Originally Posted by xowl

ok if we're going to b**** about chelsea bikes, it did take raphael AT LEAST 3 months (i am not exaggerating) to fix one of my frames. there was a crack between the top tube and the head tube lug. he charged me like $225 for the job and that's with the very small discount he gave me for waiting so long. i thought it was a bit much and debated just buying one of his frames instead. i guess that's what you charge when you're the only guy in town that does frame repairs. he did a good job though. and he guaranteed the frame repair and so far so good. even though he couldnt match the paint, what he ended up painting it kinda looks better. i wish he had painted the fork while he was at it. i want to go back there and have him finish the job, but i'm afraid of how long it will take.