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Good evening guys,

I said that I'll post some pictures of my KHE A-Damn LT when it came - and today, it did. So, let's get into it :)

Delivery

I ordered bike on 18.5. from winstanleysbikes.co.uk (I can really recommend them for price - they have some serious discounts going on - about other stuff, later). It came today, 25.5., but already was in Czech Republic on Friday (21.5.) - but Parcel Force doesn't work on weekend in Czech Republic. On Monday, Parcel Force driver didn't manage to find my house, so it was one-day-late. Arrgh. That's, on the other hand, hardly winstanleysbikes.co.uk fault.

Overall:
Delivery was faster than I expected and I'm okay with it.



Packaging & Assembling

Bike came like 80% assembled in cartoon box. It was well tied up and it hold together pretty well. If I can blame winstanleysbikes.co.uk for something, it's that some parts (Handlebars - http://yfrog.com/b8img0419pij - http://yfrog.com/jqimg0415yxj - http://yfrog.com/jqimg0418cbj) came in a "rusty" bag, which make them a bit dirty. Nothing that petrol can't get you rid of. What make me a bit oooh' was that frame was (a very little) scratched on the front (I can make picture tomorrow). It wasn't some serious scratch though.



Pics

Packaging
http://yfrog.com/5jimg0413bj
http://yfrog.com/2cimg0414ij
http://yfrog.com/jqimg0415yxj
http://yfrog.com/12img0423saj
http://yfrog.com/jdimg0424nuj

Single components
http://yfrog.com/jmimg0411qoj - Alchemy Pegs and pedals (still packaged)
http://yfrog.com/htimg0426xj - Front wheel
http://yfrog.com/jbimg8818oj - KHE Wantable seat (I just love that drake, lol)
http://yfrog.com/0simg8819dj - Handlebars
http://yfrog.com/juimg8820dj - Alchemy Pegs (already assembled)

Completed bike
http://yfrog.com/4jimg8824kj
http://yfrog.com/f1img8821j
http://yfrog.com/b8img8822pj
http://yfrog.com/55img8823zj


Overall: Bike came tied up and protected pretty well, but it was a bit dirty from rust (not rusted though!) on some party. No big deal.

I wasn't riding today (I had to visit my girlfriend to broke up... lol  :huh:), so I'll give you guys a whisp how was it like tomorrow.

Bike seems pretty nice, much lighter than my old GT Finale 08' (by ~2 kilograms) and its geometry already gives me a serious boner. I'm really excited about tomorrow's ride. By the way, I can make some more specific pics if anyone's interested.

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Fun fact No. 1: When I first saw KHE Alchemy Pegs, I was like "Wtf, should I ride on these smooth plastic boosicht?". I realized like 5 minutes later that there is that rough sticky "paper" that you have to stick on those pegs. Man, I felt stupid.

Fun fact No. 2: I spent ~30 minutes trying to make my right pedal go into cranks. It was SO fu-king annoying I almost throw that pedal out of window. Did they send me pedal / cranks with fu-ked sealing or what?!

No. You have to mount right pedal counter-clockwise  :rolleyes:.

Cheers! :beer:
« Last Edit: May 26, 2010, 05:11:31 PM by MokiCzech »

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Re: Review: KHE A-Damn LT from Winstanleysbikes.co.uk (incl. photos)
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2010, 10:01:08 PM »
Was a bit dirty from rust????? I have been in bike shops for 8 years or so and have never seen a rusted brand new component, did you mean dust????

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« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2010, 10:02:48 PM »
Was a bit dirty from rust????? I have been in bike shops for 8 years or so and have never seen a rusted brand new component, did you mean dust????
Handlebars themselves weren't rusty (check pics). They only lied in pack that was dirty from rust-dust, and that make them dirty. Well, it might be normal dust, but judging from its color, it seems like rust-dust (lol, now I'm confused).

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« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2010, 12:11:15 AM »
am i the only one who gets off on reading instruction manuals?

Mine didn't come with one. Hey that's a good question, Moki did your bike come with an instruction manual or anything about how to maintain parts?
Well, I got a manual with it, but it's just that 'this is a wheel and this is how bmx bike looks' kind of manual. So, pretty useless. Why? Something's wrong?

What pic do you mean PZA? I am not really whinging of whatever - as I said, it take like one minute to take it down with petrol.

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« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2010, 01:33:24 PM »
it does mention the pedals in the book young man ;P although it was a pretty crappy book i was well disapointed!!!
It looked so crappy I just opened it, then close five seconds later (since there was picture of some street bike with F-set and wtf, not even specific model as you mentioned).

dont quote me!  :P

wtf...
How dare you!:O
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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2010, 07:22:17 PM »
So I finally got to ride that fancy two wheel thing. And wow, it's simply amazing. I knew there will be some skill-up, but didn't expect such a big one. Spinning is 1000% easier and smoother (old GT had awfully thick tires, this thingy has 1.5' [are those numbers inches, right?]).

It's so light that I can even take it off the ground for pedal manual by just moving my weight (that was utopia with GT) to the back. Peg Wheelie is so much easier I can't even describe it. Freecoaster seems like a nice thing (although I like to kick-n-spin my pedals, which now I can't), but I didn't try it out well, since I still treat that bike like its from the glass, so Whiplashes and Tailwhips are a bit tabu (for a few days, heh).

It's raining all the freakin' time here, so I can't really get for a ride, but even from this one hour stand I can say it's piece of masterpiece.

Also, some questions. How much pressure do you put into your tires? Do you fasten down pegs as much as you can, or you leave it when you feel it's just hard to hitch them more?

Thanks & cheers!

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Re: Review: KHE A-Damn LT from Winstanleysbikes.co.uk (incl. photos)
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2010, 12:46:39 AM »
Was a bit dirty from rust????? I have been in bike shops for 8 years or so and have never seen a rusted brand new component, did you mean dust????
Handlebars themselves weren't rusty (check pics). They only lied in pack that was dirty from rust-dust, and that make them dirty. Well, it might be normal dust, but judging from its color, it seems like rust-dust (lol, now I'm confused).

Funny, when i brought my khe bram bars they came in a bag exactly the same with rust in the bag??? Must be something khe is doing?? Strange i thought it was a one off but obviously not... :huh:

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« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2010, 01:32:11 PM »
probably just store the bags under a big old dirty machine in the factory or somethin my bars had a different bag tho with cardboard in it yet they still had been chipped

hows that camera killah  :mellow:
Yeah, probably something like that. Weird though.

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« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2010, 12:53:16 PM »
man, I was riding flatland some years ago, I've stopped riding in that year, when was BMX Worlds in Prague, I don't remember what year that was... and I just want to start again and I was thinking about this KHE beauty and I find you review! I need to get money and buy it!
btw I'm from Brno, Czech republic:)

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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2010, 01:29:04 PM »
damn thats a sick bike! i wish i had got this instead of that opsis. I didnt know they were this cheap i thought i had seen it for 600 bucks.

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« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2010, 04:06:14 PM »
man, I was riding flatland some years ago, I've stopped riding in that year, when was BMX Worlds in Prague, I don't remember what year that was... and I just want to start again and I was thinking about this KHE beauty and I find you review! I need to get money and buy it!
btw I'm from Brno, Czech republic:)
Wow, that's like 80 kilometers away :) My mom lives in Brno. Hope you like it here (there are some nice chicks in Czech Republic ;D).

And that bike is just great, I'd say that for this price, it should be amazing deal. It's pretty light and geometry is just great :) If you have money, go for it!:)

damn thats a sick bike! i wish i had got this instead of that opsis. I didnt know they were this cheap i thought i had seen it for 600 bucks.
They say that Opsis is pretty good, too. To me, it looks a bit less flatland-ish though. Still, nice bike :)

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Re: Review: KHE A-Damn LT from Winstanleysbikes.co.uk (incl. photos)
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2010, 05:20:00 PM »
man, I was riding flatland some years ago, I've stopped riding in that year, when was BMX Worlds in Prague, I don't remember what year that was... and I just want to start again and I was thinking about this KHE beauty and I find you review! I need to get money and buy it!
btw I'm from Brno, Czech republic:)
Wow, that's like 80 kilometers away :) My mom lives in Brno. Hope you like it here (there are some nice chicks in Czech Republic ;D).

And that bike is just great, I'd say that for this price, it should be amazing deal. It's pretty light and geometry is just great :) If you have money, go for it!:)

damn thats a sick bike! i wish i had got this instead of that opsis. I didnt know they were this cheap i thought i had seen it for 600 bucks.
They say that Opsis is pretty good, too. To me, it looks a bit less flatland-ish though. Still, nice bike :)
Yah >< i didnt have much of a choice or at least i thought i didnt till i bumped into this thread. O well... as soon as i get a job again ill get me something sick :D i was thinking a tantra :D Plus i didnt really want a reaaaal nice bike or i would have problems trying to learn on it (woulndt wanna drop it or chip the paint) so i just went with something basic in case i didnt like flatland.

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« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2010, 05:25:52 PM »
damn thats a sick bike! i wish i had got this instead of that opsis. I didnt know they were this cheap i thought i had seen it for 600 bucks.
i think that dk opsis is ok! i wish i had its back brake :P only thing i dont like is that sprocket
Yah i dont really like the bikes style in general but like ive said before its a basic bike and now im feeling like i should return it to get me this A-damn LT SIGH... Wish someone recommended this site before i purchased my bike maaahhhhhhhhhhhh :D ! I wish the bike was more stylish but sadly its not. Stop making me regret my purchase ahhhh !  :P

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« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2010, 05:47:30 PM »
haha no that sprocket is small compared to the rest of the bike!!!  it was a dk opsis big up haha i like it id ride it! id just change that sprocket i hate those ones without gaps! they dont look right, looks like the blade out of my makita circular saw  ^_^
haha fked up >< now i HAVE to go buy me a new one or ill have that on my mind till change it. Can i get any sprocket or are there only certain ones?