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But being polite never hurts as a PR strategy. Two recent personal examples. Alchemy has been nothing but stellar in my communications with them (shout out to Joel). I prefaced the inquiry by saying I wanted to pay for his (their) time, but Joel declined and was more than happy to help. Ended up talking with me for about twenty minutes. I purchased some schwag (four water bottles). Erik at Alliance was very quick to send the geo for an MTB I wanted to sell here (I was not the original owner) Not only did I not end up selling the bike (which I was reluctant to do in the first place) but I am in the process of getting another frame built with him. A little generosity can go a long way … |
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Ditto, that subtlety in to whom Baum’s message was directed had escaped me, and I agree that their answer was appropriate. |
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here in 2019, with stock bikes being as excellent as they are, i think buying a custom frame for big $$$ largely comes down to how you feel about the builder/company. even if it's a pain in the butt, or costs some time/money in overhead, i think building and maintaining good will and good vibes in this business is hugely important. setting clear expectations is also a very prudent and good business strategy. IF's policy of selling you a build sheet for a pretty nominal cost is brilliant. keeps the casual speculator away, but reasonable enough for someone to shell out a few bucks to get a build sheet. Better that if that's their written policy, everyone is on the same page, and expectations are clear. of course, all this is easier all around if there exists a good electronic filing system. oh, serial number 62549, bingo - here's the sheet. |
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The only situation where level would be shorter than sloping would be if sloping was so extreme (like a step-through bike) where it actually went well past perpendicular, or if the angles were so steep that level was closer to perpendicular than normal slope. |
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But given that you bought and paid for it, you're free to do with it what you like, including selling it to someone else. If a builder really thinks that someone other than the designed-for customer riding their custom frame reflects badly on the builder, they should offer some kind of incentive that would prevent re-sale…yah right. |
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seems to me that cleans idea would be correct in practise but then again ive been wrong before.. The green line in example 1 where sta is always slacker than hta will always be longer than the blue sloping line. But in example 2 where sta is steeper than the hta it would seem to me the level tt would always come out shorter, no? excuse my poor image but its late and i have little to work with :) |
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