Retyred

**bugjuice** · 28th September 2005, 11:52

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

You won't be going there again then?
They should balance the tyre and check chain tension too. It may cost extra to adjust it, but it's easy enough to check it.

on one hand, if the back wheel is just coming off and going straight back on, the chain tension shouldn't need adjusting, I wouldn't have thought..

but on the other hand - I'd consider that as part of 'fitting'.. They took the wheel off, as far as I'm concerned and in the nicest possible way - it's their job to make sure I can ride my bike safely on the new tyre(s) they've just fitted. It's a package deal as far as I'm concerned.

**The Stranger:Me** · 28th September 2005, 12:56

Ok the storey continues.
Thanks to you lot I went back armed with a bit more certainty and spoke to the man.

He offered a genuine appology and corrected the situation. He said that he was distracted. I knew his attention was elsewhere. Amazing the effect a redhead biker babe can have on a guy isn't it?
In some ways though I am pleased he found her more attractive than me.

He thanked me for the oppertunity to put it right and said most others would just have slanged him off. So I am real pleased that I did not name the place aye.

And they all lived happily ever after.

**bugjuice** · 28th September 2005, 13:57

good, glad to hear a happy ending..

**Damon** · 28th September 2005, 13:57

A happy ending, good on you for going back,

i'm like most "other people", i would have slagged him off and gone somewhere else, perhaps i'm just an asshole....ok i am, but i expect things to be done right the first time, thats what i'm paying for and if it doesnt happen i'll go somewhere where it does.

Glad to hear it's all sorted tho

**Lou Girardin** · 28th September 2005, 14:57

Originally Posted by CaN

Ok the storey continues.
Thanks to you lot I went back armed with a bit more certainty and spoke to the man.

He offered a genuine appology and corrected the situation. He said that he was distracted. I knew his attention was elsewhere. Amazing the effect a redhead biker babe can have on a guy isn't it?
In some ways though I am pleased he found her more attractive than me.

He thanked me for the oppertunity to put it right and said most others would just have slanged him off. So I am real pleased that I did not name the place aye.

And they all lived happily ever after.

That's fair enough as far as it goes, but I'd hope he doesn't get distracted while working on brakes or damn near anything on a bike.

**Zed** · 28th September 2005, 15:06

Originally Posted by CaN

Yeah he was paying attention. Pump it up hard to expand the tyre onto the rim then put the valve in as the air is pissing out, thump the tyre and that was it.

I was certainly feeling more vibration than usual, but could not say if it was simply the different tread pattern or a balance issue. Thank you all for your responses I shall take it back and insist on a balance.

If I witnessed him doing (or not doing) that I would have asked him at the time to attend to it. You would have soon found out if he simply forgot, or if he's that negligent all the time [Edit: "distracted" often]...he needs to sort it out either way!

I remember a tyre-guy last year removing my rear wheel when I interrupted him and said..."ahem, front remember!"