Dave Hinde

disgruntledgoat
disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
edited October 2009 in Road buying advice
What's he calling himself on E-Bay these days?

I'm looking at a pair of wheels for winter from "fastpartsforbikes", noticed Northwich, Cheshire in the location and became concerned.
"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

@gietvangent

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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    That's him
    I like bikes...

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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Thanks!

    Won't be buying those then!
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • ridieboy
    ridieboy Posts: 35
    On the subject of Dave Hinde, take a look at the back of the latest cycling weekly. An advertisement for the company includes the quote from Dave himself, "Just got back from Eurobike and I've never seen so much shite in all my life". Just thought that was a bit funny.
  • FatLarry
    FatLarry Posts: 209
    That's a nice looking bike on the back page too...

    So... what's wrong with Dave Hinde?
  • carrock
    carrock Posts: 1,103
    allegedly he's a bit of a C U Next Tuesday

    Arrogant man, shoddy service, liar is the gist of it I think.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    FatLarry wrote:
    That's a nice looking bike on the back page too...

    So... what's wrong with Dave Hinde?

    put Dave Hinde into the forum search or goggle or any other search engine.

    And read.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,680
    Saw that ad, thought it was ironic on an advert for such a hideously ugly waste of metal. Worst looking bike I've seen with the possible exception of the late 80's magnesium Kirks! :shock:
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    "Just got back from the internet and I've never seen so many accounts of poor service in all my life"
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    "Just got back from Eurobike and I've never seen so much shite in all my life"

    ...because I never have any stock in my shop, I just advertise it and take the money ?
  • bobpzero
    bobpzero Posts: 1,431
    really? so theres absolutely nothing good to say about dave hinde? no one ride his bikes at all?
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    bobpzero just do a search on here and other forums and you'll see why he's not very popular shall we say ......
  • bobpzero
    bobpzero Posts: 1,431
    are the trading standards people going to shut him down? just wondering as majority of people have complaind about the customer service and then (lesser extent) secondly the bikes and bits that havnt been put together properly.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    I think from the exhaustive amount of complaints that they did investigate a while ago, but trading he continues to do.
  • chas.readman
    chas.readman Posts: 19
    A nice misunderstood man, a great racer in his day. There are lots of people trying to con bike shops into repairing stuff they have trashed, these people give everyone a bad name.
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    chas.readman wrote:
    A nice misunderstood man, a great racer in his day. There are lots of people trying to con bike shops into repairing stuff they have trashed, these people give everyone a bad name.
    Bloody hilarious :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    So, let me get this straight, the people responsible for his dreadful reputation (and things like the ASA adjudication against him) are the customers!

    And when he said such things as (to paraphrase) all other bike brands are a load of shite, and when he frequently describes his ebay customers as "thieving lying scum" and the like, he is just being misunderstood and he is really being quite charming - gimme a break!

    (you can read some of the delightful feedback he has left for his victims here. Fortunately eBay has now stopped sellers leaving negative feedback because of abuse like this. Interestingly, Hinde has hundreds of customers that seem to claim non-delivery of goods - Hinde accuses them of trying to scam/lie/thieve, and/or blames Royal Mail).

    Having been a "great racer" does not make him a nice man, and given his behaviour I would say that only his mother could ever refer to him as "nice".

    So, Chas, are you his mum, or are you DH himself?
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    edited October 2009
    chas.readman wrote:
    A nice misunderstood man, a great racer in his day.

    His racing ability is not in question. But his trading record is staggeringly awful - some of the feedback comments he leaves for his disgruntled customers are jaw-dropping...
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    I'm still smiling from his quote on the back of CW. 'Just got back from Eurobike and I've never seen so much shite in all my life'. Does he actually think the show was put on for him for approval?

    For fecks sake ......
  • sturmey
    sturmey Posts: 964
    I have never bought from him but are his frames any good? Worth the money?
  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    sturmey wrote:
    I have never bought from him but are his frames any good? Worth the money?

    Seriously. Don't do it.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,680
    Wow, I've never seen a seller giving so much abuse on ebay and he's supposed to be a professional business. Will make sure I avoid him.
  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    I see he's done it again with this week's advertising on the back of Cycling Weekly. Something along the lines of "The Dave Hinde CX1 doesn't have a specific Belgian or French feel, unlike the bikes reviewed in Cycling Weekly last week. It feels like a racing bike because that's what it is" - bikes for racers not posers.

    Something like that anyway. He is such a prize pillock.
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