1/31/06 So here's the latest update. Spoke with people from Litespeed, Competitive Cyclist, and UBC yesterday. Compettive Cyclist is no longer a dealer for Litespeed so they kindly offered me some names and advice and have bowed out of the loop. Now it's just Litespeed, UBC and I left in this.

UBC wants to know what the next step is. Fair question.

Oh and to Bob S. An apology. Sorry if i came off as mad, but I am getting tired of this situation. I would like it resolved and took it out on you. I ordered this bike in August of 2005. I need more patience.

Per my phone conversation with Litespeed yesterday, they said they would pay for any additional build ups and break downs depending on which option I select below. They even offered to buy me a set of tires they said would fit.

The options:
#1 build up existing frame with or without new tires and see if it works for a while
#2 swap out existing frame for another Ultimate frame that "may" have different measurments
#3 swap out Ultimate frame for a Vortex frame

I asked if I could return the frame for a refund. Litespeed said that would be "highly unlikely".

I am leaning toward #3. Understand that I knew the chainstay would be short, but we have tested the frame locally with different wheels and different tires. Depending on which tire is used, it will either rub (whereby the tire does not spin) or it is sooooo close that to the naked eye it looks unsafe. Small road debris could cause the tire to stop rotating etc...

I have asked Litespeed if they could provide me a list of compatible wheels/tires. They said they could not. I asked if troublesome bracket could be welded on, thereby giving more clearance, they said that was impossible (which it probabaly is).

Again I knew the bike would have a short chainstay. If you had less than 1mm between your rear tire and the seat tube would you ride it?

Figured out how to post the picture!


lastly, what if the SAG wagon has the "wrong" tire?