I believe there are laws concerning bicycles but they are not respected.
The manufacturer obeys the law initially and ships there bicycles to a reputable dealer and from there it is all diispearsed to various store.Ever ask a dept store if the manufacturers warranty is valid...It is not cause they are not compitant...often a store will have there own 1 year warranty which could mean a rear wheel replacement..I've heard of many people
get the run around with these warranties
because plain and simple no one knows what there doing..is often the case