Quote Originally Posted by euphonius View Post
Damn, Steve. I note you've been dealing mainly with the shop that sold you the bike. Any chance of dealing directly with the manufacturer? Shame them into action?

Meanwhile, we'll be watching for plumes of black smoke over Nanjing...

cheers!
Actually, I went to that shop once. and they said they couldn't help me anyhow. Since then I've been fixing it at a different shop with the help of an "independent" mechanic, who's not affiliated with any shop. The dude's been awesome so far. If it weren't him, the bike would've been long dead. As for the manufacturer, I don't think it'd be worth it, because even though the website of Asiawing is still on, there's been no response to my emails from them. Neither did they ice up hone calls.
I could probably go to Shandong, Tai'An and somehow talk to the factory management, but I work 24/7 which basically leaves me no time to do that. My work is actually the reason I need a RELIABLE bike :)
For all I know that "Asiawing" company might not even be anymore