BradJohnson Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) As Tarty bikes are now the uk distributer for echo, they set up this website http://www.echobikewarranty.co.uk/ And left off TA. Edited February 1, 2013 by BradJohnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalRobbo341 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hahahahahah, bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I dont mind there facebook page as it made tarty start doing good promotions and deals since they were competition. It may seem that way (Jack certainly implied it on Facebook) but it was largely coincidence. We have a list of website upgrades and rolling changes planned with our web developers, and a rough time schedule of when they'll be going live. When our promo code system went live we decided to upgrade our Facebook presence from a (fairly shit) Group to a (slightly less shit) dedicated Page as we thought it would allow us to actually use the promo code system more. That was all there was to it really - nothing more, nothing less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 As Tarty bikes are now the uk distributer for echo, they set up this website http://www.echobikewarranty.co.uk/ And left off TA. I am no expert but, I wouldn't be surprised if TartyBikes did set up that website, as the only UK distributer/dealer they will recieve all the UK stock direct from Echo and then distribute them to re-sellers, including themselves. Part of that means that they have to deal will all warranty claims from UK (and people who have bought from TB), perhaps the issue is that TA aren't getting stock from the UK distributer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny00135 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Brad ''ibuyfromtrialsaddicteverytimenottartybikes' Johnson You should see his fb profile picture. It's a beauty I hope Adam@TartyBikes sees this :bow: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Evil1 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) I thought we were talking about this website http://www.echobike.com and the list on there and that Adam had set that up, which would mean he was actually Deng (never seen a picture of him.....?) I'm far less impressed with this story and its lack of hidden identity's and conspiracy Edited February 1, 2013 by Scotty Evil1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I also have radical bikes t-shirts and I have the tarty one in 3 different colours. It's only a t-shirt.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 A similar situation happened a while back with FSA components. Their official UK distributor set up a similar website to the echobikewarranty one, and FSA started printing serial numbers on everything so they could keep track of where the grey imports were coming from. Echo fully support their official retailers / distributors (hence the statement they released last June: http://www.echobike.com/news.htm), so you will start to see serial numbers on all Echo parts in the near future. The latest GU and Echo frames already have them. This will allow Echo to figure out which channels grey imported products are following. We set the warranty website up to help customers to keep track of their purchases, and to help Echo with their aim of ensuring all their products are sold through the correct channels. PS: As Mark says, we constantly have a list of changes and updates planned. At the moment that list extends to over 2 year's worth. The Facebook page thing was purely coincidental timing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 A similar situation happened a while back with FSA components. Their official UK distributor set up a similar website to the echobikewarranty one, and FSA started printing serial numbers on everything so they could keep track of where the grey imports were coming from. Echo fully support their official retailers / distributors (hence the statement they released last June), so you will start to see serial numbers on all Echo parts in the near future. The new frames already have them. This will allow Echo to figure out which channels grey imported products are following. We set the warranty website up to help customers to keep track of their purchases, and to help Echo with their aim of ensuring all their products are sold through the correct channels. PS: As Mark says, we constantly have a list of changes and updates planned. At the moment that list extends to over 2 year's worth. The Facebook page thing was purely coincidental timing. I fully understand the reason you set up the website, and I also understand the reason you left TA off the dealers section is because you think TA is buying their parts illegally. But I can 100% guarantee that this isn't the case, and all the parts are actually legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 These silly arguments make me feel really sorry for you and the rest of the Tarty crew Adam All the hard work they put in just for people to argue over stuff that isn't strictly their business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I thought we were talking about this website http://www.echobike.com and the list on there and that Adam had set that up, which would mean he was actually Deng (never seen a picture of him.....?) I'm far less impressed with this story and its lack of hidden identity's and conspiracy Ever noticed that Adam and Deng have never been seen in the same room together? A quick google brings this up, Deng exists 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I fully understand the reason you set up the website, and I also understand the reason you left TA off the dealers section is because you think TA is buying their parts illegally. But I can 100% guarantee that this isn't the case, and all the parts are actually legit. You say that, but if Tartybikes is the only UK dealer of Echo stuff, and Trials Addict isn't getting their Echo stuff from Tartybikes, then you're wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 These silly arguments make me feel really sorry for you and the rest of the Tarty crew Adam All the hard work they put in just for people to argue over stuff that isn't strictly their business At which point did it sound remotely like I wanted an argument, I've just totally agreed with everything Adam said. All this bitching seriously isn't good for the trials community lets just ride our bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Brad, Ben and I had this discussion around 7 weeks ago. He pledged to prove, in the form of invoices from official suppliers, that all his Echo stock has been obtained through the correct channels. That proof hasn't materialised yet. Until it can be shown that Trials Addict have obtained all of their Echo stock legitimately, we have reason - including information from Echo themselves - to believe otherwise. However, I have held off releasing the warranty site to give Ben and Jack chance to prove themselves, as I believe it unfair to publicly tarnish a new company's reputation with no closure on the matter. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 At which point did it sound remotely like I wanted an argument, I've just totally agreed with everything Adam said. All this bitching seriously isn't good for the trials community lets just ride our bikes. Noo Brad, i wasn't talking about you at all, more sort of the whole thread which seems to be going down the TA vs TB battle again :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Evil1 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Ever noticed that Adam and Deng have never been seen in the same room together? A quick google brings this up, Deng exists I'm saying that could still be Adam! Untill Adam can prove, In the form of pictures, that he and Deng are seperate people. I will have to believe that Adam is actually a chinese bicycle manufacturer /sweatshop owner 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I will have to believe that Adam is actually a chinese bicycle manufacturer /sweatshop owner Hahaa lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Untill Adam can prove, In the form of pictures, that he and Deng are seperate people. I will have to believe that Adam is actually a chinese bicycle manufacturer /sweatshop owner Haha! *Books flights to China* Anyway, it's Friday evening and I'm tired. Time to go home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike_dummie Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 http://www.trialsaddict.com/news/site-news/echo-and-zoo-products/ My bad doesn't actually say it in the letter but it is stated bellow and I don't see why Ben would lie? Either way I'm not really that bothered both tarty and TA are both great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Adam is Deng. It all makes sense now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Why is it that dumb/pointless threads always attract the most attention? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) I will have to believe that Adam is actually a chinese bicycle manufacturer /sweatshop owner Have you ever noticed how quickly they get orders out the door? I think you are on to something.... Edited February 1, 2013 by AndrewEH1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Evil1 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) Why is it that dumb/pointless threads always attract the most attention? This is no longer a pointless thread, we are uncovering the truth Have you ever noticed how quickly they get orders out the door? I think you are on to something.... We are down the rabbit hole! Notice that the tartybikes newsletters just come out? Trying to act like everything is normal.... Edited February 1, 2013 by Scotty Evil1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I don't see this as a pointless thread anymore, I think shit just got interesting. The quote from TA's site... Due to the Grey importing concerns. Since the begging[sic] of June 2012 Echo now only have one representative in the UK and we deal directly with themselves. But, but, but, but... How can they be dealing with Tartybikes directly if Tartybikes are waiting for Trials Addict to show proof of purchase for their Echo parts. Surely if Trials Addict are buying from the only official distributor (Tarty's) then the aforementioned distributor (Tarty's) would remember this and have a record of this sale! Something doesn't add up here. The consumers want answers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I like how Ben and Jack are always dead silent about this. How do we know Adam isn't either of those guys, anyway? Prosthetic make up etc has come a long way in recent years, i wouldn't put it past him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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