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Old 10-14-2009, 08:21 PM
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They have a great product line and a lot of customers. I would not be suprized to see them come out restructured or perhaps new owners.
Old 10-14-2009, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by roberga
They have a great product line and a lot of customers. I would not be suprized to see them come out restructured or perhaps new owners.
Dear God, please don't let Lexani hear about this . . .
Old 10-14-2009, 11:12 PM
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No kidding. What Lexani did with Kinesis is disgraceful.
Old 10-14-2009, 11:12 PM
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No kidding. What Lexani did with Kinesis is disgraceful.
Old 10-14-2009, 11:28 PM
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If anyone could put me in contact with any owners, I may have a buyer for the business.
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Old 10-15-2009, 12:04 AM
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As I understand it, no one can get in touch with the owners
customers are out in the cold
dealers cannot reach them (that is a fine thank you for selling their product over the years)
I know a former employee who left on good terms that is not getting a call back

I know there is local interest in buying the business or at least discussing it but cannot reach anyone

It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out

I wish them well and clearly there is interest in the business so that is a good sign
Old 10-15-2009, 10:46 AM
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Great! I have a pending order with them for a replacement wheel center. They already charged my CC for $440.

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Old 10-15-2009, 06:56 PM
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It would be a real shame to see Fikse go under. Not to hijack the thread - but in a world without Fikse what do we buy??? BBS??
Old 10-15-2009, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by swbatte
It would be a real shame to see Fikse go under. Not to hijack the thread - but in a world without Fikse what do we buy??? BBS??
BBS
CCW
Forgeline
Jongbloed
HRE
etc...
Old 10-19-2009, 07:28 PM
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Jongbloed.

If anybody needs something right away let me know.

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Old 10-19-2009, 10:28 PM
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i second jongbloed.
ryan this is john h, buddy of dr fajardo LOL.
i had a set or was that two sets for my cars, very very strong and light wt.
quick delivery, custom offset.
made in nor cal. nice stuff.

i dont have them on my race car b/c BSR needs to run oem wheels and my truck needs 28" wheels ;-)
Old 10-23-2009, 11:55 PM
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I usually see Jim Fikse at a local restaurant - I'll ask him what's up if I see him.
Old 10-25-2009, 05:04 PM
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I shipped a wheel with a slow leak back to Fiske in early October. Fedex could not deliver and the wheel was shipped back to me by Fedex. I hear they are out of business. Would be nice if they would put a recorded message on their answering machine to let customers know their status. Good luck in getting back your tires.
Old 10-25-2009, 05:15 PM
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When you shut down you shut down. It was a good product with a lot of quality race team clients. Hopefully someone will come up with a way to bring them back to life. It was nice to have a local supplier.
Old 10-26-2009, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig - RennStore.com
I usually see Jim Fikse at a local restaurant - I'll ask him what's up if I see him.
Yup, Jim is living in Kirkland still.

This whole thing is very sad but it's been a long time coming.

If you guys ever need replacement Fikse parts, I can still get them.

thatcher.shultz@gmail.com


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