I used the Search here in the forum and found several text and pictures
about the freewheel problem of copies

[url]http://www.abikecentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=521[/url]

dont know if it is the best text may be others.

Here about how one copy lasted

[url]http://abikecentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1481&highlight=#1481[/url]

[quote]I've gotten 164 recorded miles from it, and I probably went 200 miles total on it. [/quote]

Here is other wear and tear things to look out for on the copies.

[url]http://abikecentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1331&highlight=#1331[/url]

Here about the seat screw loosening and maybe how to handle it?
[url]http://abikecentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1235&highlight=#1235[/url]

[quote="kenwshmt2"]It looks like my first one.

that twisting will make the seat screw come out.
I recommend you get pipe seal tape and do what you can to slow it down.

I hope it was cheap, you got a lemon..
the freewheel won't last past 100 miles.[/quote]

What do you mean the freewheel won't last? What is the freewheel?

It looks like my first one.

that twisting will make the seat screw come out.
I recommend you get pipe seal tape and do what you can to slow it down.

I hope it was cheap, you got a lemon..
the freewheel won't last past 100 miles.

So do the twist a little. I can grab the stem of the bar holding the saddle up and can see it twist around a little where it is joined to the main part of the A.

[quote="redfiat_as_guest"]
Anyway when I ride it , the seat and back twists from left to right. Not the actual seat but the frame that holds the seat. Does that make sense?

Anyway does the normal A-bike do this?

Also, is the Mini Bike identicle as far as function goes - or is it a really cheap knock off which I will have problems with?[/quote]

Hi, this is the first time I saw this fake variant. Genuine A-bike is definitely more sturdily built than those fakes, thus their frame doesn't twist.... well, that much. :lol:

(Genuine A-bike is of course less stable than conventional bike with solid frame, but just read reports from our members in this forum -- they prove the quality difference between fake and real. :wink: )

Besides the box, the silver bolts on the mini bicycle tell us it's a fake. Real A-bike uses [b]BLACK[/b] bolts!!)

this is my thread - did not realise I was not logged in when I posted it.
Here are some photos:

[img]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/redfiat/Image011.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/redfiat/Image009.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/redfiat/Image012.jpg[/img]

I just bought what I thought was an A-Bike but it turns out to be a fake.
It has A-Bike printed on the bike, but the box it came in says its a Mini Bike.
It even has a quick start guide with SINCLALR RESEARCH logo on it - not SINCLAIR RESEARCH.

Anyway when I ride it , the seat and back twists from left to right. Not the actual seat but the frame that holds the seat. Does that make sense?

Anyway does the normal A-bike do this?

Also, is the Mini Bike identicle as far as function goes - or is it a really cheap knock off which I will have problems with?