I have an old bike, and needed a new one. Since MM is visiting, he can use the new one and when he goes, I will ditch the old one. So to this end, I went to Dealsdirect and purchased one of those Masano bikes, and it arrived in a rather large unwieldy box about 1.6m in length, and about 1.2m wide. I wasn’t home the first time the courier company decided to call, so I elected to go pick it up.
I borrowed my mum’s car from my sister, and made my way to TNT. TNT in Perth is off Leach Highway in Kewdale. The whole area is rather large, lots of buildings, and I had no idea where to go, so I found a place to park, walked to the reception area, and was told.. “oh no you go around the back” Riiight… I made it around the back, and got the nice boy with dreadlocks to drag it to the car for me.
I was then alone with the bike at my place. I live in a first floor unit, I looked at the stairs which seemed to me, to suddenly become much larger and longer in length, and looked at the bike. The bike seemed to become heavier.. and each step upwards I took, the box ripped that little bit more. As I staggered up the last steps, gripping the tyre inside the box now since it had ripped just a little too much for me to be able to get a real grip, I wondered was it really worth the savings just to drag that fucking bike up those fucking steps.
I left the bike in the lounge for 4 days where my flat is now filled with the stench of bike grease and sweaty cardboard.
Today on my day off, I tackled the bike. Ripping it out of the box and leaning it on the couch.
I struggled to peel the plastic off, the cable ties and cardboard, and the bike was still scratched. However I released the front wheel and placed it in front of the bike, and THEN boggled at how the handebars were not attached.
Yes my loungeroom is messy, in the background is my leather bag, sitting on my beanbag in the shape of a pair of luscious red lips and my blue velvet couch. And after struggling for an hour with allan keys and a weird tool that got everything put together, however nothing there for me to tighten up the brakes (yes, I am a cheapskate, otherwise I wouldn’t have purchased a bike from such a place) So I need to go and get a small allan key set to finish it all off. However it looks pretty good!
Oh and then, just so we can all have a laugh, the manual for the bike, is for a bike that isn’t the same model as mine, it’s a generic “mountain” bike manual. *rolls her eyes* So in closing I would say that right now, I won! The test will be in the riding of course, but that’s another story.
YOu are my hero! I wouldn’t even attempt that. I hope it all holds together for ya
Geeze and i thought riding the bike would be hard work, just putting the bloody thing together is an epic task LOL
Is it strong enough for you to ride down the steps? It is a bugger to have to drag it up the steps once you’re finished your ride but it’s not in a box anymore. If you’d bought a bike from Ikea it would have only required the allen key to put it together.
Hi, I am going to buy one of those masano m3000 mountain bike? how is the bike is it any good?? Is it really worth 400 dollars or is that just fake publicity… Please let me know very interested
Hi gal,
my name wilson i bought the bike in the picture from direct deal still waiting for it to come thought.I intend to ride it to uni from home in alexandria everyday..So i like to ask how is the bike?How does it ride?The gears n brakes are any good?I paid 140 for it including GST n shipping, hope i was not conned..i a student from UNSW..
Hey let me know Wilson if the bike is any good, I am planning on buying one for myself and my dad for his birthday so let me know ok? thanks
I too would be keen to hear a review on this bike. The photos make it look great although I notice the warranty is listed as only 30 days on the DealsDirect website :/
Hi i am also thinking about buying that bike.
it seems like good value for money. i went to look for them in the bike shops to get an idea of what it looks like in the flesh but no body seems to have them.
they have shimano gears apparently but thats all i know about them.
hi guys , me again.
just found a review on the masano m3000.
doesn’t sound good.
the link is below if you want to have a read of it yourselves.
hope it helps.
i don’t think i will but one now.
http://forums.ebay.com.au/thread.jspa?threadID=600030761&tstart=80&mod=1158585908730
I too am interested in getting some feedback about Masano 300. Please let us know how you rate the bike..? i.e. does it stay together once you put it together..?
OHHH dont get me started on these bikes
they say you save like $379
thats a load of CRAP
these bikes are not worth the $100
when i received mine the front wheel was buckled and frame and forks dented and scratched
not to mention the odd shaped nut that holds the handle bars in was broken
front brakes were broken so had to rip them off
the gears are such bad quality its not funny
not to mention the entire bike
then they have the dare to say QUAlity manufacturing hahahaha
thats a joke
I guess i’m the lucky one, i’ve got the bike and didn’t pay a thing for it. Maybe someone else didn’t like it or just forgot about it and left it. But finder’s keeper’s i say.
I got the exact bike in the picture and i love it. I think its better than any bike i’ve ever had, i’m not a mad cyclist, hardly ride at all in fact.
i ended up at this site because i wanted to find out the value of it, i have now seen it goes for $99 on direct deals and i think the bike looks way more of value. GO XMAS SHOPPING, GET EVERYBODY ONE.