[freakrock]

http://www.karpiel.com/
do you belive what it says on the lower left corner of the page? (well, he doesn't say he'll pay, but it leads one to think he will ..)

 

[dogwonder]

Nice looking page, very professional. Oh yeah, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what's going to happen here. Maybe I'll hold off on the bike upgrades...

 

[MMike]

Why would ANYONE do business with him?

 

[Rye_Bread]

because he makes the legendary and indestructible Karpiel Armageddon

 

[leprechaun]

Yeah i'l totally hold of til 08 to see what he's got brewing...right...

 

[MaxDamageDA]

I will ( If i will have to... but i dont think any of my karpiels will broke, even if it will i can make anything myself or just buy another used )

 

[seismic]

Hmmmm, if Jan is in charge of the company I am not sure we are talking success here.

 

[Downhiller]

Hmmmm, if Jan is in charge of the company I am not sure we are talking success here.

agree

 

[habitatxskate]

IMO it shouldn't take that much time to make a site..i mean, if it had like 20 subpages that don't have a template, but i doubt that, so i think it should be completed a lot sooner..though it does look extremely fluent and professional as dogwonder said.

 

[Ciaran]

I..though it does look extremely fluent and professional as dogwonder said.

That's because these guys made it... http://www.freshweb.pl/ (at least as far as I can tell)

 

[ragin-sagin]

2007? Will people still be riding bikes?

 

[habitatxskate]

That's because these guys made it... http://www.freshweb.pl/ (at least as far as I can tell)

i don't get how people make sick sites, yet the web design sites aren't as nice..good find though!

2007? Will people still be riding bikes?

no

 

[dogwonder]

2007? Will people still be riding bikes?

In 2007 all bikes will be riding themselves. Watch some of the old Jetson's episodes and you will know what I'm talking about.

 

[blue]

He needs to just design and build bikes, and have someone else handle the business aspect of things, as it does not seem to be his forte...then again, he may be beyond saving at this point.

 

[DLo]

I wonder if he'll be managing operations from poland. So now instead of him screwing you, maybe he'll just start blaming it on getting lost through shipping.

 

[karpi]

wow, I'm eager to see those new disco volante frame all though I love the last model, though heat treatment and a 12mm 150 axel in the back would hurt anyone...

 

[vitox]

just to get factual, id like to know what % of karp frames actually was delivered w/o heat treat.
id be surprised if it was over 1%.

 

[binary visions]

just to get factual, id like to know what % of karp frames actually was delivered w/o heat treat.
id be surprised if it was over 1%.

I'd like to know the number of Karpiel frames that either got delivered without heat treatment, had a problem where the owner got screwed out of parts or service, or had a problem where the owner ended up waiting months and months, always being promised "two weeks", for a service or warranty situation.

'cause I've heard at least 15 or 20 stories of it over the years - and that's just the sampling that spoke where I was listening. Conversely, I have not heard that many stories of even a lousy and badly run company like Ellsworth who have had more than their share of warranty and frame problems.

It ain't just about the heat treat. And you know what? It wouldn't matter if that's the only problem he ever had. They knowingly sent out a dangerous product that was inevitably going to fail, and when the situation blew up, he screamed like a little girl and ran for the hills.

F**k 'im. Life doesn't always give you a second chance, especially not to start the same business over, and especially not so soon.

 

[vitox]

i agree fully, but just because of what you post there, i think its a bit misleading to bring up the heat treat thing as if that were the problem.

 

[lovebunny]

i agree fully, but just because of what you post there, i think its a bit misleading to bring up the heat treat thing as if that were the problem.

but it was a problem

 

[Pau11y]

Wow, site says they'll have contact info in Jan of 2007...?!
It also asks that you have your original submission/purchase info from around the 2nd quarter of 2004. I don't know about anyone else, but I certainly don't have mine anymore...

 

[boomerbaird]

ha ha ha ha ha, I dont know how he is going to even get back into the states. I understand the IRS is looking for him, not to mention all the companies that were building his designs for him. I hear he has some huge bills with (un named) frame builders and cnc companies. I killed my army, said i was done, bought a disco and it is sucking, so I got a used foes mono after I found out the 06 el cuervo isnt ready yet. Never again will jan be blowing my dough on transyvanian hookers and supposed thumb repair. They WERE good bikes, long, long, long, long ago.....

 

[kidwoo]

Jan bit you in the arm?

gross

 

[Downhiller]

Jan bit you in the arm?

 

[seismic]

Jan bit you in the arm?

gross

....it is so sad because it might be true...