LBS not always honest

[stevetailor125]

It happens in a lot of trades, after 30 years of being a electronic service engineer I can tell you stories that would make you think twice about taking your tv etc in for repair or even buying a 'new' tv.

 

[Black Sheep]

Be very wary of 'Bikes and' shops. Bikes and Lawnmowers, Bikes and Mopeds, Bikes and Toys, Bikes and Fishing Tackle, Bikes and Skateboards, Bikes and Intercontinental Ballistic Weapons...

Though I must say William's Cycles and Prams in Gloucs was pretty good when I last visited in 1994.

Ride bikes and skateboards in coventry are another good example of a business that successfully supports both cycling and skating needs.

PS - I've also seen the owner riding bikes with cardboard wrapped around the tubing. Presumably they're still sold as new bikes.

If it's a quick test after setting up the gears I don't have a problem, if he's using a bike for a week or so, then use another new bike for a week and so on, then that's not right.

when i'm looking at a new bike in a proper bike shop, I assume it's been test ridden by someone at some point but checked over by the shop.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Ride bikes and skateboards in coventry are another good example of a business that successfully supports both cycling and skating needs.

+1 for Ride, my nearest LBS, the fella who runs it is a long term member of The Coventry Road Club and one of the top cyclists in the area.

 

[stevetailor125]

Without naming names let me just say there is no decent cycle shops in Coalville IMHO, I'll now be using the ones in Loughborough