Hi, all.

The latest order has hit yet another snag and now that it has
been sorted out, I have substantial information to share.

FORKS

All of the forks were shipped on 7/11 except for the 'E' and 'F' forks.
The geniuses at the fork shop made those forks w/ 366mm blades
instead of 384mm blades. The fork shop says that they will remake
them correctly and they are expect here in roughly 45 days.

FRAMES

These frames shipped on 7/11:

59cm - all three wheel sizes: 26", 650B and 700C
61.6cm - 650B (the only wheel size)

The 53.6 and 56.3cm frames were all rejected and they are being
rebuilt and will be ready to ship when the rebuilt forks are shipped.

In summary, the smaller sizes are delayed and the 700Cs are
unship-able because the forks are not yet available.

This is our seventh frame/fork order and it has been nightmare.
It was delayed beyond all reason and these are the first frames
ever to be rejected. Those who have P/R frames from the first
batch will tell you that the workmanship is top notch. The only
explanation that I got from the frame shop is that they out-sourced
the brazing to a third party that did not do a good job.

I apologize for the delay.

These frame and forks will be quite nice. We've used lighter
tubes, reduced frame weight, fixed the dropouts and brake
hangers, added a second pump peg and a third bottle braze-on
and switched to aluminum fenders. I for one am pretty excited
to see the results.

I'm not even going to talk about the future. I think I'll just wait
for stuff to arrive before I announce it. It's just too painful to
announce delay after delay.

Thanks for your continued support,

Matthew

ps. Here's the fork list again, for those who are interested:

9/8" dia, 400mm long, threadless steerer, 1.3mm walls (not threadable)

A: offset: 58mm, brake->axle 366mm, pivot 268mm (584/590) P/R
B: offset: 68mm, brake->axle 366mm. pivot 268mm (584/590 P/R
C: offset: 55mm, brake->axle 366mm, pivot 256mm (559) 26" P/R
D: offset: 65mm, brake->axle 366mm, pivot 256mm (559) 26" P/R
E: offset: 70mm, brake->axle 384mm, pivot 287mm (622) 700C P/R, G, D, F
F: offset: 61mm, brake->axle 384mm, pivot 287mm (622) 700C P/R, G, D, F

8/8" dia, 400mm long, threadless steerer, 1.6mm walls (threadable)

G: offset: 58mm, brake->axle 366mm, pivot 287mm (622) P
H: offset: 68mm, brake->axle 366mm, pivot 268mm (584/590) Konversion