Perhaps the way I asked my question is confusing. My question didn't have to do with reliability of Ren-Cycles, which I agree has been established. It was mostly about the functionality of the order page. When I submitted my order, I didn't get a 'success' message on the web, just a white screen with some words in dutch. I believe the order page suggests that one would get a confirmation of the availability and shipping charges before the goods are sent. I was hoping to elicit info on whether people knew if something was amiss with the web page or if BC was travelling or something. I sent email to him right after I tried to place my order, but if he is swamped or travelling and someone here knew that, ...
Classic bike content for this email? Well, the parts I'm hoping to buy would fit that bill, and would go on an '82 Trek that I'll be riding in my 2nd double century of the summer. I recently did the Davis Double on this Trek. I was expecting to be on one of the very few steel, or vintage bikes on the ride, but not so. Even though I was way outnumbered, there were several otherlugged, steel bikes of older vintage on that ride. I couldn't help thinking though that while on that ride it was almost 20 years to the day when I had taken delivery of that bike.
rob hawks richmond, ca
Quoting "Douglas R. Brooks" <dbrk@troi.cc.rochester.edu>:
> I have many times ordered from BC at Renaissance Cycles and
> not received any sort of confirmation but have _always_ received
> the goods promptly and exactly as ordered. His integrity is a
> long established fact among those who hang in Dale's living room.
> He travels and seems busy but he's reliable. As for how the
> business operates as such and may or may not reply immediately
> to email or send e-receipts, that's something I am sure he/BC/Ren
> Cycles
> would/will update at some point. Their webpage has made improvements,
> it no longer, for example, reloads everytime you click on a picture.
>
> Classic bike content...my modern classic Mariposa 650B has proven
> itself time and again of late, largely by being me being caught out
> for dozens of miles of riding in the rain and the dark. Spring
> has been cold and pretty wet here.
>
> No one has mentioned this either, I think, but Pegoretti is building
> a limited edition lugged steel bike called the Luigino. Scroll down
> from here http://www.bikyle.com/
> pictures, including the Campy dropouts. Are these the 1010s?
> I like the cable guide picture too and the flat fork crown.
> I much prefer this blue paint to the gold example you might have
> seen from Milan Show pictures. But any bike that's more or less
> French blue is okay by me...
>
> Douglas Brooks
> Canandaigua, NY
>
> >
> > In a message dated 6/6/02 8:56:05 PM, rhawks@lmi.net writes:
> >
> > << Can someone, *off list*, tell me if the order page
> >
> > on the Ren Cycles web page works correctly and if
> >
> > one should get a confirmation via email after a successful
> >
> > order? >>
> >
> > I too would like an answer to this question.
> > Aaron Lipstadt
> > Hollywood USA