rolfharris, it's bad karma, no matter how much you do not like the bloke, to wish him losing business. Maybe you will fall off in your next pretend MTB race 
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My Superstar Components I850 Seatpost
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Pretend? WTFLOLOCOPTER! I pwn teh competitions!
For what it's worth I think this is karma biting him on the arse, and it's making me really very happy.
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Superstar sintered brake pads are ace, mine are lasting an age.
I saw Fruit at SITS, seemed a young lad and I'm sure he will mature with age. Who wasn't a bit feisty when they were younger.
Hats off to him for doing something that even now I would probably shy away from.
I can remember about 4 yrs ago going through a set of Goodridge pads per ride, seemed to be a dodgy batch. never saw anyone slagging them off.
As for the holy than thou posters, give it a rest. It may surprise you but most people who ride a bike don't even know Singletrack exists. So I'm sure his business won't suffer.Posted 2 years ago # -
Feisty? I think rude is more like it.
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there is a comp to win some superstar wheels, i wonder if the winner whoever it is, goes on here, will accept them after reading this thread
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RUDE???
That's funny...
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legspin your last paragraph is very true. The first is disingenous at best. Its not feisty. It smacks to me of someone who is struggling. How do I arrive at this? The tactics. Why would someone need to do that?
Say theres a restaurant owner writing up reviews on his restaurant- what would you think? Hes either just starting up his business or hes struggling to attract repeat customers?
Anyway, I honestly dont care if its any of the above TBH. I just find it bemusing.
Again, why sit on a forum sniping etc if you are running a strong business? It just doesnt make sense. Do you agree somuch with that at least?
BTW- tonight I fitted my last set of superstar pads that I found in the bottom of the toolbox.
If you go through pads soo quickly- 4yrs ago or today, you are either using high performance pads or are braking far far too much. Ive always ridden everywhere trailing my rear brake and Ive not gone through countless OEM or Goodridge pads.
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Sooooo, someone using multiple user names (the OP) has outed someone else (Neil) for using multiple user names.
Then, a whole bunch of people who have previously engineered a vitriolic cluster****-fuelled hate campaign against Neil here and on Mlehworld have expressed their opinions in a forthright manner.
To enable those of us who are neutral on this matter to take a considered view, would those people who have had a go at Neil on this thread, and all the other previous "I hate Neil and his girlfriend (big men, all of you) threads" care to tell us all their multiple user names, both here and on Mlehworld?
Just so I'm 100% positive which of the people I communicate with on this forum are hateful, spineless, childish cowards and which people aren't.
Thanks.
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one log on ..this one
Dont know what Mlehworld is
Remember FRUITS post on old site, which to be honest entertained me but discouraged me from paying any real money for some of the products but do buy/use the pads
Some people may have a go at him BUT he really has done this to himself on this thread immitating someone, bigging uphimself, slagging competitors AND on this forum what was he thinking of?
Amazed some people are defending him given what he has done tbh.
He really cant help but keep digging can he?Posted 2 years ago # -
Rusty Spanner - Member
Just so I'm 100% positive which of the people I communicate with on this forum are hateful, spineless, childish cowards and which people aren't.
That would be Neil then. Selling defective products then slagging off his customers on this very forum when they try to get their money back. There is a long history here but some of his behaviour has been appalling ( as might well have been some of the behaviour of people slagging him off)
Me, rolfharris and Jojo are the only mlehworlders ( I think) who have contributed to this thread. Jojo and rolf have good reason to be annoyed by him as have I.
No orchestrated campaign despite his paranoid delusions. Just people who are very cross at being ripped off and publicly slagged off by him.
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SUPERSTAR PRODUCTS RULE!
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Rusty Spanner - Member
hate campaign against Neil here and on Mlehworld
Can you provide a link to such an accusation?
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hang on....can some1 please bring me up 2 speed with whats happened in this thread between pages 1 and 8? i read page one when it first posted...seemed like a sensible conversation? this seems like an arguement?
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hang on....can some1 please bring me up 2 speed with whats happened in this thread between pages 1 and 8? i read page one when it first posted...seemed like a sensible conversation? this seems like an arguement?
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I wonder if this thread will limp on to 1000 or xmas?
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these superstar products sure are popular
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more than likely at the rate its going at...
itll prbly crash the server
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TJ, your barrack-room lawyer shtick is wearing pretty thin TBH.
I quite enjoy your mostly balanced and informative posts on here, but you've stood by when some people have indulged in hateful personal insults more suited to the playground than a forum supposedly frequented by adults. This makes you just as guilty as they are, in my opinion.Chunky MTB (or whoever you are elsewhere) I'm sure you're perfectly aware of the threads I mean - personal insults aimed at Neil and his g/f, based on their appearance, manner, supposed educational shortcomings/achievements etc. Threads which included threats and hopes for his imminent demise etc.
Both Mleh and Singletrack have suffered crashes which have deleted much of the old user content, but I'm sure TJ, Rolf & Jo would be able to remind you of their edifying content.I have no opinion of Neil's products, never having used any - however, on the one occasion I have met him (and his g/f), they both seemed ok to me.
Obviously, it would appear that he has behaved like a complete tool by slagging off others products under a false user name, but my lasting memory of this whole affair will be the rabidly offensive group bullying indulged in by people who are old enough to know better.Posted 2 years ago # -
cheap mountain bike components in sometimes not reliable shocker
maybe less than saintly buisiness person using medium of communication to promote/protect business shocker
FFS talk about storm in a tea cup.
get some frigging perspective.
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my lasting memory of this whole affair will be the rabidly offensive group bullying indulged in by people who are old enough to know better.
amen
does it occur to said losers that they may have forced neil into this action?
BTW - my only experience is with the pads,and that's been a good one
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well, if we didnt know about superstar seatposts, we do now. as someone famous probably once said- there's no such thing as bad publicity!
or am i just being cynical?
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Can I add my 2p worth?
Dunno what Fruit has got that gets you lot so wound up but i watch with amusement and surprise. In the real world people slag off others products all the time. It's rule number one in the book of life. Big up yourself and make veryone else look crap.
So he imitated someone else to do it. Wow. I think if the mods were to reveal the many logins used by a few individuals here there would be a few red faces. I used to enjoy unearthing cyberschizohrenics on usenet, it was ever thus and always will be whilst people can hide behind the anonymity of a monitor. It's hardly the greatest crime but it really seems to have got your backs up in a disproportionate way.
Personally I will still buy his pads and cheap BBs whilst they continue to be much cheaper and just as good as the competition. He can ram those seat posts up his jacksy they look shi-ite. I do busines with people I despise. You have to. It's not like you're making friends with them or anything. It's just business. I just can't get excited by it all.Posted 2 years ago # -
Point taken rusty but there is background that perhaps you don't know. A for the insults - yes sometimes over the top as I alluded to by this:
There is a long history here but some of his behaviour has been appalling ( as might well have been some of the behaviour of people slagging him off)
Myself included.As for it being group bullying. when you rip people off and then publicly laugh at them you will get comeback
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I'm rather taken aback that the members of Mlehworld should be singled out as somehow being the ring-leaders in this as I only see three (other) members having contributed to this thread.
For myself, I have a SSC-badged seatpost which has behaved just fine and I've even recommended it to others. I'd been thinking recently that Neil/Fruit seemed to have managed to control his emotions by not posting here on STW. However, this latest behaviour really is rather distasteful. Rather than slagging him off, I'd recommend he seek some counselling or psychiatric help.
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Everyone who has purchase SSC and suffered has only their self to blame!
Wanting it all... silly! Near trade priced products, fantastic quality, delivered to your door.... wake up!
I recommend you try your LBS , stump up some cash, have some patience..
You get what you pay for It is true ... that some shops could be just as bad.... but I would like to think not! Zone
Of course I would say that and yes I am hypocrite and do order mail order.
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Zone, most stuff comes from taiwan, all superstar is doing is importing them, branding them and selling them on. The reason they are cheap is because of low overheads. Most of the suff he sells is available through other people with different branding. Indeed that's why some of the stuff has a very strong resemblence to more expensive products.
LBS are invariably poor when it comes to ordering parts. They don't hold stock so you can't see it and have to order it anyway.
They are very good for some things though. I've bought most of my bikes in shops as you get a chance to ride them first and get after sales service.
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Pads ands hubs have worked perfectly well for me. The 850i is to follow!
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Rather than slagging him off, I'd recommend he seek some counselling or psychiatric help.
If I was one of those targetted I would speaking to a Solicitor and sending out a warning letter.
If a customer has a problem with my business I'll find out the facts and apologise accordingly. If a competitor attacked my business though I wouldnt hesitate.
Thats all I am going to post now. I dont want to be mislabled as holding a vendetta against him or anyone (I dont). I just felt it was pretty distateful.Oh, back to the Tony Ellsworth- there are always two sides to every arguement. I spoke to one of his detractors who let rip about Tony's religion (called it a few names). Guess who I didnt respect out of them two?
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I couldnt be arsed reading all this thread but I bet it has gone the same way as all the other SSC threads. Fruit the bigheaded tit has said something daft and the STW playground posse has ganged up on him and called his girlfriend a slag. Someone will have got his big book of consumer law out and will be egging others on to sue. Someone else who has a rock in his tool kit will also be involved as will various other sock puppets from mlehworld.
WHAT A LOT OF BELLENDS THE LOT OF YOU
If you dont like his products or the man himself dont buy them end of
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indeed. plenty of nicer people to buy cheap rebranded tat off.
oh and ROLF, didn't you blow up shortly after that...
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Will it feel seedy/pron like when people pull out their card from their wallet at the superstar checkout page soon.....
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I bet it has gone the same way as all the other SSC threads. Fruit the bigheaded **** has said something daft and the STW playground posse has ganged up on him and called his girlfriend a slag. Someone will have got his big book of consumer law out and will be egging others on to sue
Are you sure you haven't read the thread? Very succinctly put, that sums up the preceeding 7 pages admirably.
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WHAT A LOT OF BELLENDS THE LOT OF YOU
+1
do you all feel violated?
still feel dirty after taking a shower ?
how many of you lot worship at the church of brant?
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I'm not getting involved
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In the real world people slag off others products all the time. It's rule number one in the book of life. Big up yourself and make veryone else look crap.
Hark at you - you big cut-throat rough tough businessman you.
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