10 pm

Website below - $600 a pop, pretty competitive. Without actually road testing one, id say bang for buck, they seem good value.

Jim, Mixte looks threaded, 'trick' frame and 'race' frame look threadless.

http://www.potentialofhydrogen.com.au

Image
Image
Image

User avatar
familyguy
Posts: 8354
Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:30 pm
Location: Willoughby, NSW

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby familyguy » Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:23 pm

Righto. I thought I'd seen a pic of the 'race' model someplace with a threaded fork on it.
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.
Did they really have to put the words fixie in ' ' ?

For a bike that declares 'Looks are important', this is a bit off target:
Image

But they do also say 'Performance is King', and those forks would be sturdy for bombing kerbs and bunnyhops out the wazoo.

Jim

User avatar
jaseyjase
Posts: 2993
Joined: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:00 pm
Location: Perth

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby jaseyjase » Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:28 pm

Im with you Jim, those forks are but 'effin ugly.

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.

brauluver
Posts: 3646
Joined: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:23 pm
Location: Adelaide N/E

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby brauluver » Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:49 pm

Only 2 sizes as well S and M, so no good for us tall fellas(6 ft plus)

Chaderotti
Posts: 4357
Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:09 am
Location: Morley, WA

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby Chaderotti » Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:56 pm

brauluver wrote: S and M, no good for us tall fellas
Ha.
Princess
Mistress = Pinarello Opera, Ultegra SL
Mistress #2 = Drag Bluebird

.isaac.
Posts: 581
Joined: Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:07 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby .isaac. » Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:57 am

You may know already but they sell them at most glue stores. I think the objective is to signify the fixie trend then get customers to buy their clothes along with a $600 bike. I may be wrong but it just sounds like they are using fixies as ways to get people to buy stuff.

User avatar
sogood
Posts: 17168
Joined: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:31 am
Location: Sydney AU

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby sogood » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:58 am

The model with the bendy seat tube is a copy of a well known local bike identity's concept, on the cheap. The ultra short wheelbase and material choice may cause issues for poorly informed PoH buyers.
Bianchi, Ridley, Tern, Montague and All things Apple :)
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.

rkelsen
Posts: 5131
Joined: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:41 pm

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby rkelsen » Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:15 am

EvilGenius wrote:You may know already but they sell them at most glue stores.
... 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?

.isaac.
Posts: 581
Joined: Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:07 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby .isaac. » Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:10 am

rkelsen wrote:
EvilGenius wrote:You may know already but they sell them at most glue stores.
... 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?
I'm not getting you...

User avatar
Mulger bill
Super Mod
Super Mod
Posts: 29060
Joined: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:41 pm
Location: Sunbury Vic

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby Mulger bill » Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:16 pm

PFY:Pimply-Faced Youth
...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
London Boy 29/12/2011

.isaac.
Posts: 581
Joined: Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:07 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby .isaac. » Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:12 pm

Mulger bill wrote:PFY:Pimply-Faced Youth
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.

User avatar
Mulger bill
Super Mod
Super Mod
Posts: 29060
Joined: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:41 pm
Location: Sunbury Vic

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby Mulger bill » Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:15 pm

Aaahh. Got you. Methinks RK forgot to put this Image at the end of his post. :wink:
...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
London Boy 29/12/2011

rkelsen
Posts: 5131
Joined: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:41 pm

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby rkelsen » Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:10 am

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.
They don't. I was being sarcastic.

I dunno what that thing is MB, but if it represents sarcasm I should have it tattooed to my forehead.

User avatar
Mulger bill
Super Mod
Super Mod
Posts: 29060
Joined: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:41 pm
Location: Sunbury Vic

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby Mulger bill » Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:41 pm

rkelsen wrote:I dunno what that thing is MB, but if it represents sarcasm I should have it tattooed to my forehead.
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.
It's called a sarcmarkTM T shirts are available practically nowhere.
...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
London Boy 29/12/2011

pathobo
Posts: 21
Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:59 pm

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby pathobo » Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:25 pm

Hey guys, im very new here but recently got the ph06 black trick bike from potential of hydrogen
Image

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!

User avatar
salcedo98
Posts: 23
Joined: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:49 pm

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby salcedo98 » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:34 pm

I just saw these bikes going for $299 at an industrie store.

User avatar
vaeske
Posts: 1013
Joined: Thu May 05, 2011 9:22 am
Location: Brisbane
Contact:

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby vaeske » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:35 am

salcedo98 wrote:I just saw these bikes going for $299 at an industrie store.
industrie special or ph ? aren't they two different brands?

BRLVR.v2
Posts: 725
Joined: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:33 pm

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby BRLVR.v2 » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:57 pm

vaeske wrote:
salcedo98 wrote:I just saw these bikes going for $299 at an industrie store.
industrie special or ph ? aren't they two different brands?
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.

User avatar
Mulger bill
Super Mod
Super Mod
Posts: 29060
Joined: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:41 pm
Location: Sunbury Vic

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby Mulger bill » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:05 pm

I wouldn't trust the welds on an industrie frame to support the weight of a hanging pot plant.
...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
London Boy 29/12/2011

BRLVR.v2
Posts: 725
Joined: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:33 pm

Re: Potential of Hydrogen

Postby BRLVR.v2 » Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:16 pm

Mulger bill wrote:I wouldn't trust the welds on an industrie frame to support the weight of a hanging pot plant.
WERD!

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users