Bike warrantys

0jj

Hi all,
I was all set to buy a bike today but i was put off by this.
The guy advertising the bike mentinoned the shop where he purchased it, so i gave them
a call to ask about the warranty but was told that it would not carry over to me.
Is this the norm with bikes, ie the warranty only covers the initial purchaser?
The bike in question was a 2 month old Stumpjumper Expert.

J

nicklouse

correct only with the first owner.

0jj

Thanks for the reply Nicklouse.

Do you know the reason why the warranty only applies to the initial owner?

Also im not sure what exactly the warranty would or would not cover.
Does it cover the frame and manufacturer specific parts for example the bike i was looking at had Fox forks so would they be covered in a seperate warranty seeing as they are not a Specialized item?
Sorry to be a bit of a noobie but im just trying to work out whether its a better bet
for me to just buy a brand new bike if the warrantys are worth having.

J

Andy B

All items would be covered for manufacturers defects, all items only covered with initial owner only

Rockhopper

Its not just bikes that this applies to. Warranties normally only apply to the original owner. Plus whatever warranty you get is with the dealer who sold you the bike so if anything goes wrong that you think my be a warranty claim then you go back to the dealer.

Anonymous

To be honest, though, you'd probably get away with it.
Every time I've taken my bike in for a warranty job (I get swingarm bearings for life ) they've never asked if I'm the original owner or not, apart from once, but that was just a conversation about bike histories.

0jj

Thanks for the replys all
I will probably go for a new bike soon as at least a warranty gives some peace of
mind just in case the worst happens.

Andymtb

I may be completely wrong but...

I thought that the statutory 1 year guarantee stated that the goods had to be fit for purpose for 1 year irregardless of the owner.

There was a recent case where somebodys handlebars snapped and they sued the bike shop (importer of the bars) and won on the basis of the bars being defective.

Is there a difference beteween warranty and guarantee?

nicklouse

Andymtb wrote:

There was a recent case where somebodys handlebars snapped and they sued the bike shop (importer of the bars) and won on the basis of the bars being defective.

Is there a difference beteween warranty and guarantee?

nothing to do with a Warrenty but a "bike fault" on some THREE year old bars that had been crashed!

http://www.bikebiz.com/news/28200/Susse ... rash-claim