I've had good luck with Mark Nobillette. He's done two repairs for me. Most recently a twisted fork for my 79 Mercian. After hitting a parked car at about 22-23 mph, the front dropouts didn't lineup anymore. $50.00 had me back on the road. Thanks, Mark!
Paul Patzkowsky
Longmont, Colorado
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 11:31:28 -0700
> From: ajft1942@yahoo.com
> To: johnb@oxford.net; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org; paul.ozzello@b2b2c.ca
> Subject: Re: [CR] Disappointing Cyclart experience
>
> Paul,
>
> Call John Trumble of Franlin Frame. I am very happy with his work, and he is not arrogant like some others.
>
> Tony Taylor
> Manchester NH
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> ________________________________
> From: John Betmanis <johnb@oxford.net>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 1:57:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR] Disappointing Cyclart experience
>
> Why not try Velocolour in Toronto?
>
> http://www.velocolour.com/
>
> --
> John Betmanis
> Woodstock, Ontario
> Canada
>
> On 18/05/2010 1:15 PM, paul.ozzello@b2b2c.ca wrote:
> >
> > I sent my 1985 Bianchi Veloce to Cyclart for repair. It's a middle of the road
> > model that doesn't have much monetary value, but it was my first real bike and
> > I won a number of races with it when I was a kid; so it has a great deal of
> > sentimental value. The top tube has a minor dent from a collision I had with a
> > car 25 years ago that I've wanted to have repaired ever since. A number of
> > people recommended Cyclart so I emailed Jim Cunningham.
> >
> > I told him what I wanted done, remove the dent, keep the existing paint, and
> > touch up some of the larger eyesores. He said that was a pretty basic repair
> > and suggested I send it to him for an estimate. When I eventually got the
> > estimate, it was for a dent repair and a cheap powder coat. I called Jim and
> > explained to him how keeping the original paint was very important to me, that
> > I didn't mind if it didn't come out perfect.
> >
> > You could tell from the conversation he didn't want to be bothered, going on
> > about how his painters/artists wouldn't find much motivation from such a job,
> > that there was little satisfaction or gratification to be had from such a
> > project. After I told him how much the bike meant to me, he appeared to
> > understand and accepted to give me a quote for the work requested. Several few
> > weeks later, Jim obviously changed his mind; I got a mail from Susan with the
> > original estimate (dent removal plus re-finish).
> >
> > I contacted Cyclart once again asking for a quote for a complete CycleTique
> > treatment for the frame realizing it would be costly. Apparently, Cyclart has
> > no interest in doing the work and offered to send me back the frame as is.
> >
> > Were my expectations too high? I was willing to spend considerably more than
> > what the bike was worth for a simple frame repair and explained it to them long
> > before I ever sent them the frame. I wrongly assumed Cyclart would understand
> > the passion emotion and history that an owner can have with a particular bike;
> > what a disappointment.
> >
> > Could someone recommend a shop that would do such a repair?
> >
> >
> > Paul Ozzello
> >
> > Montreal Canada