Racer Sportif in Toronto ruined my frame !

07-17-2004, 06:01 PM

I bought a NEW Aquila road frame from Racer Sportif on Dundas West in
Toronto. When I bought it, I asked them to install the headset, face
and chase the BB shell ( Italian threading ). I was transfering parts
from a bike that was killed by a car, so I didn't need or want them to
do anything more. When I picked up the frame a week later after work,
I did not notice they stripped BB shell because there was a layer of
grey rubber on the threads and I so tired I forgot to check before I
left the store. After I cleaned the BB shell at home I discovered they
had wrecked the frame. The drive-side of the bottom bracket is
stripped to a depth of 8mm from the outside of the shell.
Racer Sportif has not offered any restitution for their stupidity. I
am posting this warning to anyone to let you know my experience with
Racer Sportif on Dundas Street West in Toronto.
Maybe we should keep this as a running thread about Racer Sportif,
lets just chronical their horrors and screw-ups, and if you should
know anyone thinking about buying from them then direct them to this
thread.

Laz