mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
You know where to report misleading adverts that you suspect to be false: www.ASA.org.uk
Wiggle bike weight question rejected - why?
- Thread starter youngoldbloke
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youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
I don't know whether it's false or not do I?
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
That's why it's "suspect"...
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youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
Frankly, I can't be arsed. If they can't tell me what the bike weighs I won't be buying it.
No, you can't. That's the downside on internet buying.
It's not an unreasonable query for you to make though
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youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
Query now accepted, also Milkfloat's.
Not at Wiggle
I had a problem with my derailleur and as I pass their door tried to buy a replacement....
They would only help if I placed an internet order and they would post it to me
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
It's just another example of *iss poor customer service from the cycling industry.
Most new bikes are, one way or another, marketed on weight. The industry is obsessed with weight. Buyers are obsessed with weight.
All this fudging the issue with different frame sizes, different components etc is complete rollocks.
What is difficult about this?:
Giant Defy 1. As supplied with the components shown on this website the XS weighs this, the S weighs this, the M weighs this etc etc.
No matter how convoluted an argument that anyone posts as to 'that's how it is in the cycle industry' I am not going to be convinced that it is beyond the capabilities of the world's largest cycle manufacturer (or any other) to complete an exercise that a class of 5 year olds could comfortably knock off without breaking sweat.
Most new bikes are, one way or another, marketed on weight. The industry is obsessed with weight. Buyers are obsessed with weight.
All this fudging the issue with different frame sizes, different components etc is complete rollocks.
What is difficult about this?:
Giant Defy 1. As supplied with the components shown on this website the XS weighs this, the S weighs this, the M weighs this etc etc.
No matter how convoluted an argument that anyone posts as to 'that's how it is in the cycle industry' I am not going to be convinced that it is beyond the capabilities of the world's largest cycle manufacturer (or any other) to complete an exercise that a class of 5 year olds could comfortably knock off without breaking sweat.
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steveindenmark
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I dont think Trek bikes advertise their weights.
I know Koga does.
I know Koga does.
Racing roadkill
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Because they hate weight weenies and kit knobbers too.
Yellow Saddle
Guru
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- Loch side.
A bicycle's weight is irrelevant. It is not like you are baking a cake or mixing chemicals where the reaction is dependent on ratio's of ingredients. Go for a ride, drink beer and leave weight talk to the NHS.
