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Funkyworm:
OK LONG POST ALERT !!!!


So last year I sold up  I let everything go apart from My 83 Haro My Chrome Rickman & my Zapper (couldn't part with it in the end)…

I really though that was it for me, until an extremely rare cruiser frame came along that re sparked my interest… This hobby is supposed to be fun & a release from our jobs which at times gets extremely stressful & i was really looking forward to taking this on & doing a really good job on the build….

I needed some some forks making as Originals (would never surface) as theres only 3 of these frame sets known to have been made & they were never sold.

As I wanted to do this the right way i spoke to the brand owner & with their blessing & after paying them a commission I found somebody who came recommended to make the forks to the original spec along with some other parts …

The chap who will remain nameless was supposed to start this for me in November with a deadline of Christmas but just before i was expecting them to surface he called me & he said he’d struggle to finish them as his mum was ill with cancer ….

Ok , So I was 100% cool with this & really felt for him, i mean who wouldn’t be?  So after Christmas I got in touch to see how he was getting on & he said he’d crack on  & they’d be done within a week….. 

Were now nearly in March 4 months on from the start & theres been an excuse as to why the jobs not been done bi-weekly when i manage to get hold of him.

He never answers texts , says he doesn't have a camera on his phone & only ever answers the occasional call ….

The forks amongst a raft of other parts that i have ready (wheels seat post clamp brake etc all need chroming (a process which as i’m sure you know can take 1-3 months depending on the company & how much work they have on & the forks are delaying the whole job) …

He told me again last week the job would be 100% finished at the weekend & he had a friend in who’s also worked for the brand to help him but I've heard nothing in over a week ..  So today nearly in the 5th month of this fabrication I finally lost it & I text him saying if they weren't done by tomorrow just to let me know & Ill go elsewhere to have them fabricated…

Surprisingly he sent me a snotty message back (which i guess was better than nothing) saying “Ooh Somebody’s having a bad day”  that they were finished & that he was happy to keep & ride them if i wanted to go elsewhere ??????

Couldn’t fooking believe it,  he then proceeded to again make excuses as to why the radio silence & that he hasn’t got a camera phone nor been in touch as he’s been teaching this week ????

Now am i being a dick ?

 I wouldn’t mind if this was a mate doing me a favour but its not , he’s supposed to be a professional frame builder & I'm employing him do do a job & all i want is proof its been done so that i can pay him for the work ???????..

Right now though this whole experience is ruining the build & my enjoyment in general , I’ve spent a fortune on other parts for this thinking this would have been finished long ago & I'm seriously thinking of fooking it all off….

Just cant believe how lackadaisical some people can be not to mention rude & have such bad customer service ….

Ive found somebody who again should be able to do this job & his work looks amazing but do i hang on  to see if he comes through (or)  just vote with my feet &  use an alternative fabricator & wait probably another 6 weeks or so & pay more for the work ????

Anyway i’m not sure if this was a post or just a rant,  but i feel a little better for letting off some steam…

Depending on the outcome I’ll name drop at a later date,  I wouldn't want anybody else to have to be messed about by this chap the way i have …

Thanks for sticking with all of that .

C .  :daumenhoch:

oldschoolace:
First off, i think the guy needs naming!
We all have issues and shit that comes up from time to time but to me that time period is a joke.
Even if he understimated work he had on before he took on your forks its poor management and we should know who it is.

regarding getting your forks i think its just one of those times you bite your lip and get through it. Save any more ranting at him until you have them in hand. would also be scrutinising the quality when i picked them up too.

not sure who you have worked out payment with him but i would have angled for a deposit with the balance on completion 

pickle:
Have you paid him anything? If not I'd go elsewhere and fook this joker off.  Its 2018 FFS, who doesn't have a phone with a camera??

Funkyworm:
Havent Paid him a penny fortunately

Reckons smartphones get messed up in his workshop with his dirty hands etc etc ...

Honestly the only reason i used him was because i'd seen some forks he made for a guy in the Rickman group & they looked good plus he's worked with the brand before & he had already made a set of these forks for a reproduction they built a few years ago. He had the Jig & the dropout pattern all ready so it seemed a good fit... Think is he comes across as a lovely chap but ffs I'd be fired if i was so un organised & it makes me wonder how he pays the bills if he's this bad...

Wish id have used somebody else now but I'll message him tonight & ask for a photos ... If he doesn't come through  tomorrow I'll have to start all over again .... :-[

Ady:
This reminds me of frog bmx broken promises.
Go with your gut feeling mate and go elsewhere.
He is probably semi retired with a Nokia brick phone old school jobs worth.

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