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01-27-06 | 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob S.

Let me understand this (and I am not defending Litespeed a I personally would not want that close of clearance for the type of riding I do. I am just trying to be realistic):
1. You purchased the frame from an out of state Litespeed dealer. You selected the components. Had a non-Litespeed dealer wrench assemble the bike. You ran into problems.
2. Litespeed looked @ the frame @ their expense, stated that the frame meets the 06 model specs & is proper when assembled with their factory standard components. Litespeed did not charge you.
3. The LBS Litespeed dealer didn't profit from the sale of the frame. They swapped components from frame to frame so you could ride while this was/is being sorted out. Presumably, they make some profit from the swap out? Did they?
4. Currently, you do not like the frames specs and are returning it to Litespeed through the LBS (who didn't sell it) and are getting a full credit?
5. Through all of this, you are losing approx. $100, the amount you paid for a non-involved, non-LBS, non-Litespeed dealer to assemble the bike?
6. And you are upset???

If I understand this correctly, you are coming out of this entire ordeal very clean. Most shops who didn't sell the frame, and some manufactures, I know would have told you to pound sand.

My suggestion is to suck it up & write the $100 off. When one is dealing with upper end bikes such as the Litespeed Ultimate, there is darn little one can do for $100.

Perhaps, Litespeed may throw you a bone, ie. a $100 discount towards a new Litespeed frame (assembled I would hope) as goodwill/PR gesture. Hopefully, the LBS will not charge you additionally for their time.

I respectfully suggest to you that you:
1. Be polite and respectfull when you make your request to Litespeed &/or the selling vendor and
2. Give and send that LBS as much business as possible as I suspect that you are darn close to the end of everyone's good will.

On Edit: Perhaps you maybe able to swap the 06 frame for an 05. Certainly, there must be one somewhere in the Litespeed inentory.

Just my $02. & Good luck with it. Bob

Read the WHOLE thread before adding your opinion. In short, I wanted an all titanium frame with a short chainstay length. These specs (and a few others) resulted in picking this bike (06 not the 05). I want this bike to be OK. For $3000 I assume you would too! That is the outcome I am looking for here.

Nowhere on Litespeeds site does it say "make sure you do not use Mavic SL's with certain tires on this frame.

I never said I was returning the bike. I said nothing but good things about the LBS. The only person here being disrespecful is you. I have said nothing but good things about the LBS. Call Carlos and ask him before you flame me! I just reffered two bikes two him, plus bought one myself since this ordeal began. Are you happy? Are you reading a different thread?

If you read the first few posts, I tried to order the ENTIRE bike from competitve cyclist. That fell apart because I was tired of waiting (now) 6 months for a new bike due to Litespeed.

I would love to see somone say (earnestly) that I am wrong for thinking 2mm is too close. That would make me feel better. You, like everyone else, have expressed concern that this tolerance is not good. If I could pay $100 and have all of this fixed today with an extra few mm's to spare, believe you me I would!

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