Originally Posted by Oldairhead

Here is my 2 cents re: Brian Bayliss. A few years ago I sent him a 1970's Torpado frame and fork to assess and give me a quote. Unfortunately for me he was moving his shop at the time and somehow the frame got lost in his confusion. Months went by with no communication from him inspite of my MANY attempts. It seemed that he basically went off the grid for awhile. I am not local to SoCal so I could not just go and see him and get it back. About a year later he contacted me with an apology and a lame explanation and said he would return the frame to me right away. That was the last time he contacted me and I have never received the frame. I finally gave up some months later and considered it a $400 lesson (plus shipping). Since then I have sent Joe Bell a frame and have been very pleased with the work I received from him as well as his communication. If you are trying to save money then go ahead and send your frame to the lowest bidder, but if you want to be certain of a good result you should look at the reputation of the shop. Brian Bayliss get 0 stars out of 5 from me. If you choose to deal with him to do your work then I wish you good luck! I have kept a lookout on eBay for the frame since then so I guess he has not sold it there yet. If I see it for sale somewhere I will try and make a case that is is stolen merchandise.