New Jopo Helkama Stop//Step Helsinki FAIL

Here in Finland we say: "EI näin..."

Jopo comes back

According to latest news, they're gonna start manufacturing Jopo-bikes once again in Finland. So the subcontractors in Taiwan must find some other way to make their living from now on.

I'm not sure if this will change the quality of the bikes, because they had no challenges in that area, but this is an awesome thing for the brand image, because not that many bikes are manufactured here in the Nordics, let alone Finland.

The New Jopo 3 - beauty or beast?

Here you go, the 3rd generation of Jopo with 3 gears. I must admit that the 2nd gen version from 2000 is way much cooler looking (well I ride an army green 2006 model like this . And we all agree on the fact the the og Jopo is the classic.

This time the designers have managed to come up with something that lacks the original feel and looks like a cheap copy. I don't mind the gears, they had version with 2 gears way back, but this just looks cheap. Like those foldable bikes for mariners...

And I also found out that all Jopos are made in Taiwan nowadays. Shiiiiet, at least mine was still manufactured in Hanko.