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The FrameStraight Saga:
October 12 -- Framestraight received my parts via UPS.
October 28 -- Called about status. Was advised they should be done in a week.
November 7 -- Called about status. Hadn't started my stuff yet but should be done in 3 or 4 days.
November 16 -- Called about status. Fork tubes done, looking at bent rotor and lower clamp. Told them to skip the axle and upper clamp (stripped threads.)
November 21 -- Called about status, left message.
November 22 -- Got a call-back -- rotor OK, building fixture for lower clamp, taking off for Thanksgiving.
November 29 -- Got a bill in e-mail via PayPal, sent them a Postal Money Order.
December 12 -- Finally got my parts back!
The bill came to $75 for the lower clamp and $125 for the fork tubes -- $230 with shipping.
As expected the tubes aren't in 'new' condition and there's still a small bend to them, but they're quite adequate for a street bike and enormously better than they were. The lower clamp checks true to the limiits I can test.
The parts were pretty cruddy as received. I spent a bit of time with #0000 steel wool and 'Goo Gone' to clean the fork tubes, but the lower clamp is a real mess: they used an acetylene torch to heat it for removing the spindle and burnt the clear coat. Refinishing the clamp is a PITA.
Overall, if you've got lots of time and little money Framestraight is OK. Otherwise, they totally su*ck.
Jim
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