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Local Bike Shop Troubles

  • 16-09-2014 7:51pm
    #1
    PrismES
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87 ✭✭


    My wife brought my bike to the LBS to have a spoke replaced. I've had trouble with the shop before, but was persuaded by a friend who uses it all the time.
    I arrive home this evening to find my steed ready and waiting but now instead of 'near' thoroughbred I now have a piebald, with one shinny silver spoke laced through the matt black others.
    I had to laugh, have these guys no respect for their chosen profession.


Comments

  • #2
    slap/dash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 648 ✭✭✭slap/dash


    Ah here, that's shockin. I'd be well annoyed at that


  • #3
    Buchaill_Mor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Buchaill_Mor


    I have 3 silver spokes because they were out of black. I now have a photo of my bike with 3 silver spokes on wheel for the Guards if I ever need it. I am sure there is very few bikes of my type, frame colour and bits with 3 silver spokes in the positions they are in.


  • #4
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Mavic charge extra for wheels, with one different coloured spoke.


  • #5
    PrismES
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87 ✭✭PrismES


    Thank guys, I feel better already, I was keeping it anyway just so I could point out, when asked, "that shop is sh17e" and to really annoy my OCD friend who I'll constantly blame. (I always wear odd socks when cycling with him, it drives him mad).


  • #6
    PrismES
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87 ✭✭PrismES


    slap/dash wrote: »
    Ah here, that's shockin. I'd be well annoyed at that

    I was very annoyed, then I remembered the old saying
    "Fool me once.........etc"


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  • #7
    f1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 319 ✭✭f1000


    I have a silver spoke on the front and like the way it catches sunlight. LBS had no black ones at the time and said feck it, I need to get out for a spin. Now to get one on the back beside the valve.


  • #8
    albert kidd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 628 ✭✭✭albert kidd


    unless it slows you down,i wouldnt let it bother me to be honest.


  • #9
    diomed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,744 ✭✭✭diomed


    Buy some silver pain and paint the other spokes silver.


  • #10
    paulgs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 175 ✭✭paulgs


    Black marker


  • #11
    easygoing39
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭easygoing39


    I have one silver nipple, while all the rest are black.Does'nt bother me.


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  • #12
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,812 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    easygoing39 wrote: »
    I have one silver nipple, while all the rest are black.Does'nt bother me.

    How many nipples do you have exactly??? :pac:


  • #13
    ZiabR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭ZiabR


    PrismES wrote: »
    Thank guys, I feel better already, I was keeping it anyway just so I could point out, when asked, "that shop is sh17e" and to really annoy my OCD friend who I'll constantly blame. (I always wear odd socks when cycling with him, it drives him mad).

    Hahah classic. If it were me I would be annoyed too, they should of at least let you know that they didn't have any of the same colour before going ahead and replacing it.


  • #14
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    logik wrote: »
    Hahah classic. If it were me I would be annoyed too, they should of at least let you know that they didn't have any of the same colour before going ahead and replacing it.

    "Should of" is not what they should have done! /pedant


  • #15
    GTDolanator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭GTDolanator


    would you ever give over for gods sake!

    do people actually go looking for things to complain about these days


  • #16
    letape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭letape


    GTDolanator wrote: »
    would you ever give over for gods sake!

    do people actually go looking for things to complain about these days

    Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not - but I would also be annoyed and to be honest I would bring it back. As already said - the shop could have at lease contacted the OP to say they had no black spokes in stock and would fit the silver one.


  • #17
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,887 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i *may* have an old muddy fox plastic wheel disc (the one with the big pawprint on it, from the early 90s) in my folks house. i can lend it to the OP to hide his wayward spoke?


  • #18
    slap/dash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 648 ✭✭✭slap/dash


    letape wrote: »
    Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not - but I would also be annoyed and to be honest I would bring it back. As already said - the shop could have at lease contacted the OP to say they had no black spokes in stock and would fit the silver one.

    I'd not expect much from the shop but I'd certainly complain in person and if there wasn't a good response, make it known that I'd have no problem bad mouthing them all over town. It's just poor form.


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