Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > General Cycling Discussion
Reload this Page >

Wife's wretched new bike from Wal-Mart

Notices
General Cycling Discussion Have a cycling related question or comment that doesn't fit in one of the other specialty forums? Drop on in and post in here! When possible, please select the forum above that most fits your post!

Wife's wretched new bike from Wal-Mart

Old 06-27-08, 08:02 AM
  #51  
I'm made of earth!
 
becnal's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Posts: 2,025

Bikes: KTM Macina 5 e-bike, Babboe Curve-E cargobike, Raleigh Aspen touring/off-road hybrid.

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by ArBikeGuy
OP again - But we also have to remember we are in a disposable/cheap/fast world.
That attitude explains why garbage dumps are overflowing. It is exactly the mentality that people need to get away from, not propagate.
becnal is offline  
Old 06-27-08, 10:01 AM
  #52  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,157
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
You get what you pay for,,, pure & simple ! And if you buy an $80 bike at WM, & it is assembled perfectly, it is still JUNK ! If you want something at least safe & rideable,,, you do not have to go to an expensive Cannondale, etc. There are decent $200 bikes around for the occassional rider,, & there is always Craigslist.

Last edited by Esteban32696; 07-02-08 at 06:00 AM.
Esteban32696 is offline  
Old 06-27-08, 12:21 PM
  #53  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 11
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
OP again -

So we mostly agree Wal-Mart bicycles are sub-standard ..."checkmark"

So we mostly agree that Wal-Mart puts bicycles together in a manner that does not equal
what an LBS shop would do ..."checkmark"

Statistics show that there is never a time when massively made products have 0% manufacturing flaws.

Statistics also would show that you cannot have anyone put together a product correctly 100% of the time.


What blows me away is how Wal-Mart has gotten away with this for so long. I guess "statistically" they know a percentage of products will fail. I know the insurance companies factor all that in as well.
ArBikeGuy is offline  
Old 06-27-08, 02:38 PM
  #54  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,268
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 118 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 50 Times in 25 Posts
Again, don't be taking your legal advice from all the non lawyers around here. See a lawyer, and he or she will tell you if there is a case. bk
bkaapcke is offline  
Old 06-28-08, 08:27 AM
  #55  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: mostly flat florida though I do live near the ridge I have 200' foot elevation ride wich is rare!!
Posts: 53

Bikes: El cheapo specials for road and Mtb and a GT bmx

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Do a search for moms suing walmart, I guess there are a bunch of moms getting together to sue walworld
because they were not told the bikes they bought had quick releases and they were not given a manual so
they could understand what it was and why it is darn important. Well their kids are riding along happy as can
be feeling that feeling only a brand new bike gives you especially when you are a kid and maybe they pop a
wheelie or go over a bump and boom the front wheel goes flying off and the forks dig into the pavement and
little johnny ain't so happy. I guess there are injuries and broken arms and stitches resulting from it and the
store where they bought it takes the bike back and gives a new one or another of equal value and then sends
them on their way. Of course we all know the Qr are more then likely way out of adjustment and if they aaren't
too tight thay are way too loose. Just check the next time you are at a wally world and while you are there do
a nice thing and adjust it the right way and you could be a HERO!!
toofastgt is offline  
Old 06-28-08, 09:01 AM
  #56  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Oakland, Ca
Posts: 236

Bikes: Trek 7.3 FX

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
This mans wife was injured in an accident and all folks can do is find blame w/ the poster? Amazing. Yes not everyone, but enough to warrant a comment. Now that is what is rich about this forum. Not.

First and foremost I hope your wife is restored to her full health and that you get all you deserve out of walmart for assembling and selling un safe bikes. Especially, with their documented history as pointed out by another poster. Regardless of the oh your a bike person you should have known comments...there are millions of others who aren't and wouldn't know. Therefore I hope you take this to the wall against walmart for all of those other un suspecting buyers.

Good luck and Goodspeed.
HeIncreasesMe is offline  
Old 06-28-08, 09:32 PM
  #57  
Just a girl on a bike...
 
SpaceNerd's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Phoenix/Michigan
Posts: 162
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I own a walmart bike for riding across campus (nobody's going to try and steal it off of a rack that way). The brakes suck in general. The cables were never stretched so by about the third time I used them they were gone and to keep them running at all the cables have to be pulled tighter weekly. The brake pad also contacts the rim awkwardly. However, I don't blame walmart. I purchased a crappy bike knowing it was a crappy bike (in fact thats the reason I bought it). I paid 63 dollars for the thing. I wasn't even expecting it to last as long as it did. If you're expecting to make this work you definitly need a lawyer. You won't be the first person to try and sue walmart for this and they'll probably have plenty of answers for your claims. That being said I hope your wife heals quickly!
SpaceNerd is offline  
Old 06-30-08, 07:19 PM
  #58  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kansas
Posts: 55

Bikes: Trek mountain bike and Specialized road bike

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
my wife came home with a bike from that place...I went right out and bought her a Trek and gave the ***mart bike to my mother in law....
medicmike is offline  
Old 07-02-08, 01:13 AM
  #59  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 195
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I'm a roadie, but I did buy a mountain bike from W - M for $97 with 21 speed indexed shifting. I bought it simply because we do camping and the kids have bikes and decided I should join in with them. The bike is somewhat heavy but rides and shifts really well. No problems at all from day one. I actually enjoy riding this bike - jumping over stumps, curbs and doing stupid stunts I would not dream of doing with my Bianchi Giro roadie.

I think you or your wife should have tested the bike out first before riding it. When I bought my W -M bike I tested the thing out first in the driveway. Mind you I know what to look for for problems.

Moral of the story is make sure everything is working before doing a ride. Actually, I do that everytime I go for a ride. Check the brakes, tire pressure, whell alignment and etc.
pista is offline  
Old 07-02-08, 02:52 AM
  #60  
Membership Not Required
 
wahoonc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: On the road-USA
Posts: 16,855

Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG

Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 70 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 15 Times in 14 Posts
Originally Posted by pista
I'm a roadie, but I did buy a mountain bike from W - M for $97 with 21 speed indexed shifting. I bought it simply because we do camping and the kids have bikes and decided I should join in with them. The bike is somewhat heavy but rides and shifts really well. No problems at all from day one. I actually enjoy riding this bike - jumping over stumps, curbs and doing stupid stunts I would not dream of doing with my Bianchi Giro roadie.

I think you or your wife should have tested the bike out first before riding it. When I bought my W -M bike I tested the thing out first in the driveway. Mind you I know what to look for for problems.

Moral of the story is make sure everything is working before doing a ride. Actually, I do that everytime I go for a ride. Check the brakes, tire pressure, whell alignment and etc.
You DID read the disclaimer about stunt and off road riding....didn't you?

Aaron
__________________
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(

ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.

"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"
_Nicodemus

"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"
_krazygluon
wahoonc is offline  
Old 07-02-08, 11:17 AM
  #61  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 11
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by pista
I'm a roadie, but I did buy a mountain bike from W - M for $97 with 21 speed indexed shifting. I bought it simply because we do camping and the kids have bikes and decided I should join in with them. The bike is somewhat heavy but rides and shifts really well. No problems at all from day one. I actually enjoy riding this bike - jumping over stumps, curbs and doing stupid stunts I would not dream of doing with my Bianchi Giro roadie.

I think you or your wife should have tested the bike out first before riding it. When I bought my W -M bike I tested the thing out first in the driveway. Mind you I know what to look for for problems.

Moral of the story is make sure everything is working before doing a ride. Actually, I do that everytime I go for a ride. Check the brakes, tire pressure, whell alignment and etc.
I did check the bicycle out initially before she even got on it. She did ride it for about 10 minutes before going down the hill. Everything did seem to work properly on normal LEVEL ground. It seems to me that the brakes were just good enough to stop her under slow speeds. My wife not be a bicycle racer did not ever race the bicycle fast. She didn't just walk the bicycle up the hill out of the driveway and take off.

Update:
I have checked out the brake levers in a bit more detail this time and did notice that the brake lines never slid out any around the bolt that tightens the brake line down on the caliper/wheel end. This leads me to believe that the brake lines did not slip out or that the bolt was on loose. It may be that the brake lines stretched a bit after a few rides and on the ride where the brakes failed to slow my wife down was when they were just stretched a bit too much. Now add to that the brake levers were able to be squeezed almost all the way to the hand grip in the beginning - add to that the brake lines stretching after a few rides...then put that together - stretched lines + brake levers gripped to the hand grip = not enough line to pull the brake into the wheel?
ArBikeGuy is offline  
Old 07-02-08, 09:43 PM
  #62  
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: clipped in
Posts: 447

Bikes: Pacific hardtail (frame only right now); Weyless SP (frame/fork right now); Jamis Dakar XLT 1.0 custom build-up (fully functional)

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by ArBikeGuy
I did check the bicycle out initially before she even got on it. She did ride it for about 10 minutes before going down the hill. Everything did seem to work properly on normal LEVEL ground. It seems to me that the brakes were just good enough to stop her under slow speeds. My wife not be a bicycle racer did not ever race the bicycle fast. She didn't just walk the bicycle up the hill out of the driveway and take off.

Update:
I have checked out the brake levers in a bit more detail this time and did notice that the brake lines never slid out any around the bolt that tightens the brake line down on the caliper/wheel end. This leads me to believe that the brake lines did not slip out or that the bolt was on loose. It may be that the brake lines stretched a bit after a few rides and on the ride where the brakes failed to slow my wife down was when they were just stretched a bit too much. Now add to that the brake levers were able to be squeezed almost all the way to the hand grip in the beginning - add to that the brake lines stretching after a few rides...then put that together - stretched lines + brake levers gripped to the hand grip = not enough line to pull the brake into the wheel?
NOPE.

Cables do stretch some, but not any GREAT amount; the simple and plain fact is that the brakes were not adjusted properly. Brake levers should accomplish average braking by the time the levers are halfway to the bar.

What SHOULD have happened (before purchase!) was this: brakes adjusted to the above spec or even a touch tighter, then the brake levers SQUEEEEEZED all the way to the bar; this does most of the cable stretching. Then, re-checked and adjusted if necessary. Takes about 30-40 seconds. I do this daily, so it isn't a time-eater.

There's plenty of cable; the problem isn't that there was "not enough", but that there was too much -- after all, what hangs out the other side of the pinch bolt is just there, doing nothing but giving you someplace to grab when you adjust them again. Between the lever and the brake itself is where the magic happens....
ATAC49er is offline  
Old 07-02-08, 09:52 PM
  #63  
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: NYC/philly
Posts: 33
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by HeIncreasesMe
This mans wife was injured in an accident and all folks can do is find blame w/ the poster? Amazing. Yes not everyone, but enough to warrant a comment. Now that is what is rich about this forum. Not.

First and foremost I hope your wife is restored to her full health and that you get all you deserve out of walmart for assembling and selling un safe bikes. Especially, with their documented history as pointed out by another poster. Regardless of the oh your a bike person you should have known comments...there are millions of others who aren't and wouldn't know. Therefore I hope you take this to the wall against walmart for all of those other un suspecting buyers.
i second this.
leerish is offline  
Old 07-02-08, 10:28 PM
  #64  
Senior Member
 
alhedges's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Naptown
Posts: 1,133

Bikes: NWT 24sp DD; Brompton M6R

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times in 1 Post
Originally Posted by Hobartlemagne
A little note I learned in B-school about WM: They NEVER settle out of court.
Wal-Mart settles out of court all the time. I personally know one individual whose firm obtained a large settlement from WM out-of-court (motor vehicle accident involving a negligent WM semi driver)...and if you google WM and out-of-court, you'll get lots of hits.

Perhaps WM doesn't settle cases for nuisance value?
alhedges is offline  
Old 07-05-08, 11:42 PM
  #65  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 439
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
it is still JUNK
How many people steel junk?

I own a walmart bike for riding across campus (nobody's going to try and steal it off of a rack that way). The brakes suck in general. The cables were never stretched so by about the third time I used them they were gone and to keep them running at all the cables have to be pulled tighter weekly. The brake pad also contacts the rim awkwardly. However, I don't blame walmart. I purchased a crappy bike knowing it was a crappy bike (in fact thats the reason I bought it). I paid 63 dollars for the thing. I wasn't even expecting it to last as long as it did. If you're expecting to make this work you definitly need a lawyer. You won't be the first person to try and sue walmart for this and they'll probably have plenty of answers for your claims. That being said I hope your wife heals quickly!
I bought one a month ago worked on it to get it perfect,you know put it together grease bearings,tighten everything,true the rims and its fine.brakes dont rub because I bought the tools too adjust.

500 miles and it never broke a spoke.
mark9950 is offline  
Old 07-05-08, 11:47 PM
  #66  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 439
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
It may be that the brake lines stretched a bit after a few rides and on the ride where the brakes failed to slow my wife down was when they were just stretched a bit too much.
It should not stretch more than a mm or so,that would not prevent you from slowing down or stopping,unless one pad flew off.Both brakes?

That attitude explains why garbage dumps are overflowing. It is exactly the mentality that people need to get away from, not propagate.
They are overflowing with wal-mart bikes because not everyone can afford a trek or giant,in lazy obese america who rides a bike anyway?
mark9950 is offline  
Old 07-06-08, 07:30 AM
  #67  
Twilight Requiem
 
AdrianFly's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lonely Mountain
Posts: 461

Bikes: TrekFX

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I bought one a month ago worked on it to get it perfect,you know put it together grease bearings,tighten everything,true the rims and its fine.brakes dont rub because I bought the tools too adjust.

500 miles and it never broke a spoke.

Way to polish that turd son.

By riding a Walmart toy-store bike in public, an adult automatically becomes a rolling example to children on how they will end up of they don't pay attention in school.

Walmart bikes = Chariot of choice for dropouts.

Even the homeless aren't that stupid. They'll go dig a rusted Letour "Classic" out of a garbage dump before they are seen riding a shiny new Walmart bike.
AdrianFly is offline  
Old 07-06-08, 07:48 AM
  #68  
Been Around Awhile
 
I-Like-To-Bike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Burlington Iowa
Posts: 29,951

Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Liked 1,517 Times in 1,031 Posts
Originally Posted by AdrianFly
Way to polish that turd son.

By riding a Walmart toy-store bike in public, an adult automatically becomes a rolling example to children on how they will end up of they don't pay attention in school.

Walmart bikes = Chariot of choice for dropouts.

Even the homeless aren't that stupid. They'll go dig a rusted Letour "Classic" out of a garbage dump before they are seen riding a shiny new Walmart bike.
My, my, aint you the hypocrite? See:
Originally Posted by AdrianFly

When I'm out on the roads, trails, etc. and see people without helmets I give em a nod, wave and a smile. No big deal dude. I'm not goin to come down on other adults who are on bikes, the same as myself. It's hard enough for some people to make the switch from auto to bike only to have this avalanche of "$accessories$" thrown upon them. Why the h*ll should new cyclists be made to feel inferior because they are without a helmet, kit, titanium frame..etc. That pretty much ruins the whole transition for some people. Much less BS and hassle to just drive the car.

They are out cruising on a bike. The most powerful statement one can make in this day -n- age.
I-Like-To-Bike is offline  
Old 07-06-08, 07:56 AM
  #69  
blithering idiot
 
jhota's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: beautiful coastal South Carolina
Posts: 1,263

Bikes: 1991 Trek 930, 2005 Bianchi Eros, 2006 Nashbar "X," IRO Rob Roy

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
i just helped assemble some of 200 bikes bought from WalMart by a local church to be handed out to those who would not otherwise have transportation.

nightmarish experience, really.

junk does not begin to describe these things; every wheel was out-of-true, every hub bearing was overtightened (sans grease), and we had to pretty much disassemble/reassemble the drivetrain and brakes on every bike to get a moderate amount of function.

they should have bought cruisers. nobody needs gears around here.
jhota is offline  
Old 07-06-08, 08:00 AM
  #70  
Twilight Requiem
 
AdrianFly's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lonely Mountain
Posts: 461

Bikes: TrekFX

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
My, my, aint you the hypocrite? See:
You forgot to quote the part where I mention wearing my helmet indoors while swatting a rubber mouse across the floor.

Have another expresso Fixie!
AdrianFly is offline  
Old 07-06-08, 08:10 AM
  #71  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Ville des Lumières
Posts: 1,044

Bikes: Surly SteamRoller

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 41 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 53 Times in 30 Posts
Originally Posted by teacherbill
I bought a bike for my son from Target. I asked in the store who put the bike together, they said that it was the same person who puts the grills together, every Wednesday. Our next stop before riding was to the LBS and they went over it from front tire to rear tire. It had a few improper adjustments. But now I know that it is put together properly and is safe to ride. The kicker is that even after paying the LBS for the tune-up, I am still ahead in the money game if even only by a little bit, about $150.

Bill
So if you bought a grill from Target would you take it to a "professional" for inspection before using it?
TomM is offline  
Old 07-06-08, 10:44 AM
  #72  
Been Around Awhile
 
I-Like-To-Bike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Burlington Iowa
Posts: 29,951

Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Liked 1,517 Times in 1,031 Posts
Originally Posted by AdrianFly
You forgot to quote the part where I mention wearing my helmet indoors while swatting a rubber mouse across the floor.
I did not forget that part of your message; it was irrelevant to the sensible content in the one message that you ignored in the other message. The omitted part does not alter my accurate observation of your ridiculous hypocrisy about judging people by the type of equipment they use. It appears that for you it depends on which category of equipment other cyclists use, to bring out the bike snob tendencies.
I-Like-To-Bike is offline  
Old 07-06-08, 09:04 PM
  #73  
Twilight Requiem
 
AdrianFly's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lonely Mountain
Posts: 461

Bikes: TrekFX

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
It appears that for you it depends on which category of equipment other cyclists use, to bring out the bike snob tendencies.
Shopping Walmart and praising their bikes brings out snobby tendencies.
AdrianFly is offline  
Old 07-06-08, 09:07 PM
  #74  
cab horn
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Toronto
Posts: 28,353

Bikes: 1987 Bianchi Campione

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 42 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 25 Times in 18 Posts
Walmart bikes are assembled in the speediest fashion possible. People who aren't real mechanics assemble them, for piece work.

And it's suprising they are badly assembled?
operator is offline  
Old 07-06-08, 11:18 PM
  #75  
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: clipped in
Posts: 447

Bikes: Pacific hardtail (frame only right now); Weyless SP (frame/fork right now); Jamis Dakar XLT 1.0 custom build-up (fully functional)

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by operator
Walmart bikes are assembled in the speediest fashion possible. People who aren't real mechanics assemble them, for piece work.

And it's suprising they are badly assembled?
Not 100% true...just 98.99%. There are TWO real mechanics working at the WM 2 miles from my front door. The other one is about 22 years younger than me, that's how you can tell us apart. And, uh, no, we don't do 'piecework' -- that's the contract places that build for everybody else (K, Target, etc.).

Just for clarification, I'll tell this little bit....

4 years ago, I was working in a WM, had a co-worker who I called "Captain Feeble"; w/ a cheater bar on his ratchet, couldn't tighten down a threaded stem bolt as tight as I could one-handed. The two of us had a 170-spot rack to maintain. Spring rush upon us...surprise! We were behind! Mgr. called a local contract place, they sent a guy. He was there 2 days (before I blew the whistle inadvertantly to the mgr's boss), built 75 bikes.

70 of them needed my detailed attention before they could be sold. One, a BMX wannabe, had the pegs channel-lock tight over finger-tight axle nuts. Oboy....

We fight the battle EVERY DAY to build these BSO's as well as they can be built (without the total disassembly they really need!), with mgrs. saying, "Get the rack full! Fill the rack!"

I won't put out a bike that's not ready to ride.
ATAC49er is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.