About the times, Robert initially said the frame would be ready in early January. Since then, he's said that "it will be ready at the end of this week" about 5 times. Quite frankly I don't trust a word out of his mouth (keyboard) when it comes to time. mine is now almost 3 months late. What sucks is that it's a fatbike frame and we won't have any snow soon.
I'm in a very similar boat, although not with Mielec. Except I knew this would be a long build, and was informed of this. I was expecting/hoping for 12 months. Most of the delays after that have been as much my own, as the builders. Fatbikes just arent standard. I'm not sure if this is the case with Mielec. But IMHO its understandable that a small builder will need to keep easier builds going out the door. I personally did'nt pay for all the extra man hours my frame has demanded. So I'm not going to complain about them.
I'm in a very similar boat, although not with Mielec. Except I knew this would be a long build, and was informed of this. I was expecting/hoping for 12 months. Most of the delays after that have been as much my own, as the builders. Fatbikes just arent standard. I'm not sure if this is the case with Mielec. But IMHO its understandable that a small builder will need to keep easier builds going out the door. I personally did'nt pay for all the extra man hours my frame has demanded. So I'm not going to complain about them.
Hope this works out for you.