New bike - online retailer, chain snapped, advice please
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Come on guys surely ThebigBee is right - as he alludes to in the OP isn't likely that the supplier is deliberately tampering with the bikes and introducing faults on purpose, thereby causing themselves lots of grief rectifying said problem and possibly losing a highly lucrative insurance claims contract ????
Go on BigBee take it up with the supplier and let them know you're on to their darstardly plan!! Be sure to keep us up to date on how you get onCannondale Synapse 105
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Blimey, someone got out of bed the wrong side this morning...
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Dear OP, what on earth is your problem? Bad thing happened, shop went above and beyond what they could have done for you. What "situation" are you trying to handle?
I used to work for a large chain of bike shops and since leaving that industry I can't tell you how nice it is that I no longer have to deal with people like you. You're not alone, there are many other people are totally unreasonable, possibly through delusions of grandeur or feelings of inadequacy, who knows? But they exist, one chap came in to the shop demanding we replace his aluminium Giant racing bike with a nice new carbon steed under warranty as the frame had cracked. Well that's all well and good sir but we don't sell Giant and you didn't buy it from us? "I KNOW MY RIGHTS" said the chap, "Well you clearly don't" was the response... Having read, re-read and read the OP one more time to make sure I'd read it, you strike me as the same kind of person.
The amount of "odd" as you put it, responses you have got on here should set alarm bells off in your head that the problem is in fact not the chain breaking, the problem is you. IMO0 -
Cornerblock wrote:Why not be the envy of your friends by using your old chain to make some very fashionable and desirable jewellery.
I quite like this.0 -
I want one .... now!Muffintop wrote:Cornerblock wrote:Why not be the envy of your friends by using your old chain to make some very fashionable and desirable jewellery.
I quite like this.
Perhaps Thebigbee can utilise the broken chain to fund a futile/ridiculous small claims action?
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Hilarious, for further hilarity tho do a search for other threads where bigbee manages to offend and turn seemingly inane topics into...well...ones like this
The user is an utter, but somewhat entertaining, plank.0 -
This fella has to be Speed_King, he's started another thread, with content that has nothing to do with the title, just to p*ss and whine about htis one.
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40020&t=12831568&p=17399668#p17399668
Genuis !!!Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved0 -
Life affirming.Thanks everyone.Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.
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brettjmcc wrote:wishitwasallflat wrote:I posted a (now I realise ridiculous) thread asking why I wasn't going faster on a new bike I bought. Several people replied to point out that it was because I was a fat unfit ba****rd (in no uncertain terms!). It was true - it was funny - and I also got good advice (ride more eat less!) but some fun was had.
You need to clean the biscuit crumbs from your keyboard - it appears you have some sticking keys that are being replaced by asterisks... :P
LOL ! (and I mean laughing out loud not Lunch?... oh lots!
PS- Can we go to the other thread he started and quote everything from here into that one?
PPS - I tried to be reasonable in my post but I take it back - the OP is deranged!0 -
MattC59 wrote:This fella has to be Speed_King, he's started another thread, with content that has nothing to do with the title, just to p*ss and whine about htis one.
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40020&t=12831568&p=17399668#p17399668
2nd thread of the same title too - guess he lacks imagination to come up with something new0 -
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Pseudonym wrote:
Brilliant!!
So that's at least two threads where he cries "victim" after insulting and abusing others far more knowledgeable. 0 -
Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved0 -
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I have a picture in my head of this guy, constantly looking round to see who's behind him, sneering at old ladies as he passes they him on the street, going up to 12 year olds saying "u lookin at me, wanna fight eh", running away when they say ok... weird person indeedAll lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....0
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Pseudonym wrote:
I think that thread is even funnier than this one! bigbee is surely approaching legendary status.0 -
bianchimoon wrote:I have a picture in my head of this guy, constantly looking round to see who's behind him, sneering at old ladies as he passes they him on the street, going up to 12 year olds saying "u lookin at me, wanna fight eh", running away when they say ok... weird person indeed
You forgot to mention he'd then blame the 12 year old for starting it all :?0 -
New Jersey for you bigbee.........Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved0 -
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I think the OP needs to work on his negotiation skills. I had a problem back in September with a new bike purchased from Wiggle. The bike looked OK when unpacked at first glance (at least to a road beginner), but on closer inspection the handlebars were not at all straight, if anything they were at a 90 degree angle to the front wheel. If this wasn't enough the seat post and saddle were not located anywhere near where they should be and where in fact in a separate box. To top things off there were no fucking pedals! I telephoned wiggle to express my concern at them despatching such a dangerous bike which could have been lethal if taken out on the roads, they offered to cover expenses for having the bike assembled at a LBS, sent me a small pack of haribo and arranged for two high class London escorts in French maid outfits wielding a double ender to pleasure me in my flat.0
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D you work for Wiggle's marketing team, because you've just made me want to buy a new bike!wardieboy wrote:I think the OP needs to work on his negotiation skills. I had a problem back in September with a new bike purchased from Wiggle. The bike looked OK when unpacked at first glance (at least to a road beginner), but on closer inspection the handlebars were not at all straight, if anything they were at a 90 degree angle to the front wheel. If this wasn't enough the seat post and saddle were not located anywhere near where they should be and where in fact in a separate box. To top things off there were no ******* pedals! I telephoned wiggle to express my concern at them despatching such a dangerous bike which could have been lethal if taken out on the roads, they offered to cover expenses for having the bike assembled at a LBS, sent me a small pack of haribo and arranged for two high class London escorts in French maid outfits wielding a double ender to pleasure me in my flat. Summer - Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 9.0 Team
Winter - Trek Madone 3.5 2012 with UDi2 upgrade.
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wardieboy wrote:I think the OP needs to work on his negotiation skills. I had a problem back in September with a new bike purchased from Wiggle. The bike looked OK when unpacked at first glance (at least to a road beginner), but on closer inspection the handlebars were not at all straight, if anything they were at a 90 degree angle to the front wheel. If this wasn't enough the seat post and saddle were not located anywhere near where they should be and where in fact in a separate box. To top things off there were no ******* pedals! I telephoned wiggle to express my concern at them despatching such a dangerous bike which could have been lethal if taken out on the roads, they offered to cover expenses for having the bike assembled at a LBS, sent me a small pack of haribo and arranged for two high class London escorts in French maid outfits wielding a double ender to pleasure me in my flat.
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Gizmodo wrote:
D you work for Wiggle's marketing team, because you've just made me want to buy a new bike!wardieboy wrote:I think the OP needs to work on his negotiation skills. I had a problem back in September with a new bike purchased from Wiggle. The bike looked OK when unpacked at first glance (at least to a road beginner), but on closer inspection the handlebars were not at all straight, if anything they were at a 90 degree angle to the front wheel. If this wasn't enough the seat post and saddle were not located anywhere near where they should be and where in fact in a separate box. To top things off there were no ******* pedals! I telephoned wiggle to express my concern at them despatching such a dangerous bike which could have been lethal if taken out on the roads, they offered to cover expenses for having the bike assembled at a LBS, sent me a small pack of haribo and arranged for two high class London escorts in French maid outfits wielding a double ender to pleasure me in my flat.
Makes me want the number for those maids!0 -
wardieboy wrote:I think the OP needs to work on his negotiation skills. I had a problem back in September with a new bike purchased from Wiggle etc, etc ...
Wiggle do this all the time. It's as if the girls make up for lack of proper assembly. Their customer service staff call it a sweetener - a kind of Harem-bo deal.0 -
Woodywmb wrote:wardieboy wrote:I think the OP needs to work on his negotiation skills. I had a problem back in September with a new bike purchased from Wiggle etc, etc ...
Wiggle do this all the time. It's as if the girls make up for lack of proper assembly. Their customer service staff call it a sweetener - a kind of Harem-bo deal.
Lovely!
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PeteMadoc wrote:Pseudonym wrote:
I think that thread is even funnier than this one! bigbee is surely approaching legendary status.
Dammit! How could I have missed that one - it is better than this one. There ought to be a special sub forum where the Speedking, Steelem and Bigbee threads could all be put together and saved for posterity.Faster than a tent.......0 -
Rolf F wrote:PeteMadoc wrote:Pseudonym wrote:
I think that thread is even funnier than this one! bigbee is surely approaching legendary status.
Dammit! How could I have missed that one - it is better than this one. There ought to be a special sub forum where the Speedking, Steelem and Bigbee threads could all be put together and saved for posterity.
As I see that thread now most of it is missing. There were a shed load of posts from NapD and loads more abuse from bigbee - it was simply as astonishing as it was riveting!0 -
Please Mods, don't delete posts from this thread. I don't think anyone got upset (well, perhaps bigbee) Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved0 -
Being relatively new to this forum I've been watching this thread with interest and amusement! I've been checking out the 'recommended reading' as suggested by others this evening and been entertained by some classics from the past - just brilliant
Like enjoying a 'Greatest Hits' compilationCurrent bike: 2014 Kinesis Racelight T2 - built by my good self!0
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