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just quoting what i was told, i asked matt, the former rep about the frames, then he was supposed to come and see us at the shop (this was several years ago now) but phoned instead saying he was leaving the company.
as far as the forks go i think the move of production to dt swiss will improve things but even though the frames are designed by pace still i think they are horrible (no offence to any owners! i'm sure some of you hate my orange fetish!) having ridden one!
also as a shop (before i left) we decided not to sell their products anymore due to their newer w*nky attitude. we had been a dealer since god was a boy, always stocked the forks, grease, t shirts, jackets, some frames etc, the full monty and for a small dealer that was alot. then one day just before the dt thing was announced i went to order a pair of forks they said ok but you have to pay upfront, something they had never done before, because we had an account for 18 years! we grumbled but paid and sold the forks to the customer, we then realised it was to keep the accounts tidy for the impending takeover. then all the c type stuff was launched, loads of people enquired and people asked for forks, and even though we had IN STOCK frames, forks etc they said to be a c type dealer we had to order and stock frames, forks and other bits to a high value, iirc it was 1 new full suss frame and 2 hardtails(already had) and 10 forks and pay up front!
as you can imagine the choice was made to push rockshox and marzochhi instead!
the next thing we knew they decided they wanted 25 premier dealers in the country to stock everything,and only those premier dealers could get c type stuff, those dealers were the big guns, crc, je james, evans etc. companies that can throw 20 grand at pace without a thought.
after 18 years as a loyal dealer we were pissed. haven't dealt with them since. and all servicing went to tim
(former service guy at pace iirc) at fork english who i believe posts on here.
it all still chapps my ass now.
sorry for the grumble
as far as the forks go i think the move of production to dt swiss will improve things but even though the frames are designed by pace still i think they are horrible (no offence to any owners! i'm sure some of you hate my orange fetish!) having ridden one!
also as a shop (before i left) we decided not to sell their products anymore due to their newer w*nky attitude. we had been a dealer since god was a boy, always stocked the forks, grease, t shirts, jackets, some frames etc, the full monty and for a small dealer that was alot. then one day just before the dt thing was announced i went to order a pair of forks they said ok but you have to pay upfront, something they had never done before, because we had an account for 18 years! we grumbled but paid and sold the forks to the customer, we then realised it was to keep the accounts tidy for the impending takeover. then all the c type stuff was launched, loads of people enquired and people asked for forks, and even though we had IN STOCK frames, forks etc they said to be a c type dealer we had to order and stock frames, forks and other bits to a high value, iirc it was 1 new full suss frame and 2 hardtails(already had) and 10 forks and pay up front!
as you can imagine the choice was made to push rockshox and marzochhi instead!
the next thing we knew they decided they wanted 25 premier dealers in the country to stock everything,and only those premier dealers could get c type stuff, those dealers were the big guns, crc, je james, evans etc. companies that can throw 20 grand at pace without a thought.
after 18 years as a loyal dealer we were pissed. haven't dealt with them since. and all servicing went to tim
(former service guy at pace iirc) at fork english who i believe posts on here.
it all still chapps my ass now.
sorry for the grumble
