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Hello !
Just ride 8 miles today, in the countryside, up and down hills. Frame is great and pretty fast.
My very first impressions were that the frame was too big but actually it's ok.
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I wrote 465 euros for the frame alone but it's actually less than that.
Details :
- Frame cost : 375 euros,
- Shipping charge INGRIA requested : 90 euros,
- Custom : 150 euros.
So basically, it's 375 euros for the frame alone.
Bike tech finished work on it today and said that welding work is good.
Will be sunny in Paris this week-end : first ride to come.
- Frame cost : 375 euros,
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To me total "shitness" is when a frame breaks suddenly on the road.
Can it be possible ?
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There is always "work" or adjustment to do on brand new frame. Time will tell if it's shitness or not. I will give this frame a chance.
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I confirm.
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I discovered LFGSS existence few days ago. For sure if I knew the story I would never put the order to INGRIA.
I don't have the habit and don't like to shoot on an ambulance... My posts are just to give some informations as accurate as possible. Like I pointed out my frame is free of "bubblegums welds" hopefully.
This afternoon I brang the frame to my local bike seller / repair for installing a bottom bracket. The technician tried to install a new one for 30 minutes but faced issue. Finally he told me that the thread work they did is not fully completed. He said he can fix it. Cost of the operation : 60 euros.
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I will keep mine. I don't think 465 euros is too expensive for such a frame.
LOW in the U.S.A are much more expensive and delay quite the same...
Ordering a frame on Internet should not be the lotery for sure but same as life it is unexpected unless you become a framebuilder yourself.
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Hello,
One gets "bubblegums welds" when welding has been performed too fast.
I am satisfied with the welding job they done here.
End of december I ordered :
Seat tube C-C : 53cm
Seat tube C-T : 55cm
Top tube C-C : 54cmMiddle of may 2014 (five months later) they sent me a :
Seat tube C-C : 53cm
Seat tube C-T : 57cm
Top tube C-C : 53cmWhy such a difference ? Is it because of the aero geometry ?
Communication have been tedious too.
I paid 465 euros for the frame alone. French custom stated that the invoice was missing and charged me 150 euros on top of that. That makes a total of 615 euros. And I had to fill the PROFORMA invoice myself so that french custom "frees" my package.
I believe INGRIA frame "design" is pretty stunning, that's why I ordered. Their Internet site is great too. INGRIA will be "top notch" as soon they understand that communication with the customer is very important, communication all along the way : from the order to the delivery. Communication takes time for sure but it saves a lot of worries and time on the customer side.
I am attaching some pictures (ZIP files). On one of them you can compare the INGRIA "Firestarter" geometry against BROTHER CYCLES track one.
Hope it helps.
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Hello All !
I am "new" on the site.
I just received mine this very morning, a FIRESTARTER.
Mine is free of scratches (hopefully)...but it seems that the specs dimensions I asked haven't been respected.
I started to mount some accessories on it today, I have few things to adjust.
I will update tomorrow or latest this wednesday with all details and the all story.
Thanks.
Complete frame attached.