Do you know this French bikes?

[La pointe]

Hi, Have you heard of this brand called Vario Bikes. They come from France, a small city at the bottom of the French Alpes where i am from!...Have a look, they r quite impressive.
www.vario-bikes.com
Their downhill frame: http://www.vario-bikes.com/technosx.jpg
Cheers
ben

 

[rhyno]

yeah, i remember vario. Crazy Dave (melb) used to ride trials on one about 3 years ago

 

[Daver]

yeah, the vario bikes are awesome, i had a ride of their urban bike when i was in France and it felt good, really easy to get used to

 

[roasted]

looks awesome.

downhill bike looks a bit like a brodie 8 ball (old mnodel) and going by how well that worked, id say your onto a winner

 

[lotec]

damn need i say overbuilt? those things look the shit can you get these in australia how come ive never seen them before? huh huh? wonder how much they cost and how much they weigh :wink:

 

[La pointe]

They are pretty expensive, the whole bike is around 3400 euros (around $6000) but with the Harissa frame, I think that the Techno frame is more expensive. There is no distributor in Oz at the moment.

 

[rhyno]

i am currently in negotiations with the company and hope to have them over here soon. keep your ears to the ground

 

[S.]

That dh bike reminds me of a Be One... the similarities are surprising, actually.

 

[rhyno]

That dh bike reminds me of a Be One... the similarities are surprising, actually.

except for the schock placement, it is quite similar. and the seat stay is very different. and it looks as though the Vario frame is heaps stronger.

 

[La pointe]

This B1 's got actually a Vario frame from 2002.

 

[Fat_Ride]

I all looks unbreakable except that tope tube piece leading up to the seat post... It seems to be bracketed U channel rather than square tube, correct me if I'm wrong!!
I also don't like the fact of the bolts bracing pieces... just my opinion!!