Hot Bodies Cyclone
01-31-2006, 02:09 AM
#2657
Tech Adept
Originally Posted by JoeyE
There is one that I know of in SF and it's called Franciscan Hobbies off of San Jose (street?) I haven't been there for years. But, if you talk about the San Francisco "Bay Area", there are many if you are renting a car.
In Daily City(boarder of San Francisco and Daily City)there is RCTECH.
www.rctechonline.com 1-866-562-7600
618 Sullivan Avenue
Suite 105
Daly City, CA 94015
650.992.7600
Sun 11-4pm
Mon-Fri 11-7pm
Sat 11-6pm
Then down highway 101 south, you can hit All Speed Hobbies.
All Speed Hobbies 205 Broadway Avenue Millbrae CA 94030 Tel: (650) 692-6180
Fax: (650)692-6270. Business Hours Monday-Saturday 11:00AM-7:00PM
Than back on 101 south again and you'll hit: Ace Hobbies(Ace Hardware Hobbie) www.acehardwarehobbies.com
Phone: 1-800-383-2657
Fax: 1-650-632-4059
Address: 1160 Industrial Rd Suite 5, San Carlos CA 94070
Store Hours: Monday Thru Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-3
There are more but you can ask while you go. Good luck and have fun! BTW, there are many races during the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In Daily City(boarder of San Francisco and Daily City)there is RCTECH.
www.rctechonline.com 1-866-562-7600
618 Sullivan Avenue
Suite 105
Daly City, CA 94015
650.992.7600
Sun 11-4pm
Mon-Fri 11-7pm
Sat 11-6pm
Then down highway 101 south, you can hit All Speed Hobbies.
All Speed Hobbies 205 Broadway Avenue Millbrae CA 94030 Tel: (650) 692-6180
Fax: (650)692-6270. Business Hours Monday-Saturday 11:00AM-7:00PM
Than back on 101 south again and you'll hit: Ace Hobbies(Ace Hardware Hobbie) www.acehardwarehobbies.com
Phone: 1-800-383-2657
Fax: 1-650-632-4059
Address: 1160 Industrial Rd Suite 5, San Carlos CA 94070
Store Hours: Monday Thru Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-3
There are more but you can ask while you go. Good luck and have fun! BTW, there are many races during the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area.
01-31-2006, 02:29 AM
#2658
Tech Addict
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Originally Posted by awtwac
Hoping for some encouraging input on this car. I'm finally comfortable enough with my own driving and tuning skills to try and upgrade from my old Tamiya chassis. I'm going to stick with belt, and it has come down to the t2 and the cyclone. I'm not entirely sold on the T2 since it's a brand new car, and I've heard grumblings of incorrect tolerances.
Long story short, I almost took the plunge on the Cyclone last weekend, before an employee at my local track accused the car of being "way too flexible". Claims that a Cyclone owner showed him how the car could almost twist 90 degrees without too much effort? Ummmm, sounds ridiculous, but there were no Cyclone owners around to dispute the claim. I'm jumping on here to see if anyone can shed some light on this rumor. Thanks for any help/input. BTW, $400 is a significant investment for me.
Long story short, I almost took the plunge on the Cyclone last weekend, before an employee at my local track accused the car of being "way too flexible". Claims that a Cyclone owner showed him how the car could almost twist 90 degrees without too much effort? Ummmm, sounds ridiculous, but there were no Cyclone owners around to dispute the claim. I'm jumping on here to see if anyone can shed some light on this rumor. Thanks for any help/input. BTW, $400 is a significant investment for me.
however this is not to say that all are like this. also the new one is due out soon that is suposed to have inprovments.
Last edited by flysti; 01-31-2006 at 03:03 AM.
01-31-2006, 03:13 AM
#2660
Tweak???
Weird, I've never experienced it with mine.
Just to say that this car is more reliable than a 415 IMO.
Weird, I've never experienced it with mine.
Just to say that this car is more reliable than a 415 IMO.
01-31-2006, 03:18 AM
#2661
My friend and I both race the cyclone and have no trouble with tweak either.
01-31-2006, 03:18 AM
#2662
Originally Posted by awtwac
Hoping for some encouraging input on this car. I'm finally comfortable enough with my own driving and tuning skills to try and upgrade from my old Tamiya chassis. I'm going to stick with belt, and it has come down to the t2 and the cyclone. I'm not entirely sold on the T2 since it's a brand new car, and I've heard grumblings of incorrect tolerances.
Long story short, I almost took the plunge on the Cyclone last weekend, before an employee at my local track accused the car of being "way too flexible". Claims that a Cyclone owner showed him how the car could almost twist 90 degrees without too much effort? Ummmm, sounds ridiculous, but there were no Cyclone owners around to dispute the claim. I'm jumping on here to see if anyone can shed some light on this rumor. Thanks for any help/input. BTW, $400 is a significant investment for me.
Long story short, I almost took the plunge on the Cyclone last weekend, before an employee at my local track accused the car of being "way too flexible". Claims that a Cyclone owner showed him how the car could almost twist 90 degrees without too much effort? Ummmm, sounds ridiculous, but there were no Cyclone owners around to dispute the claim. I'm jumping on here to see if anyone can shed some light on this rumor. Thanks for any help/input. BTW, $400 is a significant investment for me.
the cyclone is in my oppinion the best car out right now.i have run almost all the popular cars out there and i have decided to stay with the cyclone.the chassis is perfect for asphalt racing.it will be too flexible for foam tire carpet racing.this is why i will be releasing a carpet chassis for the car.every car on the market is too flexible out of the box for carpet.the T2 has got some serious issues right now so i am avoiding that car like the plaige.the MI2 EC car and the cyclone are really the only cars i think interest me right now.i have got to tell you though,i have not had 1 issue with tweak unless i give the car a good hit.i have broken only 2 steering knuckles and that was from good hits.the car is easy to work on and the quality is hands down the best i have seen from anything out there.
01-31-2006, 05:38 AM
#2665
I’ve used my Cyclone about ten times now and have only experienced tweak once. And that was from hitting the barrier VERY hard. It was the kind of hit were something should have broke but the car was sound. VERY pleased.
01-31-2006, 07:09 AM
#2666
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Too many people get tweak on the brain!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My opinion is if you don't hit anything and the car is built correctly it cannot tweak by just running it.
As for the get a Yoke thing.................Not the answer and in the state support is lower than whale sh!#@#@ so getting parts is not really easy. Not one of the big distributors carry the parts and that normally means stay away from the car. You need parts to run.
protc3 I have found that the Cyclone is really good on asphalt and thats with only 3 complete packs thru my car as the other runs I either had radio issues (broke a spring inside the radio on the steering wheel) and the other heat I broke on the first lap because of the massive smack to the wall that I gave the car.
all my fault to. Car responds to changes very well and is just very smooth overall. This alos got to be the easiest car I have had to work on to.
As for the get a Yoke thing.................Not the answer and in the state support is lower than whale sh!#@#@ so getting parts is not really easy. Not one of the big distributors carry the parts and that normally means stay away from the car. You need parts to run.
protc3 I have found that the Cyclone is really good on asphalt and thats with only 3 complete packs thru my car as the other runs I either had radio issues (broke a spring inside the radio on the steering wheel) and the other heat I broke on the first lap because of the massive smack to the wall that I gave the car.
all my fault to. Car responds to changes very well and is just very smooth overall. This alos got to be the easiest car I have had to work on to.
01-31-2006, 08:38 AM
#2667
Cyclone is the best car to buy...
It is very very fast...
It is very smooth
It never brakes
AND IT NEVER GETS TWEAKED!!!
My previous car was a pro4 and I am really impressed by the cyclone.
I have run it 10-15 times (60-90 bats) and have changed NOTHING on the car.Only tires and two bearings,nothing else.
I think it is the best choice...
It is very very fast...
It is very smooth
It never brakes
AND IT NEVER GETS TWEAKED!!!
My previous car was a pro4 and I am really impressed by the cyclone.
I have run it 10-15 times (60-90 bats) and have changed NOTHING on the car.Only tires and two bearings,nothing else.
I think it is the best choice...
01-31-2006, 08:48 AM
#2668
Tech Addict
Originally Posted by flysti
so do you have in-stock?
today was see main chassis is new type !
01-31-2006, 09:13 AM
#2669
Originally Posted by HKRCMODEL
Yes !instock !
today was see main chassis is new type !
today was see main chassis is new type !
Can you post a picture of it please.
01-31-2006, 09:19 AM
#2670
Originally Posted by HKRCMODEL
Yes !instock !
today was see main chassis is new type !
today was see main chassis is new type !
I assume you work at HKrcmodels. Are you still on holiday (New Year) ?
Thanks.