El Cristoff Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 hi all, im considering in investing in a iolo frame, and i was just wondering if anyone has any problems with them, ie, are they snap happy ect.all comments welcome chrisps. waht are they made from, steel or ali? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 They are steel and they seem pretty robust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Ask Fat Mike, he had one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Ask Fat Mike, he had one in all fairness that was a pretty early frame, i think hes far from what he used to be, from the pics i've seen, the brazing is far tidier, and i haven't heard any recent horror stories, that shoe guy has one, he seems to rate it quite high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 I think you would be quite lucky to get one as aran has got his hands full which his other business which pays the bills so i he has given iolobikes the back seat. But im sure he will reply to topic and say whether he has the time ect. As for the frames they are beast and suprisingly not that heavy i rode his yellow one a while back and it felt lighter than my control. If he can make one i say go for it. Dont know if you have been on his site but its www.iolobikes.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 They're fillet brazed T45 steel. Fuggin tough stuff, same as curtis, alot of racing go-karts, and a shed load of aircraft parts.Mines been awesome, the brazing has smoothed out endless amounts since his eary frames, and mine seems pretty tough, I'm yet to dent the downtube despite taking chunks out of several walls around town , I somehow dented the stay and the guard that was meant to stop that! but I did smash it against a right angle coping at the skatepark, so pretty much anything would have dented. Even still, its all going strong, and rides as amazingly as ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy d Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Mine is only a few months old but so far it's tough enough to take the pain. I was amazed how light it was when I got it, I may have wasted that when I put a seat on but oh well Are you after a proper seat tube or not? The only trouble I had with my frame was getting a seat post to fit! Otherwise very highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 ps. waht are they made from, steel or ali?haha i thought ali c was looking thinner - iolos using him to make frames Im pretty sure if you did manage to snap one, Mr cook would re-braze it for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Well, I must say that Aran builds excellent frames, despite the fact that mine refused to stop cracking in the same place. Aran fixed it twice, then gave me a full refund. Can't ask for better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 dont think hes doing that atm hes to busy with his other job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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