So what was the upshot of all this? Does anyone else think that single speed stu boning Tollah or what?
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and the "close to the railway" comment from Stu (who I have never met) was the giveaway on our location.
I can't see anywhere i said that?
I don't even know where your shop is.
Are you getting a bit confused with this quote?
farmer giles - Member
the close proximity of the railtrack 'allows' them to do that.
Does anyone else think that single speed stu boning Tollah or what?
Come on now that's a bit below the belt. I'd never bone a ging never mind a fat ging.
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Funnest thread for awhile...
Well Mr Attwood you made a big idiot of yourself... But About Bikes sound like a great shop and give good service
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Edit.....
It would have gone slightly better for you had you shown that hindsight 3 pages ago
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Well Mr Attwood you made a big idiot of yourself
That's the bit I've enjoyed immensly.
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iain1775 - Member
"The owner decided to name and shame his self.
to be fair he named himself but I don't think he brought shame in any way. He came across as very profesional and reasonableWhat he said.
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Wish my LBS's would offer me a 15% customer loyalty discount thingy, Swinnertons at Briches Valley and Mammoth at Milford are you reading?
Some people really shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth IMHO.
If only I had a Wiggle voucher for each and every time I've seen yet another LBS baseless rant thread, I'd have some spangly new bike by now.
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Mental Mickey - Member
Wish my LBS's would offer me a 15% customer loyalty discount thingy, Swinnertons at Briches Valley...They offer 10% if you're a member of Chase Trails, which costs £15 pa IIRC.
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Could I just point out that if Mrs A had fitted her own cables, this thread wouldn't exist. I can't believe that no-one's questioned the idea that either the LBS or hubby should be working on her bike because, of course, it's totally impossible for a helpless woman to do anything quite so complex as fitting an inner cable for herself.
It's like one of those comedy moments on group rides when a woman flats and the guys fight over the honour of changing her inner tube. Tragic underlying assumption that women are incapable of basic maintenance that says it all about this place.
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I can't believe that no-one's questioned the idea that either the LBS or hubby should be working on her bike because, of course, it's totally impossible for a helpless woman to do anything quite so complex as fitting an inner cable for herself.
She took herself to the LBS and asked them to do it?? I also credit women with initiative and a brain, and simply assumed she had decided she wanted them to fit them in the same way some blokes would. High horse fail, maybe?
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LOL last time a female puntured on a ride I was on, the blokes all sat back expecting her to fix it, then she ended up asking for help!
I don't ride with females very much.
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cynic-al - Member
LOL last time a female puntured on a ride I was on, the blokes all sat back expecting her to fix it, then she ended up asking for help!I don't ride with females very much.
I fixed it for her
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cynic-al - Member
I don't ride with females very much.
Quote of the frikkin week right there folks.
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My LBS does give a loyalty discount, and they also have discount vouchers quite regularly for their internet business.
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about bikes - Member
... We do offer a free service LABOUR ONLY deal when customers purchase bikes at RRP £500 and above(this excludes any cyclescheme deals).
about bikes - Member
The free service deal we offer is straight down the line: Buy a bike above £450, at RRP and enjoy free labour for as long as you own the bike.
Puts me in mind of a bike seller I once met in the market at Marakesh
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Tootall too true.
Mechnicals on group rides are hilarious though. If it's a female then as above the males are queuing up to fix the bike, comment on set-up, offer to overhaul it etc.
Otherwise it's a bloke and everyone is looking round to see if the lbs' mechanic is on the ride to fix it for free.
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@ about bikes - if I didn't do my own bike fixing/upgrades, I'd definitely want you as a LBS.
Discounts for local club riders, free labour for original bike owner for life, etc. Yes please!
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Wow have i been sleeping all week ?
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Pete Have you been to marakesh ?
To be fair tho i have just been listening to bloke on the radio who got blown up in the 7/7 bombings talking about patching people up, carrying them to safety and comforting the dying
He hasn't slept properly for 4 years.Just shows some things are not that important
Happy riding
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Back again.
@SS Stu....Apologies....you are correct, it wasnt you said our location. I was a bit emo when I tapped out my responses-got my facts mixed up. Shame you will snub us due to one mistake (free hub pawls) though....we always try our best.
@PSling.....Ahem....theres me underselling again....at present its free labour on bikes at £450 but, with 2011 bike prices on the up....it will soon be £500.
Thanks to all who have called/mailed/ FB messaged with support....
Ade
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Shame you will snub us due to one mistake (free hub pawls) though....we always try our best.
I only know about the problem as it was me that sorted it out for Paul so he could carry on riding.
I wouldn't take it personaly. I don't let anyone else work on my bikes anyway.
That way if something goes wrong I only have myself to blame.
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Jas, you're my hero. I haven't slept properly since the day a met you.
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Making a aerosol of yourself among your peers online...priceless.
For everything else, like gear cables, there's mastercard.
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Yeah lets all make jokes while i was being serious !
not at swede i loves him see kos he reminds me of sverige X
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Wasn't it Sverige where you gave me a reach around in front of a roaring log fire. You knows how to treat a lady x
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Errrrr come on boys keep it clean, I'm out waxing my board in the workshop and the thought of you two having a reach around is just plain WRONG
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Is this still going? Lol
As far as I see it my missus was nearly charged IMO too much. If everyone else here thinks that's acceptable then fair enough, I must be tighter than I thought.
As far as people wishing they had AB as their local shop then use them, they're great most of the time hence why I didn't name them and had intention to. They were pointed out albeit not bt name from another unhappy customer which I didn't confirm. I do know many people that haven't had such a great service but that's between them and AB. and for a lbs to discuss private purchase details on a forum is unprofessional even more so when they are wrong!Enough said I think. And KOS, food for thought, makes you think that there are certainly more important thing to talk about.
Happy trails.
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When they're wrong?
I'm amazed at how little it was going to cost you. £18 for that sort of service in the middle of the city? You try getting it for that cheap in Manchester or Edinburgh. And goodness knows how much it'd be in London!
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Pete Have you been to marakesh ?
Funnily enough, I have actually been there!
Ref the guy on the tube, I was reading about him the other day; ex SA forces, served in Kosovo, pushed his hand into the guy's severed leg to pinch shut the artery 'til help arrived. Totally amazing.
I must be tighter than I thought
I'd be careful saying things like that with stu & the swede hanging around the thread. I hear they only use dry lubes
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I hear they only use dry lubes
Dry lubes cost to much. I just spit on it.
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Dry lubes cost to much.
Depends where you shop
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Waste of spit stu. Friction is your friend when it comes to barebacking.
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Normal service has been resumed
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tollah - Member
Practically everything i've said on the internet - ever
Errrrrm when your in a hole, stop digging mate.
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Shoefiti, I'm supposed to be the idiot on this thread so please make sure you get your facts right before quoting something otherwise it makes you look stupid as me.
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