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@Aleksi
14 Bike Co are a new company who make bicycles. The person who makes them is Lee Cooper-look at Mr Smith's list of independent framemakers before you ridicule me.
They sent a couple of prototypes to TFG and were taking custom orders for a first batch just to get feedback etc. BUT they took too long to get anything sorted out. That is why a lot of people abandoned it and mr.langster's friends are disappointed. It is also why I didn't stick around and order one. (duncan bannatyne-"im ouut")
Furthermore the first batch which was sent for public approval was rushed out of the factory so the finish wasn't immaculate. The lugged and lugless models looked a bit rushed and they didn't have decals etc. The dropouts are the same ones which are used on BJ's which are laser cut to Lee Cooper's design but they didn't look very good.
All I was trying to say was that the bikes were not that bad and the people behind 14 Bike Co aren't money grabbing assholes, they just took a bit long to get anything sorted.
Mr.Langster wanted to let everyone know that 14 Bike Co are doing a launch type thing, but he is rubbing shit all over it as it clearly competes with his new "official" bike.