| Re: Bike query...
"Art Harris" <n2ah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1167757288.748143.49790@v33g2000cwv.googlegro ups.com...
> -pb- wrote:
> > Actually, I bought the cycel from Tesco and asembled it myself.
>
> I don't want to sound like a bike snob, but if you plan to ride a bike
> more that 2 or 3 times a year, I would return this one and buy a better
> bike at the bike shop. Believe me, the extra money will be well worth
> it in terms of reliability and performance. Even if you get the brakes
> adjusted properly, there will probably be other issues that will make
> this bike no fun to ride. An inexpensive bike that ends up not being
> ridden is not a good deal.
>
> > Probably I will visit cycle shop near to my house and ask them to
check
> > is everything is alright...do u think they will charge if so any idea
>
> Some shops may refuse to work on a cheap department store bike. They
> certainly won't fix it for free.
>
> Art Harris
>
When I managed a shop we wouldn't work on really cheap bikes for liability
reasons. The minute we touched it we were responsible for the rider's
safety.
Really cheap bikes turn into a can of worms. When you adjust one component
you find another thing that doesn't work right.
I think that it takes a lot of nerve bringing a new bike purchased
somewhere else into a LBS and asking them to make free adjustments! How
many posters who made that suggestion would work for free themselves?
Chas.
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