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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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