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I must admit, I didn’t think my little prod would lead to quarter of a page with lots of homophobic nudge-nudge going on. That’s ****ing shit, people. Pack it in.
Joe made himself look very daft, and deserved some ridicule for that and for that alone (well, and for sticking up for a company that look like they are to all intents fraudulent). But nothing should be taken as a green light to go after someone because of their sexuality. There is a line and it dovetails neatly with rule number one.
I tried to reply to your PM, but something is on the blink. Seeing as how I am not someone who posts one thing publicly and another privately, I might as well post it here:
I agree partly. Absolutely no way should any be ‘got after’ on the basis of sexuality or race etc. ‘Ruin life’ is a bit strong, and I doubt a STW ban is going to ruin anyone’s life.
Getting a ribbing for doing and saying things that make you look daft is, as far as I am concerned, fair enough. Judge people by their actions. Hopefully you will have the self awareness to read back some of your stuff on here, and realise you were likely to get ribbed.
For what it is worth, I am not homophobic. Many years ago, I had a gay housemate and I have several work colleagues and more than one friend who is gay. They are taken at face value, just like anyone else. I also know a few gay people who I don’t get along with, but that is a personality/actions thing. Sexuality just isn’t an issue for me.
Hope that clears things up.
singlespeedstu
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I can see piss takers but not homophobes.
This. The only homophobic comment i'm aware of was the one that was deleted
The latest one has gone now too.
The reference to the Little Britain sketch is ‘edgy’, I would say.....
Not really, especially if you remember who did the sketch and what inspired it. In general this has to be one of the best forums I've ever seen for people genuinely not caring what way you happen to go
They're taking the piss, using the targets sexuality as a point of humour. Given a poster is here saying that people are making homophobic comments, do you really think that 'joke' is helpful?
Carrying on this line of conversation isn't helping anything, drop it, move on. Else it will only cause the thread to be closed, which may or may not have been some posters objective all along.
I abhor any kind of prejudice.
I also hate rip off merchants and love a good flounce . Not had one of those in ages. 🙂
They’re taking the piss, using the targets sexuality as a point of humour.
Are you talking about Little Britain or the posters on here?
Anybody received a refund yet?
#backontrackbaby
Has there actually been any new information at all since the thread got going again?
Carrying on this line of conversation isn’t helping anything, drop it, move on. Else it will only cause the thread to be closed, which may or may not have been some posters objective all along.
This.
The thread is about Sick Bikes taking people’s money and not delivering the goods.
That is not on, and they deserve a shellacking.
Has there actually been any new information at all since the thread got going again?
yes and no.
No in that there is no new output.
Yes in that sick haven't posted on their IG for 2 weeks + now (compared with multiple daily posts), and aren't deleting folk highlighting what is going on, which may well be a development.
which may well be a development.
Unfortunately I suspect not a good one indicating they have given up entirely on this bike thing. Shame really could have done with another decent clothing company rather than a badly performing bike company.
Well after telling me monday I could have a refund and being told daily that it was passed on to Tim/Jordan/The other one who's name I cant remember/Beelzebub/Insert imaginary person here they stopped responding friday. Now I've had shit day today so my tolerance for arseholes like Sick and their little entourage is at an all time low.
I'm gonna leave it until after the weekend as I have more pressing things (a friends personal crisis takes precedent here) but tuesday will be deadline day and i'll open the paypal dispute.
Lets see if the ****less knobs can sort it out then.
Best of luck, hope you get your money back and that you don’t have to go through the wringer too much.
Well done for putting this on the back burner whilst you sort out more important stuff, you sound for all the world like a perfectly reasonable and normal person who is just getting really bloody annoyed with something that is really bloody annoying!
All they’ve got to do is hold their hands up and give you the money back, after all. If they’ve already spent the money on something else and can’t, then they’re going to be in the shit. This stuff is not complicated…
Cheers Dannyh, that's my thoughts, theres worse things happening all around so I will fight for it but I'm not gonna let it take over (unlike GG who seems a little obsessive considering hes had his frame)
considering hes had his frame
If I remember correctly (I’m not reading the whole of that pink bike thread to check) he, like longmover, received a frame but not the frame he ordered.
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He ordered a ti frame in the jet fuel colour, it came without jet fuel and the wrong frame name etched into it. He also ordered some of the mythical snappy ti bars. But it drove him over the edge and he went a bit apocalypse now over it.
Has Joe flounced yet?
Well this is an interesting little read.
I can't help but see the funny side of the fact that I personally know someone with a Sick frame over here in BC, yet my Gnarpoon T Shirt is ironically lost in the post 🙂
(I know it was sent and no issues with the sender, mainly just bummed as the T shirt is pretty hilarious)
I'll have worn mine out by the time yours arrives 😉
Oddly though, in a bike town, no one's questioned it yet...
I've waited months for packages to arrive royal mail to canadapost before now.. whereas I'll get packages out of Europe in days..frustrating as heck though!
Yeah it's weird and a total lottery as to what will turn up and when! Maybe it'll be my retirement gift to myself 🙂
Well:
Full story to come soon.
Don't believe 100% of everything you have read.
Importantly everyone will be seen to, no-one will be left out. Any problems, questions, refunds, orders, crowdfund projects or even hellos will be answered, but it will take a short while to get to everyone as we will ensure everyone is happy.
We also have a big surprise for everyone coming soon along with a huge thank you for your patience. All of you.
Don’t believe 100% of everything you have read.
Should that not be at the end of the paragraph.
HOT NEW ACTION - fresh post over on IG -
sickbicycles
AND HERE TO STAY.
Full story to come soon.
Don't believe 100% of everything you have read.
Importantly everyone will be seen to, no-one will be left out. Any problems, questions, refunds, orders, crowdfund projects or even hellos will be answered, but it will take a short while to get to everyone as we will ensure everyone is happy.We also have a big surprise for everyone coming soon along with a huge thank you for your patience. All of you.
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Ha! Late by the time I was waiting for phone signal on the train 😅 It really is hot news
So they've found an investor to prop up the pyramid for a bit?
I'm going with a free tee-shirt as the the big surprise.
Be interesting to read the story.
Hannah will have it as a STW exclusive in 5...4...3...2...
is that business speak for "please dont hit paypal dispute yet , we are so close to the deadline for you to not be able to launch a dispute ?"
trust is easily given , Quickly thrown away and takes a bloody long time to regain once lost.
"the surprise is we're in Bermuda and so is your money!"
The fact that they are STILL playing the game with ‘surprises’ rather than growing up and being honest and straight should be terrifying to anyone who has given them money.
Teasers and blocked comments are not what a responsible company in such a awful situation should be doing.
It's a bit like an abusive relationship now.
"Please come back, I won't beat you this time. Honest"
SURPRISE! it was all a dream
Did the buyers of frames ever receive their 'special owners t-shirt'?
Lister beat me too it. I was going to make exactly the same comment. That's no way to start to rebuild the trust of a community you've managed to alienate. How many people here or on PB think that Sick! are a reliable company now? As far as I can make out they've promised more than once that they've got the dull business side of things sorted with proper systems and F/T employees, shipping, delivery schedules, warehousing, QC, all that dull shit that they don't (or can't) seem to bother with. The time for "Guess what, tune in later for exciting news" has long gone...
The weird thing is, they clearly have products that sell, folk seem to really like the Tees, and given the amount of folk looking for refunds (or just info on where their frames are) there seems to be a market for those as well. If at the time they'd held their hands up and admitted they were swamped, I think people would've given them some slack.
I genuinely don't wish them ill, and hope that ultimately they succeed in supplying people the bikes they clearly want. If I were them, I'd just be quietly getting on with that rather than banging the Insta drum
I wish them ill... I hope the day after everyone gets their bikes/frames the company goes completely belly up and never darkens the internet again.
Absolutel disgrace.
+1 another we’ve heard all this “It’s sorted” BS.....I don’t believe a word of it.
The MTB press needs to get its act together & call them on it. Yes, I know STW are composing an article but it’s taking its time to show its face....
While most of us would throw in the towel if we'd messed up that badly, part of me enjoys the entertainment of them keeping trying.
At least their latest posting has given this thread fresh impetus. Otherwise it'd just be tomhoward bickering with whoever else wandered in.
Its like a soap opera! What I don't get is why has no one sued them via small claims yet.
At least their latest posting has given this thread fresh impetus.
So much more than that. I can actually see a new direction and I'm sure it'll all get sorted. I mean, the scousers turned 3-0 around last night so why can't Suckbikes. Oh cos they're a ****ing omnishambles. There surely can't be a person left on the planet who'd buy into their promises.
What I don’t get is why has no one sued them via small claims yet.
Because it's unlikely they have any tangible assets?