Originally Posted by
bghill1
OK I see I have to jump in and expalin my earlier post, Buyer Beware. You bought a used RENTAL bike. The shop offered SERVICING of the bike, not REPAIR of the bike. They probably pumped up the tires, played with cable adjustment to get it a good as possible, lubed the chain and got it out the door.
The fender issue could have happened when they took it off the bike stand and threw it in a disply rack and it got bent. Brake pads rubbing on the rim is most likely due to bent rims commonly found on low - mid range bikes. The skipping gears sounds likely to be a worn cassette and would require new parts.
Ever bought a used car from a car dealer? Did they repair torn seats, cracked windshields, new tires because limited tread left, top off the washer fluid, empty the ashtray.......?
It's quite simple. If the bike actually required some sort of repair which would not be included in the servicing, then as other posters have pointed out, the shop should have stated up front that something was broken and that they were not going to repair it. Knowingly selling a broken bike without disclosing it's broken, is just as bad as renting one out. If you think that would be perfectly fine, then well... there's little I can say to someone with such an ethical perspective.
Your example of the used car is rather odd. These flaws are all wear and tear, not components which are both broken and essential to the proper functioning of the car. Thus, it fails to illustrate your point.
As it happens, the shop fixed these problems today, including truing the wheel which was in fact buckled. They most definitely did regard these issues as ones which should have been addressed and resolved by their "service", and made good on that commitment.