And yet, another Brompton clone.
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And yet, another Brompton clone.
Found this one while perusing "folding bikes" on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3Sixty-Chro...be75%7Ciid%3A1
The 3Sixty is about 40% to 50% of the price of a comparable Brompton.
Just thought it would be of interest to some of the forum members or at least for a discussion.
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/3Sixty-Chro...be75%7Ciid%3A1
The 3Sixty is about 40% to 50% of the price of a comparable Brompton.
Just thought it would be of interest to some of the forum members or at least for a discussion.
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Let's see, so for my selection I pay $900, S/H included, and I cannot even figure whether and what rack I am getting, as photos change with no strict correspondence to selections, and I can recognize pedals that fell apart on me within 2 weeks of use on an occasion. Yes, sure, I am looking for ways to spend my $900
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Let's see, so for my selection I pay $900, S/H included, and I cannot even figure whether and what rack I am getting, as photos change with no strict correspondence to selections, and I can recognize pedals that fell apart on me within 2 weeks of use on an occasion. Yes, sure, I am looking for ways to spend my $900
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The 3Sixty has been around for a bit and posted here couple-o-three times before. It joins B-Bike, Chedech, Cigna, Crosshead, Curl, Flamingo, Fova, Groo, Java, La Bici, MIT, Neo, Pico, Sanye, United, Viking and no doubt other Andrew Ritchie inspired folders.
A bit of a special case, but I was recently in the UK. I looked at a Brompton B75. The pound is down versus the Parts Unknown currency. Exiting, you get VAT refunded. A genuine B75 would have cost me less to bring home than one of these 3Sixties delivered.
A bit of a special case, but I was recently in the UK. I looked at a Brompton B75. The pound is down versus the Parts Unknown currency. Exiting, you get VAT refunded. A genuine B75 would have cost me less to bring home than one of these 3Sixties delivered.
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Funny, I did a search on the forum and didn't find any posts on the 3Sixty. Anyway, I get what you are saying. The B75 can be had for about $995 US from the US Brompton authorized dealer. To save $300 US is a bit of a stretch in my opinion for not getting the authentic item. Now if the 3Sixty were selling for about $400-$450 US (Ha! Ha!), it becomes an attractive alternative. Again, just my opinion.
The 3Sixty has been around for a bit and posted here couple-o-three times before. It joins B-Bike, Chedech, Cigna, Crosshead, Curl, Flamingo, Fova, Groo, Java, La Bici, MIT, Neo, Pico, Sanye, United, Viking and no doubt other Andrew Ritchie inspired folders.
A bit of a special case, but I was recently in the UK. I looked at a Brompton B75. The pound is down versus the Parts Unknown currency. Exiting, you get VAT refunded. A genuine B75 would have cost me less to bring home than one of these 3Sixties delivered.
A bit of a special case, but I was recently in the UK. I looked at a Brompton B75. The pound is down versus the Parts Unknown currency. Exiting, you get VAT refunded. A genuine B75 would have cost me less to bring home than one of these 3Sixties delivered.
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That is due to the 50% Chinese bicycle anti-dumping duty & VAT.
For $700ish delivered this would be a deal. Assuming the parts & quality are good/excellent.
For $700ish delivered this would be a deal. Assuming the parts & quality are good/excellent.
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From my own experience, I asked 3Sixty whether a minor part they were selling offered advantages over Brompton - the price was similar in my memory. They responded that the part was meant to be interchangeable with Brompton's, with no particular advantages. At least they were not putting a pretense there.
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I came across that brand a few months ago when I was researching Brompton clones. It's a Taiwanese company in Kaohsiung City (southern Taiwan), they have a bunch of listings on all the Taiwanese auction sites. Here's one with a up-close video of the folding and unfolding:
https://tw.bid.yahoo.com/item/%E5%96...A-100383815299
This probably won't help anyone here, but as you can see from the listing, it's only $564 for the 3speed if you buy it in Taiwan. Perhaps one could take a vacation to Taiwan and get the bike while they're at it lol.
https://tw.bid.yahoo.com/item/%E5%96...A-100383815299
This probably won't help anyone here, but as you can see from the listing, it's only $564 for the 3speed if you buy it in Taiwan. Perhaps one could take a vacation to Taiwan and get the bike while they're at it lol.
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It is well more complicated than it sounds even when you are in the country taking a vacation and you lack the infrastructure that normally comes with the location. Beyond that you may still not like the bike while risking the money. Incidentally, while on the topic, I spent a day on Kinmen and the only local I encountered who could put a whole sentence in English was at a Starbucks counter. I actually traveled a chunk of the island to get to there hoping for an electrical outlet to charge my phone. Yes I visited a number of tourist info sites hoping for someone who I could talk to, but no luck.