> probably because that was not the problem,,,folks were addressing the
> problem as stated when I had a bike shop folks would drag me from one end
> of a bicycle to the other for some mysterious squeak, you could say that
> $500dollar bike was an assemblage of poor quality parts, or that when a
> vehicle is made to be light it's important that it's assembled carefully.
> My first s&g has it's deck glued with epoxy and organic whole wheat
> flour,it hasn't risen yet!

Lee

On this suppposed bike you assembled, were all the parts you recieved properly constructed when they shipped them to you? Did they all fit exactly? Would you naturally assume that the manufacturer did his part in getting good quality materials to you? If you had gotten a part or two which didn't fit exactly, would you equally assumed that you had received good quality parts? On the Very First bike you ever built, when you got the parts in that condition, would you not have thought, at first, that there had to be a way that they went together, and maybe you weren't getting something right? After all, the manufacturer stated that you got excellent quality parts and their product IS the best on the market. Then, given the Bike industry had a BBS, would you then have gotten on that BBS and wrote and told the world that the manufacturer was crap, and made mismatched parts? Or would you have possibly thought that perhaps you had misunderstood something, or made a mistake in assembly?

I think Will did just what most of us would do and assumed HE had made an error and went on the BBS and asked for help. I think he should have called CLC first, and asked questions, but, I've been there and already know that not every manufacturer has time to double check every part they make. As a first timer, he, and I, may not have had that experience, so, we try what the manufacturer says IS good and doable.

I believe that CLC, after advertising the quality of their product, should stand behind it. I don't think they advertise that first time builders should not attempt this. However, they do say that you can build the boat with their quality kits, and both save time and labor cutting out these parts. ???

My point being that you and many others are speaking from the position of an experienced builder and possibly have forgotten what it's like to be a first timer. You don't question the manufacturer when you have no experience to base it on. You do what they say and assume they are what they say they are.

Rehd