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elyob said:

It's more expensive to go to court than the cost of the rack. But I am doing
this to prove a point against *v*ns. I hate doing this as well 🙁

It's not expensive if you win.

On the other hand, it will cost Evans for the time of their
representative, and production of any evidence to deny your claim. They
can't claim any of this back from you.

There is provision in the system for action against vexatious litigants
though.

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dkahn400 said:

Rob Morley said:

It's certainly possible that the way it was fitted has contributed to
the failure - the top mounting doesn't look anything like rigid to me,
and movement there would cause additional stress.

It's one reason why I suggested that Elyob might want to take a look at
my rack, supplied and fitted by Evans themselves. The arrangement is
very similar.

If they'd done a job like that on my bike they wouldn't have been paid.

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elyob said:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

It's certainly possible that the way it was fitted has contributed to
the failure - the top mounting doesn't look anything like rigid to me,
and movement there would cause additional stress. It's also possible
that the failure would have occurred anyway, of course, as the load
exerted by panniers on the dogleg stay stresses the weld in a way likely
to cause early fatigue failure - joint construction that would be
adequate for a straight-legged rack may well not suffice with this
design.

It's never moved, I think that's rigid enough!

I'd be suprised - it's more likely that it does move, but returns to
rest in the same position. Were the stainless straps that contorted
when you originally fitted them? Although I can't quite make out the
bracketry at the seat stays it certainly looks as if it would allow more
movement than is healthy.

Quoted message said:

THe first weld went in 5
minutes with weight on it, the second after 400 miles and 10 days of
touring. If it was due to ill fitting, surely the second weld (same place,
opposite side) would have gone as immediately as the first? Surely the extra
stresses would have brought this to light far quicker.

If it failed that quickly it's most likely a bad weld - the fact that
the second one didn't fail sooner does suggest that if they'd both been
as good as the second then the failure wouldn't have occurred.

Quoted message said:

I'm also still amazed that he didn't mention *to me* that it was ill-fitted
when I was in the shop. Smells fishy to me, it's as if this is a "get out
clause" they use when someone threatens court action.

It sound as if this particular manager realises that he shouldn't have
acted in the way he did, and is starting to squirm.

Mickle said:

Gary Smith and his side kick Mike Rice are both [censored]. Rice made
sexual advances to a former (lesbian!) employee and then made her
life hell when she rejected his creepy 'advances'.

I know its a stereotype and all, but....

What is it about being a cycle mechanic that attracts lesbians?

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AndyMorris said:

Mickle said:

Gary Smith and his side kick Mike Rice are both [censored]. Rice made
sexual advances to a former (lesbian!) employee and then made her
life hell when she rejected his creepy 'advances'.

I know its a stereotype and all, but....

What is it about being a cycle mechanic that attracts lesbians?

She was the manager.

"AndyMorris" <[email hidden]>typed

Quoted message said:

Mickle said:

Gary Smith and his side kick Mike Rice are both [censored]. Rice made
sexual advances to a former (lesbian!) employee and then made her
life hell when she rejected his creepy 'advances'.

Quoted message said:

I know its a stereotype and all, but....

Quoted message said:

What is it about being a cycle mechanic that attracts lesbians?

Dunno.

I am at least partly responsible for the one with whom you worked ;-)

Het of hedgware

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Edgware.

Helen Deborah Vecht said:

I am at least partly responsible for the one with whom you worked ;-)

Het of hedgware

I am intrigued. I miss her.

Helen Deborah Vecht said:

"AndyMorris" <[email hidden]>typed

Quoted message said:

Mickle said:

Gary Smith and his side kick Mike Rice are both [censored]. Rice made
sexual advances to a former (lesbian!) employee and then made her
life hell when she rejected his creepy 'advances'.

Quoted message said:

I know its a stereotype and all, but....

Quoted message said:

What is it about being a cycle mechanic that attracts lesbians?

Dunno.

I am at least partly responsible for the one with whom you worked ;-)

Het of hedgware

Which? There were so many

Probably best not discussed further in public.

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