Problem with Halfords

johnsav
johnsav Posts: 775
edited July 2010 in MTB general
When I got my Carrera Titan almost 2 years ago now, it was described as having

"Formula Hubs with sealed cartridge bearings"

Ive just had the rear hub stripped down only to find goold old fashioned cup and cones.

Ive got nothing against this type of hub - but its not what i thought i was buying.
Anyone got any suggestion what i could/should do about it?

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  • hounslow
    hounslow Posts: 153
    nothing, as all bikes are listed as 'specification subject to change without notice'.
  • johnsav
    johnsav Posts: 775
    ahh, how depressing lol
  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    I remember someone else had this exact problem in the forum. I think the answer was as previously mentioned "specification subject to change without notice".

    If you had of been really clever you'd have asked at the time of purchase the exact specification and compared, but 99.99% of us rarely do :(
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  • johnsav
    johnsav Posts: 775
    hey ho!
    Im getting a new wheelset soon anyways.
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    I remember reading this before, there was a misprint in at least some of the ads that said cartridge in one place and "sealed" in another with no mention of what type of bearing. Not sure if yours is one of those. The answer though was "who cares", assuming that you've looked after them there's nothing wrong with those formula hubs.
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  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    johnsav wrote:
    hey ho!
    Im getting a new wheelset soon anyways.

    So why whinge about it?
    Anyway there's nothing wrong with coned bearings at all..
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Spec liable to change is usually what the manufacturer states - but for a retailer, goods should be as described.
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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    My new bike said it came with a QR seat clamp, it didn't, phoned them and they sent me one straight away. 2 years is pushing it that was after 2 days.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    johnsav wrote:
    When I got my Carrera Titan almost 2 years ago now, it was described as having

    "Formula Hubs with sealed cartridge bearings"

    Ive just had the rear hub stripped down only to find goold old fashioned cup and cones.

    Ive got nothing against this type of hub - but its not what i thought i was buying.
    Anyone got any suggestion what i could/should do about it?

    cone and cup bearings are generally sealed. so what is the issue?

    XT are cone and cup but they are also sealed.
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  • johnsav
    johnsav Posts: 775
    lol i wasnt whinging about about anything

    the only issue was that i bought something that wasnt "as described" and wondered what opinions were.

    But as its been pointed out - "spec liable to change without notice" which is fair enough.

    Im far from complaining - ive done about 5000 miles problem free.
  • TowerRider
    TowerRider Posts: 430
    supersonic wrote:
    Spec liable to change is usually what the manufacturer states - but for a retailer, goods should be as described.

    Saved me going into detail and saying above not true for Halfords....
  • butcher of bakersfield
    butcher of bakersfield Posts: 1,233
    Halfords bikes have a tendency to be mixed in their spec as they get kitted out with parts from previous, and/or newer models.

    That's a strange one though. You might have a case there if you're getting a lesser spec.

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