|   Kalo-boy on Ride Guide OLN... | gonzostrike
Sep 29, 2001 8:44 AM | | The slick one continues to lie his way into making folks believe he's trustworthy. This morning, I was watching OLN's daily live coverage of the Vuelta a Espana. When it was over, Ride Guide came on. There was a relatively uninformative bit on Psycle Werks' new DH frame, the Mad Dog, and on the Wild Hare. Then came the Wrenching section.
Friggin' Bret Waters -- a/k/a Kalo Mtn Cycles -- was the star of the Wrenching section with a bit about changing the rearmost pivot bushings on a Psycle Werks swingarm. He looked preppy and talked like the slick salesman he is. Funny thing is, I came away from that bit thinking he was lying the whole time.
Don't those morons at RideGuide/OLN know that Bret is a liar and a thief?
aaahhh well, off to do some riding |
| What's the deal with Bret?... | Tantrum
Sep 29, 2001 12:02 PM | | Can you elaborate on your allegations that he is a thief and a liar? I am in the process of buying a 01 PW Wildhare from him and I would like to know why you feel so.
Thanks,
Jason |
| Caveat emptor. | Pete.
Sep 29, 2001 12:17 PM | | http://forums13.consumerreview.com/crforum?14@@.ee85d9f
http://www.mtbr.com/techtalks/shocks/messages/168902.shtml
http://www.mtbr.com/techtalks/general/messages/175548.html
http://www.mtbr.com/techtalks/hotdeals/messages/121868.shtml |
| There website looks pretty good. | OT Boy
Sep 29, 2001 1:19 PM | | There website looks pretty good, but I notice the messageboard was taken down. I wonder if too many people were biatching about their service, so they took it down. Bastages. |
| Oh...and hi Pete. | OT Boy
Sep 29, 2001 1:20 PM | | nm |
| their nm | sp
Sep 29, 2001 5:56 PM | | |
| why not to buy from Bret... | Doug
Oct 1, 2001 4:42 AM | | He gave me the run around with an order. Told all kinds of excueses and even made up tracking info (as I was looking at the UPS tracking on my computer). Basically will say anything to keep you from canceling the order.
If you want to look at the message board, just search it. Try "Bret" and you get a bun of messages to read. Then you can play with the URL and see the messages in the directory and read them all. The site was up for just a few days before it came down. |
| Be prepared... | Joe33
Sep 29, 2001 9:46 PM | | Be prepared for that "process" to go on for a very long time. |
| ... and be careful not to do | Tom Lehrer (sorry)
Sep 30, 2001 9:35 PM | | Be prepared, that's the Boy Scout's marching song
Be prepared, as through life you march along
Be prepared to hold your liquor pretty well
Don't write naughty words on walls if you can't spell
Be prepared to hide that pack of cigarettes
Don't make book if you cannot cover bets
Keep those reefers hidden where you're sure
That it will not be found
And be careful not to smoke them
When the scoutmaster's around
For he only will insist that it be shared
Be prepared
Be prepared, that's the Boy Scouts' solemn creed
Be prepared, and be clean in word and deed
Don't solicit for your sister, that's not nice
Unless you get a good percentage of her price
Be prepared, and be careful not to do
Your good deeds when there's no one watching you
If you're looking for adventure of a new and different kind
And you come across a Girl Scout who is similarly inclined
Don't be nervous, don't be flustered, don't be scared
Be prepared |
| What's the deal with Bret?... | Voodude
Sep 30, 2001 11:12 PM | | I have a PS Wild Hare frameset if you are interested. |
| I bought from Bret only once.... | celly
Oct 1, 2001 4:59 AM | | and my experience was great. Ordered some Magura 33's in advance of the Waterdown gathering in '98. Had them mailed to Shiva in NJ, and he brought them up to me. It was a moment's notice and Kalo came through with flying colours.
BUT, I'd never order from him again. There has been far too much bad press around MTBR over the last few years. Pete posted some links and he's just scratching the surface. Where there is smoke there is fire, but in Kalo's case there has been an inferno raging for years. Charlie America is a friend of Bret and seems to have good luck, but he's of the few.
Don't say you weren't warned! |
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