DRM
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Halfords…. You think they’re bad with bikes!
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FrankCrank
Old layabout
Saw that one the other day 
Seen quite a few similar ones about various UK stores, meant in jest, er, I think.
There's a Wetherspoons one out there, quite funny, won't deter me from my favorite watering holes.
Seen quite a few similar ones about various UK stores, meant in jest, er, I think.
There's a Wetherspoons one out there, quite funny, won't deter me from my favorite watering holes.
raleighnut
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Drago
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pawl
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Richard A Thackeray
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A few years ago, they couldn't even fit a pannier-rack horizontally
(last photo, in the opening post)
(last photo, in the opening post)
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Bristolian
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Drago
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I think I've told you all of the time when I was in charge of a fleet of bikes at work and the bean counters at the Dream Factory took the maintenance contract away from a very helpful and nearby LBS to a branch of Hellfrauds some distance away.
Logistically it was a pain because unlike the LBC Helfrauds would not come and collect them, but I managed the first batch in for servicing OK by going in on my day off. However, when the second batch was returned one particular bike that had required a new BB was returned with both cranks pointing in the same direction.
One quick S**-O-Gram to the bean counters with photos, a technical description of the problem, and a suggestion that cost and value are not the same thing, and the contract as reinstated to the local bike shop.
Logistically it was a pain because unlike the LBC Helfrauds would not come and collect them, but I managed the first batch in for servicing OK by going in on my day off. However, when the second batch was returned one particular bike that had required a new BB was returned with both cranks pointing in the same direction.
One quick S**-O-Gram to the bean counters with photos, a technical description of the problem, and a suggestion that cost and value are not the same thing, and the contract as reinstated to the local bike shop.
DRM
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We had one vehicle leasing company that work used, that tried to insist on sending the vans to Halfords for MOT's & servicing, I refused point blank, as one of my colleagues had been sent away, as they were at least honest enough to say they don't stock the correct engine oil that the manufacturer insist on, take it to the main dealer, I also told them they can't be trusted to build a bicycle properly, let alone service a vehicle that's doing about 30,000 miles a year
ebikeerwidnes
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When I first moved here my ebike needed some things doing
and I didn't know my way around so I took it to Halfords
They cocked it up
turned out that the bloke who knew what he was doing was on holiday
so they said they would have another go bu tit might be better if I left it there until he came back
turned out that he was a good bike mechanic - and when he was there he dealt with anything difficult ot different
and the others just got new bike ready - then he checked them
so getting a bike looked at there was fine - as long as he was in
I suspect a lot of others are the same
and I didn't know my way around so I took it to Halfords
They cocked it up
turned out that the bloke who knew what he was doing was on holiday
so they said they would have another go bu tit might be better if I left it there until he came back
turned out that he was a good bike mechanic - and when he was there he dealt with anything difficult ot different
and the others just got new bike ready - then he checked them
so getting a bike looked at there was fine - as long as he was in
I suspect a lot of others are the same
