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Origin8: Opinions, reviews, thoughts?

Old 01-19-12, 01:08 PM
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Old 01-19-12, 02:04 PM
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I love my origin8 pro track crankset. the external bb one, not the square tapers.
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Old 01-23-12, 03:20 AM
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I have a Origin 8 seat clamp and there Ultim8 seat post.The clamp is just basic but seems fine.The seat post is 235g has a really cool and easy fastening clamp and the quality seems real good.Oh yeah only $26. It`s not Thomson quality but for the money it`s pretty darn good.
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Old 01-23-12, 01:51 PM
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Old 01-23-12, 02:18 PM
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I have their leather double straps. They are ok, but they slip a lot. I got them at half off though, so I'm not complaining.
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Old 01-23-12, 06:26 PM
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I find their stems and track pedals to be decent. Work as designed so far. Good budget choice, in my limited experience.
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Old 01-24-12, 10:40 PM
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Was looking at a pair of risers from them on Amazon. Low price scared me away initially but perhaps I should re-consider.
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Old 01-25-12, 02:56 AM
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This saddle came on a restored Shogun that I bought for when there's snow on the ground. Hurt my ass after like 10 minutes of riding. **** that. That's the only thing I've tried from them.

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Old 03-28-14, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mihlbach
LOL. Your steamroller is a cheap TIGed 4130 frame. Outside of x-mart that is about as low-end as they come. Origin8 stuff is more or less the exact same "level" or better.

Can't compare apples to orangatans [WM]. I have two Surly bikes and one Origin8. The Surly is double-butted 4130 steel, which is lighter than the Origin8 triple-butted frame. The Origin8 welds are not as nice as the Surly welds. The Origin8 700cx [2014 model] is definitely a heavier frame than the S. Cross Check. On top of that the 700cx has a slanted the top tube and ugly outer supports to the top tube and down tube. That frame was better in 2011. ALL are hands above Walmart brands. Take any bike from Walmart apart and look at the joins.

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Old 03-28-14, 05:27 PM
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Multiple resurrections. Please lock.
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Old 03-28-14, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Lizzy
Can't compare apples to orangatans [WM]. I have two Surly bikes and one Origin8. The Surly is double-butted 4130 steel, which is lighter than the Origin8 triple-butted frame. The Origin8 welds are not as nice as the Surly welds. The Origin8 700cx [2014 model] is definitely a heavier frame than the S. Cross Check. On top of that the 700cx has a slanted the top tube and ugly outer supports to the top tube and down tube. That frame was better in 2011. ALL are hands above Walmart brands. Take any bike from Walmart apart and look at the joins.
Orlly? Is this still 2009?
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Old 03-28-14, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mihlbach
Orlly? Is this still 2009?
Actually, it's 2008. This is a thread from the future.
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Old 03-28-14, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by europa
Actually, it's 2008. This is a thread from the future.
That explains why my long haul trucker is steel and not carbon fiber.
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Old 03-28-14, 07:28 PM
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I bought some Origin8 Pro Form UL pedals for my Steamroller and I think they're fantastic. They spin nearly as nice as my old Crupi Pro squares from my BMX days for like half the price. I was impressed.
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Old 03-28-14, 10:24 PM
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I've got nearly 5K miles on my O8 700CX ("O8" meaning Origin 8,not 2008,it's an '11 model ) frame/fork,which also has the O8 crankset/BB (still in use,lovingly maintained though,meaning regularly serviced),it's seen lotsa road and gravel mileage,and it's been on every technical singletrack trail my 29"er mtn bike has except one (and that's only cause it hasn't worked out to have it out to that one as of yet). I'm contemplating selling off the frame/fork and replacing any worn out bits for a Cross Check frame/fork set...nothig wrong with the O8,but it's a PITA to run fenders on,and I wanna run fenders this season on some rail trail touring (the CC is a bit easier on the installing of em,plus I dig all things Surly and that lime green calls to me in my sleep )

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Old 03-28-14, 10:29 PM
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This thread has been resurrected so many times you could make a religion about it.
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Old 03-28-14, 10:34 PM
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I've got an Orgin8 brake, lever and hubs on my bike and they're all great!
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Old 03-29-14, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JamesCraps
This thread has been resurrected so many times you could make a religion about it.
True,but it sucked both myself and you back into it
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Old 03-29-14, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Singlespeed92
True,but it sucked both myself and you back into it
time to change the topic to "Origin14: Opinions, reviews, Thoughts?"?
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Old 03-29-14, 05:39 PM
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I used to have an Origin 8 Urban saddle on one of my bikes. Ouch !
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Old 03-29-14, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
I used to have an Origin 8 Urban saddle on one of my bikes. Ouch !
Any saddle would say 'ouch' with you sitting on it wouldn't it?
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Old 03-29-14, 07:38 PM
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I have an Origen 8 Black Ops carbon fork on my hybrid, no complaints. Rides a lot nicer than the POS RockShox that came on the bike.
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Old 03-29-14, 08:44 PM
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not a fan of their chanrings...hit or miss with respect to roundness, nice stem really nice Brakes for the money, one of the best freewheels for the money
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Old 03-29-14, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by hueyhoolihan
time to change the topic to "Origin14: Opinions, reviews, Thoughts?"?
Not my thread (I can't do it )
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Old 03-31-14, 12:41 PM
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i have an entire beer bike made of o8 parts. the frame and crank flex like crazy and their logo is smeared everywhere but its a fine little cheapo cruiser i dont mind locking up. even their faux brooks pleather saddle is comfy. decent track drops too
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