Amuro Lee wrote:elaine wrote:I have one that I just bought from a local. It has none of the markings discussed. Is it real?
It's a fake A-bike definitely.
Did you determine this from the picture or from Elaine noting the missing markings? I wonder if it's possible to determine authenticity by using pictures alone. I currently have an eBay-purchase pending for a (supposedly) original A-Bike. This is the link to the auction:
http://www.ebay.at/itm/Orig-A-BIKE-Mini ... 1371520469 (ignore the German description).
Here are the pictures used in the auction:
The seller seems to think that it's original.
I don't know which model it is. It doesn't seem to have the a-bike.net and Sinclair markings on the side of the middle bar. Is this a fake?
Edit:
P.S.: I wanted to add, I read through the whole thread and tried to apply all of the tips mentioned here, unfortunately without a conclusive answer.
P.P.S.: Hi everyone, I'm jctan, new to the forum, and possibly new A-bike owner.
I'm already a Brompton owner but looking for something smaller and more portable.
[quote="Amuro Lee"][quote="elaine"]I have one that I just bought from a local. It has none of the markings discussed. Is it real?
[img]http://www.abikecentral.com/forum/download/file.php?id=1[/img][/quote]
It's a fake A-bike definitely.[/quote]
Did you determine this from the picture or from Elaine noting the missing markings? I wonder if it's possible to determine authenticity by using pictures alone. I currently have an eBay-purchase pending for a (supposedly) original A-Bike. This is the link to the auction: http://www.ebay.at/itm/Orig-A-BIKE-Mini-Klapprad-Faltrad-spez-f-Reisen-/261371520469 (ignore the German description).
Here are the pictures used in the auction:
[img]http://www.imgbox.de/users/mastamint/A_Bike/kleinSTSA001_.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.imgbox.de/users/mastamint/A_Bike/titelneu3656.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.imgbox.de/users/mastamint/A_Bike/emblem3256.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.imgbox.de/users/mastamint/A_Bike/unten3658.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.imgbox.de/users/mastamint/A_Bike/pumpe3682.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.imgbox.de/users/mastamint/A_Bike/tasche3671.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.imgbox.de/users/mastamint/A_Bike/manual3686.jpg[/img]
The seller seems to think that it's original.
I don't know which model it is. It doesn't seem to have the a-bike.net and Sinclair markings on the side of the middle bar. Is this a fake?
Edit:
P.S.: I wanted to add, I read through the whole thread and tried to apply all of the tips mentioned here, unfortunately without a conclusive answer.
P.P.S.: Hi everyone, I'm jctan, new to the forum, and possibly new A-bike owner. :-) I'm already a Brompton owner but looking for something smaller and more portable.