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Old September 7th 04, 12:41 AM
Mike C.
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Default Experiences with Tom Teesdale???

Hello All,

I'm deciding on whether to have Tom Teesdale custom build a Greenspeed style
recumbent trike for me or not. I have read some negative postings on this
and other newsgroups about him, mostly about bad paint jobs and poor
customer service.

I'd appreciate some input, both positive and negative, from those of you who
have purchased stuff from him.


Thanks,
Mike C.

Please remove the NOSPAM from the e-mail address to correspond with me




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Old September 7th 04, 03:31 AM
JA
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Tom has built a lot of bikes, and when I have dealt with him he has been
very professional.

John



"Mike C." wrote in message
ink.net...
Hello All,

I'm deciding on whether to have Tom Teesdale custom build a Greenspeed

style
recumbent trike for me or not. I have read some negative postings on this
and other newsgroups about him, mostly about bad paint jobs and poor
customer service.

I'd appreciate some input, both positive and negative, from those of you

who
have purchased stuff from him.


Thanks,
Mike C.

Please remove the NOSPAM from the e-mail address to correspond with me






  #3  
Old September 7th 04, 03:31 AM
JA
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Tom has built a lot of bikes, and when I have dealt with him he has been
very professional.

John



"Mike C." wrote in message
ink.net...
Hello All,

I'm deciding on whether to have Tom Teesdale custom build a Greenspeed

style
recumbent trike for me or not. I have read some negative postings on this
and other newsgroups about him, mostly about bad paint jobs and poor
customer service.

I'd appreciate some input, both positive and negative, from those of you

who
have purchased stuff from him.


Thanks,
Mike C.

Please remove the NOSPAM from the e-mail address to correspond with me






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Old September 7th 04, 04:13 AM
Frank
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Tom built an 853 road frame and fork for me about 5 years ago. He was very
good about working with me on the size and measurements and we exchanged
many, many e-mails before I made the decision to buy.

Tom sent me CAD drawings of the frame and fork for my final approval before
he started working on it. I discussed with him my concern about the paint
and he offered to sell the frame and fork bare or to paint it for me. I
looked through a Dupont Imron book and chose to have him paint it a metallic
Sherwood Green.

The bike arrived just as ordered and rode and looked great. I rode it for
many miles before selling it (like I seem to do with all of them
eventually!) to a girl whose dad was looking to get her a bike for
Christmas.

As you noted, there are postings about the negative experiences with
Teesdale but mine was positive throughout.

Frank

"Mike C." wrote in message
ink.net...
Hello All,

I'm deciding on whether to have Tom Teesdale custom build a Greenspeed

style
recumbent trike for me or not. I have read some negative postings on this
and other newsgroups about him, mostly about bad paint jobs and poor
customer service.

I'd appreciate some input, both positive and negative, from those of you

who
have purchased stuff from him.


Thanks,
Mike C.

Please remove the NOSPAM from the e-mail address to correspond with me






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Old September 7th 04, 04:13 AM
Frank
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Tom built an 853 road frame and fork for me about 5 years ago. He was very
good about working with me on the size and measurements and we exchanged
many, many e-mails before I made the decision to buy.

Tom sent me CAD drawings of the frame and fork for my final approval before
he started working on it. I discussed with him my concern about the paint
and he offered to sell the frame and fork bare or to paint it for me. I
looked through a Dupont Imron book and chose to have him paint it a metallic
Sherwood Green.

The bike arrived just as ordered and rode and looked great. I rode it for
many miles before selling it (like I seem to do with all of them
eventually!) to a girl whose dad was looking to get her a bike for
Christmas.

As you noted, there are postings about the negative experiences with
Teesdale but mine was positive throughout.

Frank

"Mike C." wrote in message
ink.net...
Hello All,

I'm deciding on whether to have Tom Teesdale custom build a Greenspeed

style
recumbent trike for me or not. I have read some negative postings on this
and other newsgroups about him, mostly about bad paint jobs and poor
customer service.

I'd appreciate some input, both positive and negative, from those of you

who
have purchased stuff from him.


Thanks,
Mike C.

Please remove the NOSPAM from the e-mail address to correspond with me






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Old September 7th 04, 05:45 AM
Robert L. Bass
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I have not seen any negative feedback concerning TET. My wife and I are
looking into getting a tandem trike so we can ride together. Any thoughts
on Mr. Teesdale's trike offerings? I checked out his website but was unable
to figure out what he charges for a complete trike.

Regards,
Robert

Tom built an 853 road frame and fork for me about 5 years ago. He was very
good about working with me on the size and measurements and we exchanged
many, many e-mails before I made the decision to buy.

Tom sent me CAD drawings of the frame and fork for my final approval

before
he started working on it. I discussed with him my concern about the paint
and he offered to sell the frame and fork bare or to paint it for me. I
looked through a Dupont Imron book and chose to have him paint it a

metallic
Sherwood Green.

The bike arrived just as ordered and rode and looked great. I rode it for
many miles before selling it (like I seem to do with all of them
eventually!) to a girl whose dad was looking to get her a bike for
Christmas.

As you noted, there are postings about the negative experiences with
Teesdale but mine was positive throughout.

Frank

"Mike C." wrote in message
ink.net...
Hello All,

I'm deciding on whether to have Tom Teesdale custom build a Greenspeed

style
recumbent trike for me or not. I have read some negative postings on

this
and other newsgroups about him, mostly about bad paint jobs and poor
customer service.

I'd appreciate some input, both positive and negative, from those of you

who
have purchased stuff from him.


Thanks,
Mike C.

Please remove the NOSPAM from the e-mail address to correspond with me








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Old September 7th 04, 05:45 AM
Robert L. Bass
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I have not seen any negative feedback concerning TET. My wife and I are
looking into getting a tandem trike so we can ride together. Any thoughts
on Mr. Teesdale's trike offerings? I checked out his website but was unable
to figure out what he charges for a complete trike.

Regards,
Robert

Tom built an 853 road frame and fork for me about 5 years ago. He was very
good about working with me on the size and measurements and we exchanged
many, many e-mails before I made the decision to buy.

Tom sent me CAD drawings of the frame and fork for my final approval

before
he started working on it. I discussed with him my concern about the paint
and he offered to sell the frame and fork bare or to paint it for me. I
looked through a Dupont Imron book and chose to have him paint it a

metallic
Sherwood Green.

The bike arrived just as ordered and rode and looked great. I rode it for
many miles before selling it (like I seem to do with all of them
eventually!) to a girl whose dad was looking to get her a bike for
Christmas.

As you noted, there are postings about the negative experiences with
Teesdale but mine was positive throughout.

Frank

"Mike C." wrote in message
ink.net...
Hello All,

I'm deciding on whether to have Tom Teesdale custom build a Greenspeed

style
recumbent trike for me or not. I have read some negative postings on

this
and other newsgroups about him, mostly about bad paint jobs and poor
customer service.

I'd appreciate some input, both positive and negative, from those of you

who
have purchased stuff from him.


Thanks,
Mike C.

Please remove the NOSPAM from the e-mail address to correspond with me








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Old September 7th 04, 09:59 PM
Tim McNamara
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Tom Teesdale has been the target of a lot of complaints in the
newsgroups, and has had a fair number of defenders who have had
positive experiences with him. A Google search of rec.bicycles.*
would uncover both. I haven't heard anything one way or the other in
quite a while.
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Old September 7th 04, 09:59 PM
Tim McNamara
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Tom Teesdale has been the target of a lot of complaints in the
newsgroups, and has had a fair number of defenders who have had
positive experiences with him. A Google search of rec.bicycles.*
would uncover both. I haven't heard anything one way or the other in
quite a while.
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Old September 7th 04, 11:46 PM
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i have bought 3 bikes from tom - all exactly as
described and delivered timely. great rides. the
rear entry ritchey dropouts were the bomb on the
crit bike with bent seat tubes. plus, he built me
a custom cx bike... very very nice...

the paint is not perfect.. but the price was very
competitive with mass produced bikes of lesser
quality. the only 'bad' thing was that the
paint does appear to chip more then on other
bikes i have owned. no clue why.

yes, the very very specific caad diagrams were a
treat and allowed me to customize what i wanted to
do (ie; the cross bike was a mix of road and mtb
tubesets... stiffer stays and gentle main triangle
for comfort.

tom is a very cool dude and would surely welcome
a discussion (including about pricing.. for those
of you who commented it is not on his web - just
send him an email?)

yes. I'd like a richard sachs.. or another chris
kelly cx bike.. or a ... oh the list goes on...
but truth be told, for the money, i'd surely give
tom another order in a heartbeat.


patrick



"Mike C." wrote in message link.net...
Hello All,

I'm deciding on whether to have Tom Teesdale custom build a Greenspeed style
recumbent trike for me or not. I have read some negative postings on this
and other newsgroups about him, mostly about bad paint jobs and poor
customer service.

I'd appreciate some input, both positive and negative, from those of you who
have purchased stuff from him.


Thanks,
Mike C.

Please remove the NOSPAM from the e-mail address to correspond with me

 




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