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Graham Middleton:
Hi, dunno if this is the right place for this, but I want to warn people not to use Ashford Chroming.

I sent a set of 83 Haro Freestyler forks to be done. The owner said no problem doing them and at no point was I warned not to have unrealistic expectations.

I got them back after being relieved of well over £100 (can't remember exactly) and they had blemishes and runs all over them. Plus somebody in the workshop drilled 2 unnecessary drain holes on the back of them just beside the welds.

I returned them to be redone, each time costing about £11 post. I drew on them in red marker where the problems were. I even drew arrows pointing to the factory drain holes up in the steerer tube and asked them to fill in the holes they drilled before rechroming.

So I got them back again, the plating only marginally better and their holes still there. You might understand by now that I was pretty annoyed. I contacted the owner who told me I had unrealistic expectations and she did not apologise for the holes put in them.

I lost my patience with her and told her that all she cared about was getting my money for at no time in the whole process was I warned about them not being able to do the job. I then told her that she must need my money more than I do, so just keep it.

Now when I went to assemble the bike I have discovered that they have butchered the threads which were perfect before. The end result is that the headset will not stay tight.

So you have been warned. DO NOT USE ASHFORD CHROMING OR YOU WILL BE SORRY.

Graham

hotdog:
A nightmare. I don't trust anyone anymore when it comes to chroming,painting/powder coating or welding.

Graham Middleton:
Thanks mate. I just ordered a set of repop ones until I can work out how to fix my original ones. Apparently welding more meat onto the steerer and then having threads cut isn't the answer.

deeman:
Sorry to hear of your bad experience.....
It really is better to take items yourself to be chromed, then at least you can explain what you do and don't want doing. I was lucky and found a local firm at first who were very good. After a while they stopped doing hexavalent chrome but very luckily I remembered my old flat mate had a mate who has a chroming firm fairly locally too, the rest is history....
If you need details give me a shout.... :daumenhoch:

CustardLips:
What the fook were they doing with the threads... forks only need chroming just above the crown race. ???

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