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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr
If it's the same one I'm thinking of it's for sale on eBay Aus for about $120.
Are they any good?
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Any good as in approaching a real Time-nah. The various replibikes are okay for what they are, lots of guys are happy with their Chinarello's, Tarmac knockoffs, fake S5's and whatnot, but my personal take is why? You can buy some pretty nice frames China direct, so why the need to ride something that's labeled what it isn't?
I ride a Hongfu fm066-frame weight under 900g, geometry almost identical to a Supersix Evo, but it doesn't look like anything much more than what it is. Performs outstanding, and rides ok-great rear compliance, but a little harsh in the front end, due to a 1 1/8x 1.5 fork that's maybe stiffer than it needs to be but probably contributes to its precision.
If you want the fashion, I don't think you'll lose your teeth-and if you Google enough you can be scared off of any frame-steerers and stems etc break, and carbon's failure mode is spectacular and unforgiving. I've been tempted by the fauxS5s, because the originals don't ride particularly great anyway, but I can't bring myself to do it.