Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Also true @screenman so you need to use your judgement.
Credit where due to Halfords
- Thread starter Tom B
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bozmandb9
Insert witty title here
- Location
- South Oxfordshire
Totally agree. My LBS never charges me for small favours, and as a result I knowingly pay extra for a number of things which I purchase there, instead of online. Swings and roundabouts. Same for me in my business, I often give people a little extra free, expecting nothing in return. However I believe that what goes around comes around.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
It's like, ' Wayne is the guy who knows all about bikes but he's not in today'.
Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes not.
She might well be, but look what happens to the good staff.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
The Bodmin Halfords and the one in Truro are both excellent, if anyone gets a bike issue when down in the South West.
Glad that you had a good experience with your one.
Glad that you had a good experience with your one.
The guy in Halfords did manage to get a 27.2 seatpost into a 26.8 down tube which I was impressed by, he did have to use a large lump hammer though. The technician holding the bare bulb with greasy fingers was also impressive, the paint mixing guy who I would not let mix custard was a delight.
Don't even get me started on windscreen repair, that I can rant about for ages.
There are I am sure some excellent staff in some of them, just that despite looking they must be hiding from me.
Don't even get me started on windscreen repair, that I can rant about for ages.
There are I am sure some excellent staff in some of them, just that despite looking they must be hiding from me.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
Frankly I think the lump hammer and seatpost story is bull.
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Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
Not really... In my defence I have two pouches, I was rushing out having changed rucksacks and picked up my hybrid pouch rather than MTB pouch. As I've not been going too far from a point help/tools/spares on the hybrid the hybrid pouch hasn't seen much love since before Xmas. When somebody it's contents were used to help random bob at the side of the road when I had the bag in the car.
The measurements might be slightly out, the lump hammer not! I tried to talk the customer into refusing the bike.
Tritton road Lincoln branch.
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I know what it's like! I was constantly swapping my saddle bag between bikes so just bought another and a second multi tool, levers and patches. I'm still changing over the pump and lights though and yesterday I forgot to change over the pump. Fortunately I didn't need it but would've had to find a Halfords to inflate my tube if the worst did happen!
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Could make a good living in the circus!
On a serious note (yes, not like me at all, but I am Ill) I'm surprised cycling specific bum bags aren't more common.
