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[Closed] Temple Bikes - opinions, thoughts?

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Anyone got one? Heard much about them etc, etc?


 
Posted : 29/04/2019 6:35 pm
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Hadn’t heard of them until last week when someone here randomly recommended them on a thread but gave no other details or reasons. Probably the bloke’s mum 😂

They look nice if you like that kind of thing, and there’s lots of talk about being made in Bristol etc on the website - but they’re too cheap for a UK made frame, and there are no pics on the website of anyone welding, so I’ll assume they’re made in the Far East unless told otherwise.

Maybe the full-bike equivalent of Hunt wheels? I don’t know really, but they tell a nice story on their website, the price point seems ok, I’m sure there’s a place for them!


 
Posted : 29/04/2019 7:11 pm
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Too cheap !!! £615 for a fixie :/


 
Posted : 29/04/2019 7:30 pm
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I must have missed the other thread.
I don't know too many bike builders who actually make bikes - they design them and get them built in Taiwan.
I think they use hunt wheels on their full builds.
I was looking at their adventure disc - the other thread in bombtrack/all city got me looking around and found them. Nicer paint colours than fearless!


 
Posted : 29/04/2019 7:39 pm
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Fearless it probably a bit more "future proof" if you fancied going for Carbon forks in the future.
Temple looks nice but would like to see a frame only option.


 
Posted : 29/04/2019 9:02 pm
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Fearless it probably a bit more “future proof”

Good point - hadn't really considered that.

Temple looks nice but would like to see a frame only option.

They do one - was £395, may have gone up since. For some reason it doesn't show up in their website as an option.


 
Posted : 29/04/2019 9:54 pm
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If you dig VERY deep into their website you eventually find that the frames are made in Taiwan.

https://www.templecycles.co.uk/blogs/blog/74764611-archive-what-to-expect-from-temple-cycles

Nothing at all wrong with that, but I do find the amount of "custom made in Bristol custom custom built handmade waffle custom custom did we mention custom built?" slighty dishonest / misleading.


 
Posted : 29/04/2019 10:15 pm

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