BSO

[Angelfishsolo]

It has not been established that tescos are selling shoddy bikes. Bike with forks on round the wrong way is a shoddily assembled bike , not nessecarily a shoddy bike.

Have you ever seen one. Ridden one, worked one one? They are shoddy, trust me.

 

[4F]

It has not been established that tescos are selling shoddy bikes. Bike with forks on round the wrong way is a shoddily assembled bike , not nessecarily a shoddy bike.

Buy cheap buy twice.

 

[ianrauk]

It has not been established that tescos are selling shoddy bikes. Bike with forks on round the wrong way is a shoddily assembled bike , not nessecarily a shoddy bike.

Yes it has.
You only have to You Tube Watchdog/Tesco to find a nice video about these bikes.

 

[Alembicbassman]

Gadget Show did a review of them a few months back

Decathlon Rockrider 5.0 won beacause they kept it simple. steel frame, no suspension, SRAM twist grips, fully assembled and ready to ride £100

Gadget Show

 

[apollo179]

Yes it has.
You only have to You Tube Watchdog/Tesco to find a nice video about these bikes.

The main issue raised is the ease of assembly of flat pack bikes.
The test assemblers are given the bikes to assemble in a field with limited tools.
Come on guys - its nonsense.
At the end the the bike experts say the bikes are unsafe because the brakes are adjusted incorrectly. Its rubbish. Youve given somebody incapable the task of assembling a bike in a field in limited time with limited tools.
The bikes may be shoddy but this is totally lacking in credibility.
Note - the on hand expert (paul) was able to get the bikes in a fit state to ride.
I would agree that the idea in principal of flat pack bikes is wrong - bikes should be sold properly assembled and working properly and safely.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

The main issue raised is the ease of assembly of flat pack bikes.
The test assemblers are given the bikes to assemble in a field with limited tools.
Come on guys - its nonsense.
At the end the the bike experts say the bikes are unsafe because the brakes are adjusted incorrectly. Its rubbish. Youve given somebody incapable the task of assembling a bike in a field in limited time with limited tools.
The bikes may be shoddy but this is totally lacking in credibility.
Note - the on hand expert (paul) was able to get the bikes in a fit state to ride.
I would agree that the idea in principal of flat pack bikes is wrong - bikes should be sold properly assembled and working properly and safely.

If you bought flat-pack furniture would you call in a carpenter to build said item? The concept is the same for the bike. You should need Allan keys and a spanner or two (oh and a pump) to assemble even a BSO so where is the problem with limited tools?

 

[ianrauk]

The main issue raised is the ease of assembly of flat pack bikes.
The test assemblers are given the bikes to assemble in a field with limited tools.
Come on guys - its nonsense.
At the end the the bike experts say the bikes are unsafe because the brakes are adjusted incorrectly. Its rubbish. Youve given somebody incapable the task of assembling a bike in a field in limited time with limited tools.
The bikes may be shoddy but this is totally lacking in credibility.
Note - the on hand expert (paul) was able to get the bikes in a fit state to ride.
I would agree that the idea in principal of flat pack bikes is wrong - bikes should be sold properly assembled and working properly and safely.

Any BSO can me made to be in a fit state of ride that's fair enough. The question is though how long will the bike stay in a fit state to ride?

 

[4F]

Any BSO can me made to be in a fit state of ride that's fair enough. The question is though how long will the bike stay in a fit state to ride?

In the case of my neighbours "Asda special" normally about a week before the brakes and gears need readjusting again. I have now refused to fix it anymore as it was becoming a joke.

 

[apollo179]

If you bought flat-pack furniture would you call in a carpenter to build said item? The concept is the same for the bike. You should need Allan keys and a spanner or two (oh and a pump) to assemble even a BSO so where is the problem with limited tools?

The problem is that the human assemblers are incapable and the limited tools exacerbate the problem. I expect you could assemble one of these kits but the watchdog deliberately didnt get somebody capable to do the task.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

The problem is that the human assemblers are incapable and the limited tools exacerbate the problem. I expect you could assemble one of these kits but the watchdog deliberately didnt get somebody capable to do the task.

Possibly just the sort of person who would buy such a bike?

 

[apollo179]

Any BSO can me made to be in a fit state of ride that's fair enough. The question is though how long will the bike stay in a fit state to ride?

That is correct. Im not saying these bikes are great - im saying the programme lacks credibility.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

That is correct. Im not saying these bikes are great - im saying the programme lacks credibility.

Why did it lack credibility? Are you suggesting they set Tesco up?

 

[apollo179]

Possibly just the sort of person who would buy such a bike?

Yes your probably spot on. But these people woudnt be able to assemble any bike regardless of the quality.

 

[apollo179]

Why did it lack credibility? Are you suggesting they set Tesco up?

Have you watched it ?

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnMlxWL8ttQ

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Yes your probably spot on. But these people woudnt be able to assemble any bike regardless of the quality.

Agreed. The point is that the program was not flawed because of the choice of assemblers.