RogueMechanic

A quick word of thanks...

Over to past 2+ weeks, I've had the pleasure of being contacted by a few past Bike Club customers (you know who you are!). It took an effort by every one of them to hunt me down and I am greatful and quite frankly humbled that they took the time and effort to do so. I also what to thank everyone who has been kind enough to refer me to others. I don't take any of this for granted and again I just want to say Thank You.

Happy Problem

I've been so busy lately that I haven't had the time or energy to post here. Yesterday evening I again reached max capacity of bikes on and in my Jeep (currently 8). If this continues, I guess that I'm going to have buy more bike mounts for my Yakima roof rack (I should be able to carry at least 3 more without any problems...). These are happy problems. Thanks for reading. -John

Just a thought...

You wouldn't think that a Trek dealer would do something to a Trek bike that could possibly void the lifetime warranty on the frame (an OCLV carbon nonetheless...), would you?!?! I've had it up to here with the rampant incompetence.... I just had to get that off of my chest. That's all for now. Back to work...-John

Challenges

Hello everyone. I'm checking in after what has been a really busy week. I feel that we all have had to deal with some challenges this past week. For most of you, it's been the lousy weather... the crazy snow storm that we had last weekend and the rain during the week I'm sure reminded all of us of where we live. It sure didn't help that we were "teased" with the prior twoish weeks of relatively great weather (heck, even I had to sneak in a one hour road ride...). Looking back, it now seemed like some cruel joke. The silver lining relating to the weather this past week was that I was able to put a significant dent in the work that I had scheduled without the added pressure of super-quick turn-arounds that I am known for. This being said, I still promissed and delivered a couple of jobs that didn't have any wiggle room nor any time for an appearance by Mr. Murphy. All jobs completed and delivered as promised. Now for an update. I'm STILL waiting on that freehub body and upgraded rebuild kit for that Ritchey rear wheel that I posted about last week (scroll down a bit...). Come on guys... How can you reapeatedly drop the ball on your wheels. I am not happy about this and neather is my client. I haven't been too impressed with Treks performance in regards to their warranty/customer service. I'm currently completing a built for a client that has waited 18+ weeks to get his warranty replacement and upgraded Trek Top Fuel 100 frame. When they finally shipped his frame to a local dealer, it was damaged (the scratches and gouges in the paint was actually under the bubble wrap... which means that it happen at the factory.) The second frame had a scratch on the top tube...strike two (actually strike 19...). The third frame also came shipped with a paint chip on the rear shock mount.... I've seen frames made and painted in taiwan delivered without any paint damage. What's up with this Trek?!?! I want to be proud and assured that the "Handmade in the USA" decal means that it's going to be a superior product. I want you to care about what you ship out to your customers. I know that it's a mountain bike frame and it's more than likely going to get scratched during the maiden ride, but it's really a matter of principle... That is all. Thanks for reading. -John

Before and Faster

This is an upgrade that I completed this past week. As you can see, there were some major improvements made here. The new cockpit consists of mainly Easton carbon products including the new Delta Force carbon pursuit base bar, Aero Force carbon clip-on aerobars as well as an Easton EA70 stem. Great products. Great upgrades that has made this multi-IM finishing bike lighter and faster.