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@tomasito
Received from Hacked:
*Date as transmitted 11-02-08
"Without Prejudice"
REFERENCE : Your comments on LondonFGSS
I make my living from building bikes.
I dont build crap bikes and I dont build dangerous bikes.You are inferring by way of your comments on this web site that I do both !
I carefully strip down each bike and rebuild,refurbish or replace ALL worn parts with new components.
I re-dish wheels, I align the freewheels to give a straight and close to perfect chain line at a good tension.
I carefully road test every bike that I build not once not twice but on average 3 times.
I have worked hard to build my professional reputation and I now see it in tatters on your site, based on what ???
Do you or any of those commenting have any personal experience of buying and using one of my bikes?
I build very good bikes, my bikes are good value for money, especially the one in particular that your fellow members and yourself chose to "slag off".
I have never given you permission to cut and reproduce comments from my advertisements on eBay, they are my property and not for your puerile amusement or to damage my livlihood. Further to this letter I will be taking advice as to whether I may pursue you personally for compensation.
I would like you to make a clear and very public apology and retraction of the personal comments made about me, my bikes and my customers on your discussion boards. I would like it to be displayed on the LondonFGSS "Home" page in a style and position where it will be seen by all visitors to your site for the next 28 days
I feel that 48 hours from the transmission of this email would be an adequate period of time for you to take the action I have requested for a public apology and retraction of the comments made.
Ian MacPherson*
Ian, I am sorry. Seriously. For implying that all you do with your bikes is match chains to bar tape, etc. I can't ensure that this apology remains at the top of the forum for 28 days as you demand (only a moderator could ensure that) but this'll probably be on the front page for at least a few hours. If you want to give it further airing just add a comment to bump it to the top.
In return, perhaps you can apologise oublically to the entire forum for pretending, in a separate thread, to know nothing about converting bikes, for asking inane questions and being fraudulant yourself through pretense of a lack of cycling knowledge (whilst simultaeously bragging about your sales). Did you seriously think anyone would fall for that?
Anyway. Some people here like protracted wars of words. I don't. I'm here because the internet gives everybody a certain freedom of speech. I doubt there is anything libellous in my words, and I think you'd be wasting time and money going down that route. This is an apology. A word of advice though. The forum generates a lot of discussion, often critical, about bikes and brands. (Have you got our general impression of the Langster yet). A bit of jocular commentary on your colour schemes is hardly offensive. Toughen up.
Anyway, this is the last I will comment on the matter, but I hope you can direct any potential customers to this thread to insure them that I have taken back all the nasty things I said about your bikes.