pOrk
12-19-2006, 12:12 PM
I took my bike in there for a new rear tire recently. Normally, I would dismount the rim and take it in as a rim/tire to get the cheaper installation price. I didn't have a car, so I took the whole bike in.
Anyways, I asked for a new rear tire ( Dunlop Q ) to be purchased and installed and I needed rear pads but I was going to install those myself.
After strolling around the store for what seemed to be well over an hour, the tech comes up front and whispers something to the parts counter guy which calls me over. I need front pads too, along with a new clutch and my front tire had high spots/low spots and was way out of balance. Bullshit, I just had the bike going 70 10 minutes prior to going there with NO problems and the front brakes I thought were fine. Whatever, I don't want that shit so I paid too much for the rear pads and tire, and I was out of there.
After getting home, I ripped my front brakes apart to find the pads were still at 80%. 80%!!! I took the front wheel off and took it to my uncles shop where he put it on the balancer and sure enough, its dead nuts.
That is bullshit, to an unknowing customer they could have made the sale and cost the customer a few hundred dollars more then necessary.
Anyways, I asked for a new rear tire ( Dunlop Q ) to be purchased and installed and I needed rear pads but I was going to install those myself.
After strolling around the store for what seemed to be well over an hour, the tech comes up front and whispers something to the parts counter guy which calls me over. I need front pads too, along with a new clutch and my front tire had high spots/low spots and was way out of balance. Bullshit, I just had the bike going 70 10 minutes prior to going there with NO problems and the front brakes I thought were fine. Whatever, I don't want that shit so I paid too much for the rear pads and tire, and I was out of there.
After getting home, I ripped my front brakes apart to find the pads were still at 80%. 80%!!! I took the front wheel off and took it to my uncles shop where he put it on the balancer and sure enough, its dead nuts.
That is bullshit, to an unknowing customer they could have made the sale and cost the customer a few hundred dollars more then necessary.