First of all, I believe most of Fezzari's 5-star reviews are being left by local UT folks, and are more than likely being encouraged to leave a review when leaving the store. Unfortunately, once most of these people get closer to their delivery date, I'm sure their opinions and reviews will change as mine did. Several other negative reviews here share a similar story to mine as well.
Yes, my first experience was great with Ricky, just like everyone else, but it has all gone downhill since then, with no end in sight. Please stick with me as I genuinely think after you read about my experience, you may have second thoughts about ordering from Fezzari.
My original order was placed on May 15 and was confirmed the following Monday on May 17th. I was given an ETA of Late July - Early Aug. I ordered an upgraded bear bawl-free hub and had it shipped to Fezzari to have them upgrade the component when putting the build together. After I had confirmation from UPS the package was delivered, I had not heard from Fezzari at this point. I reached out to inquire about the package and they confirmed they received it. So, I also took the chance to ask for an update on the build, and I was told it was delayed to the end of Aug.
No biggie, delays happen, right? Well, as the end of Aug approaches, I have not heard a single word from Fezzari. Therefore, I reach out AGAIN to inquire again about the delivery date. This time, I was given a link to go to the website about my order status (I guess they were tired of fielding so many questions about customer's delays). When I checked the link, it stated my build was now delayed to Early to Mid October. Again, Fezzari never mentioned this or reached out to update me. I had to find out myself by reaching out and checking this link. I immediately voice my frustration and all I get are excuses and apologies. But they sure did try to reassure me my bike will be built soon.
Well, a few days pass, and I check the status link again. To my surprise, the status was updated to a sooner timeframe, early to mid-September. Awesome, right!? Well, not exactly. I think Fezzari intentionally did this to appease us that have been waiting and knew all along these builds would not come at this time.
Why do I say that? Well, it is now Oct 2, and my status on the order page now shows the delivery window to be EARLY to MID November. Again, no communication from Fezzari, who has NO IDEA when their components will arrive from Taiwan and other countries outside North America.
The only solution Fezzari has offered me for waiting 5 months so far is to pay $800 more to upgrade to a more expensive build that they coincidentally have in stock instead of mine. Go figure.
To put the icing on the cake, I read a previous customer's review from 3 weeks ago who already has a Fezzari bike. It seems he reached out a few weeks ago to upgrade the fork on his bike. Fezzari told him they had nothing according to their inventory, but a lady magically walked back to their warehouse and found one for him. Crazy they were able to do that with the very "minimal amount of components" on hand, according to Ricky.
I truly feel Fezzari does not have their stuff together and their leads times on their website are HIGHLY inaccurate. They know this and are trying to hide it by blinding the consumer with "over the top friendly customer service". Their communication has been terrible in regards to providing updates or even letting me know another delay is coming. At this point, I have waited so long, I will continue to wait for my build. However, if you are looking to get a bike soon, I would suggest looking at your LBS as more inventory seems to be coming in.
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