Robin M S/c Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I ordered a chain tensioner from there over 6 weeks ago. The transaction went through almost immediatley on my credit card but still I have not received my goods.The model I ordered isn't even listed anymore.I have tried to contact them twice but no reply.If it goes on much longer I will have to take it further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogz- Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Dans phone has been broken last week, only just found the problem and got it fixed.trials-UK is never been a problem with me at all, well if you don't like it why buy from there then?xSo will i be able to get in touch of him now then? Don't worry about it, once i get this sorted I wont be using them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 ive never had a problem with trials-uk at all, always had good service. but this does seem to be a re-occuring story and its not good. Dan opened his shop this year, not a wise investment if he's not gonna have a business to put in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I guess the difference between TUK and Tarty is like buy a Universal from Les Smith auto factors and going to your local bike shop.Halfords VS Bike ShopEbay VS Local ShopCheap Chinese Electronics VS SonyMicrowave Curry VS Proper Indian Restaurant Theres a reason Tarty are marginally more expensive and have an ever so slightly limited run of stock, because they offer good service and don't sell badly designed shit. I have NEVER seen a Tarty complaint thread, but theres easily one (maybe 2?) A week on TUK. And now even sponsored riders/mates of Dans are slating him. If your still buying off TUK now after all the bad reviews you are a fool, it's obviously a gamble as to wether you will A. Get the parts and B. Get the right parts ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bessell Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 yeah pritty sure rich dont give a hoot to be honest... but even when i road for tuk they were like that send u the wrong stuff or not send it at all for ages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yeah it's getting ridiculous, I've never bought from T-UK from all the stories i heard about Dan way back when i first joined. Also, there's like 3 urls which are different combinations of trials uk.http://www.trials-uk.com/http://www.trials-uk.co.uk/ (Uk biggest trials retailer? Sure tartybikes is bigger?)http://www.trialsuk.co.uk/So that's another reason why i never buy for them it takes me 3 goes to get to his site, you never think a site that was .co.uk would have uk in the title. I think TF needs to drop his advertising and mark him as a scammer. People have done much less are got marked as a scammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I think TF needs to drop his advertising and mark him as a scammer. People have done much less are got marked as a scammer.Great idea, If people get branded a scammer for not sending out a frame or what ever surely TUK deserve it.+1 (Quote if you agree, this is an official petition now! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yeh, I have to agree with that. If any normal member had caused this much shit then they'd be blacklisted by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Great idea, If people get branded a scammer for not sending out a frame or what ever surely TUK deserve it.+1 (Quote if you agree, this is an official petition now! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogz- Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) Great idea, If people get branded a scammer for not sending out a frame or what ever surely TUK deserve it.+1 (Quote if you agree, this is an official petition now! ) EDIT: oh yeah they have also sent me 2 lots of 20" rim tape whats all that about Edited November 25, 2008 by Gogz- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim hill is a dick... yeah Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yeah but people have been made scammers for scamming people using the forum.It would not be fair to make dan a scammer if he did not use the forum to mess people around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sex_on_wheels Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 im the only one who has ordered from TUK and had no problems?but have to agree that it doesn't seem as professional as tartybikes even with the new warehouse and website etc shown by the no. of complaints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yeah but people have been made scammers for scamming people using the forum.It would not be fair to make dan a scammer if he did not use the forum to mess people around.TUK advertises through the forum on the banners in the top right. I appreciate Tom and Danny don't have that many paying advertisers but surely it's not good to advertise a bad service ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yeah but people have been made scammers for scamming people using the forum.It would not be fair to make dan a scammer if he did not use the forum to mess people around.Well if you consider he advertises on this forum then you could say it is fair.I have to say though I've never dealt with trials-uk. I have however met Dan Ko once as far as I can remember at the first DJ ride and he seemed like a nice enough lad. It just seems business isn't his strongest attribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 he's not a complete foolNo im not saying it like that of course im not, I'm saying why do these topics keep getting brushed under the table? I know theres a conflict of interest as he give money towards the running of tf, but i think its unfair not to know what the companys like, so would like to see all these topics left open because T-UK deserve all the stick that they get on here, trust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Quigley Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Well if you consider he advertises on this forum then you could say it is fair.I have to say though I've never dealt with trials-uk. I have however met Dan Ko once as far as I can remember at the first DJ ride and he seemed like a nice enough lad. It just seems business isn't his strongest attribute.Maybe he shouldn't be running one then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 No im not saying it like that of course im not, I'm saying why do these topics keep getting brushed under the table? I know theres a conflict of interest as he give money towards the running of tf, but i think its unfair not to know what the companys like, so would like to see all these topics left open because T-UK deserve all the stick that they get on here, trustTrust what? You seem to have stopped mid-sentence...Topics get closed or deleted for a number of reasons, mostly because either everything has been said which needs to be, or it's gotten personal and is no longer on topic. It's not sweeping it under the table or trying to protect advertisers. All mods will try and keep threads open as long as they're being useful. We don't often delete threads, and when we do, there's a damn good reason. We also do talk amongst each other, so if one person does something that enough other mods disagree with, it gets reversed.Rich is well aware of his position - both as mod and his association with Trials-UK. He has way too much integrity to get involved where people could get the impression you have Simps.Dan still owes me money that he never refunded me... Constitutes as theft and criminal activity.One and the same thing.[some bad stuff]Any more bullshit like this again and it will be taken up by the Metropolitan Police and Competition Commission.You could file a police report, but I'm not sure the competition commission would be interested, as they deal with matters of big companies using their size and/or influence on the market place to unfairly restrict competitors. Trading Standards would probably be a good place to start.For the cost of a letter from a solictor, get a refund and threaten a court claim against him. Simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) *You've pretty much answered my question in your edit to sponge. Edited November 25, 2008 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billocks Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 trials uk's wank...im sponsored by em apparently.haha. its great waiting f**kin months for parts that aren't what you ordered...hes never online anymore, i get the feeling hes f**ked up.ill just go to tartybikes from now on, even though i went to them while i was sponsored by dan anyway because theyre reliable, ill just make sure i save my hard earned money properly and invest in the quality products they have to offer... nightbillx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I'd also like to point out that people making shit up about Adam having 'a conflict of interests' was the reason he stopped being a mod (One of the best on here), so before people start making assumptions based on Rich formerly riding for Trials-UK, you might want to stop. Equally, those threads aren't deleted, but were massively off topic and were reduced to people just calling each other names. At that point, it stops having the "Trials-UK f**ked me around" impact, and changes instead to being a text-book example of how massively unimaginative the average TF user is when it comes to name-calling.As a side thing - regarding the whole 'He should be a scammer' thing; it's totally different. The usual 'scammer' on here advertises some goods for sale, and the buyer sends money and receives nothing (Or damaged goods). As mods, we can't do anything about that, and it's unlikely the police would give a shit because it's The Internets. However, with buying goods from an actual shop, there are a lot of avenues you can take to try and get your money back, or get the goods (Chris named one or two ones in his post, for example). Until people actually do that, and actively try and get their money/goods instead of just calling people out on here, then he's not really a 'scammer' in the same sense that someone doing a runner with someone's money is? Think of it as the 'scammer' tag being your protection from scammers on here, and the Trading Standards lot and the police being your protection from scammers in the 'real world'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cox. Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 trials uk's wank...im sponsored by em apparently.haha. its great waiting f**kin months for parts that aren't what you ordered...hes never online anymore, i get the feeling hes f**ked up.ill just go to tartybikes from now on, even though i went to them while i was sponsored by dan anyway because theyre reliable, ill just make sure i save my hard earned money properly and invest in the quality products they have to offer... nightbillxLMAO, sounds like there good then. Allways been good to me.bring a video out aswell, you havnt had one in like a year? lolx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) trials uk's wank...im sponsored by em apparently.haha. its great waiting f**kin months for parts that aren't what you ordered...hes never online anymore, i get the feeling hes f**ked up.ill just go to tartybikes from now on, even though i went to them while i was sponsored by dan anyway because theyre reliable, ill just make sure i save my hard earned money properly and invest in the quality products they have to offer... nightbillxPretty much the same here. Edited November 25, 2008 by max-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan81 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) Has anyone gone through trading standards yet?....no-one seems to have mentioned it (suprising given the amount of complaints). Im on the list of ripped off people, I really think a forum for trials riders should be warning its members about cowboy firms like this. (Mobile no. on the website as a business number is a bit of a clue).As much as Im happy buying from Tarty its a shame there isn't a real alternative. A bit of competition might keep prices more reasonable? Edited November 25, 2008 by Dan81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 was going to say...surely rich being a mod the TF community has recognised him as a trustworthy member to manage the forum..anyway i've had bad experience trading with TUK too, and 2 of my mates...rubbish service and generally don't seem to give a f**k about his business..steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Increasing material and manufacturing costs mean prices are going to pretty much go up regardless, and RRPs are RRPs, so it's unlikely anyone would be massively cheaper anyway? I also doubt they'd have the knowledge and service Tarty do, either way. There's still always going to be other places to buy items from anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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