Originally Posted by
BiceclettaLover
My Friend bought an Aventon Matero and the frame came twisted from the factory, dropouts don't line up (as a result makes horrible creaking sound). Maybe he got the last of the ****ty one's but I was not impressed with the quality whatsoever. Except for that the frame is a great deal for the $$$$
I've seen a few like that too (which I haven't been shy about here on this forum), which is precisely why my opinion was that they were crap. They were a new company and they've made obvious improvements. I agree about their frames being a great value for the price.
It's still kinda weird to look up at the wall in the shop and see a bunch of Aventons hanging there but we definitely don't regret the decision to work with them.
Originally Posted by
hairnet
Quality control slip ups do happen. Hell, I received a ****ed up Surly frame, but it was all good because they took care of me.
+1. **** happens. Hell, even NASA messes up occasionally.
At first it seemed like all the Aventons I would see were screwed up in some way and that it wasn't just QC slips but all the frames we've got on hand look very good (and I certainly scrutinized every inch of them).