may 26th, boulder

[beastoftheeast]

should have the bike built, was thinking campus? riding natural after being bikeless/f'ed in the a by school since winter break :greddy2:

[MIKE1968]

mmm i wish...half fast...

[Elan]

im probably down if i dont sell my bike stuff first

[Keith Courage]

Are you done?
Or just getting a diff. bike?

[beastoftheeast]

i just looked at my ups tracking i might not have a bike by the 26th hahaha. it shows my package has been sitting in HODGKINS, IL, US for the past 108 hours :ugh: . it shows it has moved a total of 28.48 miles in the opposite direction i live since it was shipped 140 hours ago. getting on the phone with ups right now. fuckheads.

[beastoftheeast]

hoo fucking ray, ups doesn't know where the fuck my package is. if it doesnt arrive today like its supposed to they start the search tomorrow. (possibly damaged bar code, so the tracking scans didnt work.)

[Keith Courage]

good luck man.

Thas depressing news.

[Elan]

Are you done?
Or just getting a diff. bike?


different frame later thats why im not selling a complete bike+ need the dollars right now

[beastoftheeast]

the tracking was just messed up but got the frame except midwestbike trials sent me the wrong frame :hahano:. whatever im keeping it. i got a gu mod instead of an adament. 5 mm shorter, i dont like the way the connection from the top tube to bottom tube is but whatever, im not going to break it.

[3rd Degree]

Work till 6, you guys want to ride after that?

[Elan]

probably

[beastoftheeast]

was finishing up building the bike today, found my steer tube was about an inch too short:ugh:, refund time. not going to be riding for a while.

[3rd Degree]

A brand new steerer? no way you can remove some spacers underneath to get it rolling?

[beastoftheeast]

how the hell would you put a new steer tube on? remove what spacers? this thing needs to go back to the shop, someone cut it and its fucked, i think. it might be the right length if i didnt have a headset in :wuteva:. its way short though, an inchish. also how high up should the star nut thing be in the fork? it came in and its pretty deep. still wouldnt work though. over 1/2 my stem would be clamped to nothing? want pics?

[MIKE1968]

yes


you can get away with 1/2 clamp....sometimes :o

[beastoftheeast]

im not even sure if i have that much though, ill take a look again. the star nut, whatever it is that goes in the steer tube will have to be at the very top and its not, easy fix though.

[MIKE1968]

wtf did they cut it to 6"?

[beastoftheeast]

a lil under 7? my broken black fork is 8 and 1/4? am i retarded and doing something wrong?

[MIKE1968]

nah...most trials shit i had was round 7.5 to be safe.

[beastoftheeast]

your saying that length should work? id have to get a much longer screw for the cap... and under half the stem is clamped to nothing? someone did some quality work cutting it down, with both the length, and the cut quality, chainsaw?

http://www.observedtrials.net/album/data/500/medium/P1010495.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/df2-mapz/P1010496b.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/df2-mapz/P1010497b.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/df2-mapz/P1010498b.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/df2-mapz/P1010499b.jpg

[MIKE1968]

YIKES.... get a different stem/headset and you'll be good.



:wtc:

[beastoftheeast]

or midwest bike trials give me new fork :ugh: ? shouldnt have to deal with this. what stem/headset combo would be more low profile? would that really be enough? the cap screw has a long way before it can reach...

[MIKE1968]

get a refund if they precut it without you telling them..

[xsv4crob]

Maybe they cut it for the Adamant and the difference between the two frames head tube's is that much? Whatever the cause, that is ridiculously short.

Sorry to hear your order was so fucked up.

[3rd Degree]

That is wicked short. You shouldnt have to pay for the shipping to get the fork back, so see if they can overnight you one. sending those pics to them might help too.

[Keith Courage]

I agree with everything.

I want to cuddle your bike, like you cuddle your new hot Gf that you bang 8 times a day.

[beastoftheeast]

Maybe they cut it for the Adamant and the difference between the two frames head tube's is that much? Whatever the cause, that is ridiculously short.

Sorry to hear your order was so fucked up.

ya but i ordered the fork long before i order my frame because i was going to use my friends old echo team but i found a crack it... they didnt even know what frame i was going to put it on, and it shouldnt matter anyways.

edit: been calling them the last hour, during when they say they pick up the phone, no luck. left them a message and sent them pic's, we'll see what happens :noes:

[literocola]

If you cant get ahold of them and you want to get up and riding, I have a extra PX Kniffen fork that is just sitting in a box and your more than welcome to use it until your new fork comes.

It may not work, I got it from TTown about a year ago and it was cut short, but it was cut long enough to where I couldnt use any spacers, but enough steerer' to work without any sketchyness.

[xsv4crob]

ya but i ordered the fork long before i order my frame because i was going to use my friends old echo team but i found a crack it... they didnt even know what frame i was going to put it on, and it shouldnt matter anyways.

edit: been calling them the last hour, during when they say they pick up the phone, no luck. left them a message and sent them pic's, we'll see what happens :noes:

Oh, I assumed you had ordered frame and fork together. That's even worse then - they sent you a fork that was cut for no apparent reason?!?!! I'm interested to hear their explanation.

Hopefully they get back to you quickly. This is one reason I have been so faithful to Web Cyclery - even if they may not have everything in stock all the time, if there's any problem (which is rare) they are on it ASAP and their communication is excellent.

[Elan]

not gonna make it unless ill phil wants to give me a ride

[beastoftheeast]

new fork is on the way, should be here sat, might be still riding if it gets here in time?. anyone besides Al? guess we'll start riding at 6, meet at the 3 step by the broadway under pass if i can be rolling by then?

[3rd Degree]

swing by the full cycle on pearl if you need the fork cut down at all. ill be there all day

[beastoftheeast]

cut down? :greddy2: haha alright on peral or the hill? ill probably stop by sometime probably. ill need you to slam the race crown on the fork for sure. i got it 95% with a pcv pipe before it cracked on the fork with a short steer before i knew it was short so i took it to university bikes cause its closest to finish the job... 3$

[joshwrecks]

Count me in too

[beastoftheeast]

:werd: . my num is 303-717-5905 case one of us is late or something.

[3rd Degree]

I should outta the shop and on campus by about 630 to 645. so who exactly is riding tomorrow other than calvin and josh?

[beastoftheeast]

...if i can even make it, 4, no fork still :(