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Anonymous Mon 04 Oct 2021 15:15:26 No.1716119 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1716120 >>1716157 >>1716203

Remember that time IKEA made a bike?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Oct 2021 15:16:05 No.1716120 Report

Quoted By: >>1716131

>>1716119
I meant to ask if it was any good, pressed submit too early. Idunno anything about bikes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Oct 2021 15:44:56 No.1716131 Report

Quoted By: >>1716134 >>1716157

>>1716120
They had to recall it for safety issues. So no.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Oct 2021 15:53:13 No.1716134 Report

Quoted By: >>1716155 >>1716157

>>1716131
What issues

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Oct 2021 15:55:38 No.1716135 Report

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>makes a bike
>doesn't call it Bikea

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Oct 2021 16:52:31 No.1716155 Report

Quoted By: >>1716156

>>1716134
Belt drive breaking.
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/customer-service/product-support/recalls/ikea-recalls-sladda-bicycle-due-to-fall-hazard-pub99f99f21
The general design of a commuter bicycle and entry price point were good, though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Oct 2021 16:53:56 No.1716156 Report

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>>1716155
They cancelled the whole thing over a bad belt? Why not just choose a different belt???

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Oct 2021 16:54:10 No.1716157 Report

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>>1716119
>>1716131
>>1716134
>straight handlebars
>long stem
>on a grannybike
lol, probably some of them broke a hip trying to ride it with inverted steering dynamics. Also,
>install reflector
>obscure it with the rack
this is the official marketing material, at least get that much right.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Oct 2021 17:16:28 No.1716160 Report

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"Sladda" means "to skid" in Swedish. Why would you name a bike that unless you target demographic is 10-year-olds?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 04 Oct 2021 19:49:41 No.1716203 Report

Quoted By: >>1716438

>>1716119
They made a cute little cargo trailer for it too, that was reportedly very good. Would love to cop one for grocery maxxing

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 05 Oct 2021 11:26:47 No.1716438 Report

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>>1716203
They sold the trailers for a while after recalling the bikes, so there are a few of them around.

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