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bike theft league table ,bit disappointed we aren't in the top 10 ,perhaps we are have tagteamed with lancashire to keep our stereotype up
Doesn't Bristol win in the bike theft league tables?
I remember a couple of years ago a chap took a brand new demo 214 down to wales for a weekend.
It came back on monday and needed full set of new pads, a new BB, new front rotor and a darn good wash.
The £30 demo fee didn't cover it.
And therein lies the problem. The first year we did test bikes we had a Spesh Epic, we charged £20 to take it out for a day (preferably within one business day, but some were for 24 hours), and it got utterly ruined, as people just thought 'well £20 is less than it'll cost to fix my bike after this ride'.
Now tend to do guided test rides, don't charge, but go with the customer for an hour or two and show them a route to suit them and the bike. Used to enjoy doing that!
Car park tests are fine though, actively encouraged.
Its only recently that youve been able to get Demo rides on Motorbikes and even now its not as widespread as youd like....
And thats on something costing considerably more...
I dont see a problem with Paying 40-£50 a throw on a proper demo ride once youve narrowed down the choices, refunded against a sale If the shop also takes a deposit to cover any damage or serious wear then that should cover the aforementioned Brakepad etc issues and you would weed out the nobbers who are not interested in buying the bike 😀
One might argue that the demo bike fulfilled it's purpose for that potential buyer. If it needed all that work after just one weekend......thebikechain - Member
I remember a couple of years ago a chap took a brand new demo 214 down to wales for a weekend.It came back on monday and needed full set of new pads, a new BB, new front rotor and a darn good wash.
The £30 demo fee didn't cover it.
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