Man refused Giant bike as he was too heavy

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  • brundonbianchi
    brundonbianchi Posts: 689
    If the weight of the rider is above the design limit of the bike, all that Giant have to do is make sure that the customer is aware of the fact, and officially record it. They’d need to explain that any warranty could be void in the event of a failure, and that the liability of Giant regarding any issues would be limited, and get that recorded officially. Then it’s up to the customer whether or not to go ahead with the transaction. I can see why Giant decided to take the decision out of the customer’s hands. Better safe than sorry, given the theoretical issues that could crop up.
  • mully79
    mully79 Posts: 904
    Conversation could have gone so different.
    Hi sir, im afraid you cant have the bike because you're 300lb.
    Sorry, you must have misheard, i said 200lb.
    You dont look 200lb.
    Can I have that in writing please.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Frame cracks because Fat Les is too fat

    Giant refuse warranty claim due to Fat Les being too fat for frame weight

    Dealer gets a bollocking from Giant for selling fat Les the frame in the first place.

    Fat Les slags off Giant all over the 'net

    Tbh, not worth Giant's hassle

    Tbh not worth dealer's hassle
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • nibnob21
    nibnob21 Posts: 207
    Hi Tony 👋
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Tony appears to take himself rather seriously, he must be a right laugh in real life.
  • nibnob21
    nibnob21 Posts: 207
    I like that he's even used full stops in his homemade avatar. Top marks for consistency.

    Absolute stellar use of comic sans as well.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    G'day Tone. Think you forgot your meds you crazy gallah.
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,233
    That guy is one serious weirdo. He's posted loads of the same stuff plus many many photos on CyclingUK forum as well. So far not seen his latest c-word offerings there but then cannot be arrised searching.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,823
    He's a lot more interesting now to be honest, batshit crazy too.
    Kinesis Pro6
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  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    edited March 2021
    N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

    wolfsbane2k said:

    Indeed. Hopefully what the companies will learn is they need to build bikes that are more capable than the flimsy 110kg normally applied for a "racing bike", 125kg for a "road bike" and a 137kg (300lb) for a tourer.

    i've been pointed at the decathlon riverside 920, which comes with a cracking 170kg limit.. now might actually allow me to ride to work with both my lunch, laptop, and snacks!

    When that niche adventure/tourer was talked about on the STW forum around Xmas, one or two pointed out that https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/touring-bike-riverside-touring-520/_/R-p-312723 looks to use the same frame and have the same limit.

    YOU ARE NOT HELPING HERE.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...

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