Old Ned
Old School Grand Master
Well, that's (good) news to me. I understood that even with the new owners it had collapsed a while ago. Has anyone had any recent contact with them? I sincerely hope they are still in business.
Lugged frame builders in the UK
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Sir Neil d'Menture
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I've had a couple of bikes from Steve Goff.
I won't buy another.
Guinessisgoodforyou
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Why is that? Did they not ride well?
Sir Neil d'Menture
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First one was a dedicated TT frame.
I was given different tubing, different lugs, a different paint job and different ancillaries to what we agreed. Unfortunately he wrote it down on a scrap of paper which mysteriously went missing. Bike rode fine, but riding at the top end of time trials is a mental job as much as physical and I never really thought of the bike as part of me.
Second one I ordered as a training bike. Came set up more like a tourer. Wouldn't go round corners fast; it preferred straight lines!!!
This was back in the days when his workshop was at the back of a big garage filled with all sorts of clutter.
I understand he is now in dedicated premises so things might be different, but I won't be risking it.
Others may well have had a better experience.
I was given different tubing, different lugs, a different paint job and different ancillaries to what we agreed. Unfortunately he wrote it down on a scrap of paper which mysteriously went missing. Bike rode fine, but riding at the top end of time trials is a mental job as much as physical and I never really thought of the bike as part of me.
Second one I ordered as a training bike. Came set up more like a tourer. Wouldn't go round corners fast; it preferred straight lines!!!
This was back in the days when his workshop was at the back of a big garage filled with all sorts of clutter.
I understand he is now in dedicated premises so things might be different, but I won't be risking it.
Others may well have had a better experience.
Mark Manley
Raleigh Fan
I spoke to the driver's insurance company todays and it seems they are quite familiar with paying out a lot for repairs, the quote is over £900 a large part of which is for Argos to repair and respray the frame, he said they are just happy not to have to pay for a replacement which they often do on more expensive modern bikes as due to their build, carbon fibre I suspect they cannot be repaired.
I was on a waitlist for hallett kept asking where I was in the queue, always a month away. Gave up sending emails in the end.
