“It was brand new, but it has no brand.”
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
October 1, 2017 12:54am CST
My son is really bent on buying a mountain bike. He was asking me how much the cheapest mountain bike in his uncle’s bike store is. I told him to ask directly to his uncle but he is shy.
He actually bought a bike from his very first salary on online writing. He told me it cost more than PhP2, 000. He used that to see the flood waters in the 2nd longest bridge of our country. The bike was also borrowed always by my brother when he wanted to do his exercise in the morning.
Too bad the bike was severely damaged during the typhoon last year; that typhoon wherein we had no electricity and no internet for more or less than 2 months.
And now, my brother’s cycle business- I told my son that maybe his uncle will allow him to buy a bike and he pay in installment. My son said the bicycles that my brother sells are all branded. I then asked him what the brand of his bike was.
“It was brand new, Mama, but it has no brand”, was his reply. We both laughed at his reply. Indeed, there are many bicycle stores here that sell bikes of unknown brands. My son’s first bike was just assembled but it worked fine.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
i believe there are no second hand brands here, because it is usually given as hand-me-down to the other members of the family.
i have talked to my brother now.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
Haha ha It has always become the common one liner to say when we want toemphasize that it's a new one , notasecond hand.
I was shocked when during the thriatlon held here in Legazpi City, the marketing officer said that the bicyles that the contestants use are worth about half a million and above. Oh my! What so expensive bikes they have!
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
the bike of my son was not second hand, but it was not branded.
based on @toniganzon's comment, yes, there are very expensive bikes; his brother had more than half a million pesos worth
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 Oct 17
@SIMPLYD yes, and if ih have that expensive bike, i might as well save it in a bank or have it insured.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
right on that. mountain bikes should be sturdy because our roads are indeed rugged and difficult to bike on.
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
I remember my husband craving for that bike. He wants to own something like that for his exercise and leisure.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
my son cannot afford very costly bikes so he was good in buying that no-brand bike; it served him well too.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Oct 17
@renicemae yes. my son is a good carer of anything he buys out of his money from content writing. that brand-less bike served him much; if only he brought inside the living room when Lawin was here, that bike should still be functional.
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
4 Oct 17
@ridingbet It's not all in the brand..it's also on how the user use and care for it.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
1 Oct 17
Maybe no brand means the local OEm brand that is not well known. It doesn't matter as long it is new and ride-able.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
yes. the brand of my son's bike has no brand. i checked the bike before. but it was brand new.
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
The bike looks good. Perhaps, if he has more money to spare, he could buy a better bike next time.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
yes but so sad that blue bike was damaged last Lawin'w wrath.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
In the Philippines, most of the bikes that are expensive are assembled. We call them customized. We buy a branded frame then we we buy branded bike parts. All are high end and are very expensive.
My brother's bike costs 800,000 and that's a mountain bike. A road bike is cheaper mine is at 500,000.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
3 Oct 17
@ridingbet Yes. I did have a discussion. I have changed several bikes already and so did my brother and that's the cost of our latest ones. I started with a 50k mountain bike. That was my cheapest.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
oh my golly. those bikes that you and your brother own are already worth fortune. your bikes are customized and good for your legs' length.
i recall that you had a discussion and you were near a bike- the bike you rode on.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 Oct 17
@toniganzon oh my golly. the 50k bike is already a treasure to others. heheh! if i have one bike as expensive as the 50k, i will have it insured. 
@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
@ridingbet It is fine, kabsat. The bike is in good hand now.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
right on that. too bad that bike is now sold to the carpenter. it was not working when it weas sold. now, when my son sees his bike driven by Marlon the carpenter, he would sigh, "ma, there goes my bike".
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
2 Oct 17
@ridingbet This would be the best to do.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
i agree. in fact, i insinuated to my brother if there are bikes that can be paid in installment.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
4 Oct 17
@ridingbet , I hope the chat goes well. :)
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 Oct 17
yes. tonight, my brother will come for dinner. he lives at the back of our house. we will have some chats later.
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
2 Oct 17
Just new but not a brand name . . fine . . as long as it runs smoothly. My shirts are not brand names either. I buy most of them from Army and Navy stores not Winners (store for brand names). But I always see to it that my "briefs" are brand names (I have Reebok) and looking new every time I get out. Why? O, well, what if I meet some young or not-so-young lady and we agree to exchange "heavenly bliss" just for the fun of it . . and I am wearing an old, dilapidated brief . . nyahahahaha!
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Oct 17
@ridingbet hehehe . . Just kidding. O, well, if the cop is a pretty woman - - I will strip if she would ask . . . nyahahaha.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
that is nice, but once we live our house, we must dress good and right, because maybe we are stripped off and we do not want our inner clothes to be that bad.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 Oct 17
@antonbunot really? hahahaha! oh my gosh, i think your family will no longer be your family when you are caught by the police. heheh!
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Feb 18
he wants to buy one but it is not his priority anymore.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
it could be that your father wanted you to work when you grow up so you can buy the bike of your choice.
@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
3 Oct 17
Buying it with his own hardwork money is a great achievement whether it is brand new, branded or not.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
i think the bikes that you have are branded. you have a beautiful car, so it is understandable that your bikes should be excellent as well.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
It must be from China, or assembled then.
For a start, brandless bike is just okay. But I know, as the days go by, your son will look for a branded one, until the day come that he wanted the best bike in the country.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
that is why my son wants me to ask his uncle.
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