Wheres my new bike :-(

stubs
stubs Posts: 5,001
edited September 2013 in MTB general
Put an order in for a new shiny shiny thing with a well known large mail order firm and still waitng for my bike after nearly a week. Just goes to show how spoilt we are these days that I expected to have it by now and banged off an email saying I WANT IT AND I WANT IT NOW PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE. Got a pleasant friendly apologetic email back saying they are snowed under with work and are busier than they have ever been with bike builds and I should have it for next week.

Which is no good with the sun shining of course. :cry:

Go back 20 years and I ordered a MTB from a local bike shop and ended up waiting 2 months for the bike to get in and it didnt bother me in the slightest that was the way things were back then. Oh well will have to just ride my absolute heap of junk bike this weekend (Nothing wrong with it its just not new) and keep standing by the front gate waiting for the courier. :lol:
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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,981
    I feel your pain. Was the same with mine earlier in the year. I remember being fuming because it took over a whole week!
    From Germany...
    For a custom spec.

    :oops:
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    I feel your pain. Was the same with mine earlier in the year. I remember being fuming because it took over a whole week!
    From Germany...
    For a custom spec.

    :oops:

    I ordered a pair of gloves from the same company a couple of months back and I couldnt believe it when I heard myself grumble that they took a whole 3 days to arrive. :lol:
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  • ste_t
    ste_t Posts: 1,599
    I blame Cooldad.
  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    Yep, I'm getting annoyed because some parts I ordered are taking a week to arrive too. Even though I won't be able to fit them, let alone ride them for a few weeks :lol:
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  • mcnultycop
    mcnultycop Posts: 2,143
    I've actually had something not arrive from CRC (only some gloves). Stuff usually arrives next day from them, this has been over a week.

    My Lev arrived in 4 days from Germany though. Not all bad news.
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Whoop its on its way just hope this weather holds for the weekend so I can play out.
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  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    Can't they just email it to you? XD
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,825
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    Yep, I'm getting annoyed because some parts I ordered are taking a week to arrive too. Even though I won't be able to fit them, let alone ride them for a few weeks :lol:
    Never done this, no, not ever. :oops: Well perhaps once or twice.
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Me-109 wrote:
    Can't they just email it to you? XD
    It wont fit in my inbox

    Wouldn't it be great if you could print a bike out on one of those 3D printers just download the CAD file fill the printer up with gloop and press go.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    but gloop is even less tough than carbon fibre, I hear! :lol:
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    theres 3 grades of gloop. 26, 27.5 and 29 One of them is so much better than the others
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    Ha! Well, you learn something every day :lol:
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Is it here yet? Pictures!!!!!
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Yes its here and its a bit muddy. It rides like a dream pictures to follow when I find the cable to connect my steam powered digital camera to the laptop.
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Hucking Fuge box
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Whats in the box
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Moggy not interested
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    My Baby
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Stupid light with my Wellgo MG1 pedals on 24.31 pounds 11.02 kg
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    What is it?
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Noice, where's the like button. I've been looking at the Sommets on CRC the wife has taken my credit card away.
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Its a medium Vitus Rapide 29er carbon frame. I am getting a bit too old and fragile for anything needing a full sus so decided to go for fast as funk with both wheels on the ground bike. I also need lots of help when the trail heads up so needed a mountain goat to help me puff and wheeze to the top.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    Very nice!
    however, go slap yourself for thinking it's possible to be too old to get airborne!
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  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    YeehaaMcgee wrote:
    Very nice!
    however, go slap yourself for thinking it's possible to be too old to get airborne!

    I did get airborne today I reckon I was at least 6 inches off the ground for at least 1 millisecond :mrgreen:
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  • bwfc4eva868
    bwfc4eva868 Posts: 717
    Stunning bike :-)

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