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First Ever Build - Kuwahara Laserlite KZ-83
rhino_mac:
Hi Clive,
Yup, I took them to BMX Plus - I work about 5 minutes away from them on the Wallisdown Industrial Estate. I've got my fingers crossed because so far they've been less than impressive with service but I spoke to Ben who built the wheels up and he seemed a good guy and he's built them exactly as I asked. He's just got to true them up and I can pick them up tomorrow. They looked good on Thursday evening when I saw them.
I'll pop down one lunchtime week after next if that's OK. I work with a guy called James who is MTB mad and cycles with a couple of clubs. He's just spent £4500 building a Titanium Marin MTB and I know he's looking for some components to finish it off. He's an easy sell - all the shops love him! :LolLolLolLol:
Cheers
Rich
southern andy:
--- Quote from: rhino_mac on May 01, 2009, 09:30 PM ---
Andy - you're so not funny :LolLolLolLol:
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:LolLolLolLol: Ahh the love of a facebook quote.
Rich, are you going to MK09 mate ????? this would be a very good candidate for show and shine. Lets face it, they don't come much shinier than that. :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
rhino_mac:
Yeah, made me chuckle that did!
Sorry mate, I'll be in Munich doing a trade show over the MK09 weekend.
Depending on how it ends up I might pop it in for May BOTM for a laugh! However, went to pick up my wheels today and they run like a couple of eggs. One of them was at least a half inch off. Not impressed at all. I was offered a discount initially but I pointed out that I'd only have to take them to be broken down and rebuilt again by another shop so they're going to have a go at it next week.
The guy that owns the shop seems a good guy but I'm not convinced by the kids he employs. I don't want to slag them off on a public forum without cause but so far they've not done anything to give me any confidence that they can actually build wheels. Hopefully, all will be well next week. Fingers crossed.
southern andy:
Ouch..... sorry to hear about your wheels mate, i've had all mine built at Pijin BMX in Southampton, superb quality, can't recommend them enough. Sawzall gets his built there aswell. :4_17_5:
rhino_mac:
I'll give them until next week, otherwise I'm taking them over to Clive at Bikelab to see if his mechanics can sort them out.
The average cost of the mountain bikes in there is more than my car so if they can cope with technology like that, a 25 year old BMX wheel shouldn't cause too much problem. Should have taken them there in the first place really - I was lazy and took them to the nearest shop!
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