mountian goat Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) lol just found this on ride street forumlink for any body who wants to see the topic on thereridestreetforum tesco topiclook what the discription says about the bike in the pic lolthey state its a trials bike hahao and they also dont no how to put forks on either !!sorry if its a repostanyone else find it funny lol Edited September 3, 2008 by t-rex boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) was posted a while ago... was also mentioned that the forks were back to front Edited September 3, 2008 by BenLeacock™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountian goat Posted September 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 dam always happens to me owell some might not of seen it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Manning Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 First time I've seen this, but I was aware they were doing bike. I'm certain it's ment to be trails bike, as in off-road. Though anybody taking one of those off-road has to have a death wish. About as good as Toys R us bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 good to see that they rectified it! wankers, i emailed them early this year about a bike like that on there website!Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Lacing pattern on the front is sweet too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hitcher Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Ah so Stevey wonder has started building bikes. Good for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountian goat Posted September 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Ah so Stevey wonder has started building bikes. Good for him.LMFAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Roach Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Dammm Tesco's! How could you build a bike with the forks the wrong way around!! idiots. They've even called it a trials bike, instead of a trails bike(It's an offense). This means some little kid with get lumped with this bike because he will think it is a trials bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Clarke Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) Dammm Tesco's! How could you build a bike with the forks the wrong way around!! idiots. They've even called it a trials bike, instead of a trails bike(It's an offense). This means some little kid with get lumped with this bike because he will think it is a trials bike.What, its not a trials bike? I just f**king ordered it at that price.Great.. Edited September 3, 2008 by Sonny Clarke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 You would have thought one of the largest companies in the UK could have employed just one cycle consultant who could; build the bike properly, and give the correct details for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Iiiiiin fairness, the chances of it being the actual bike people writing that blurb for it was slim, and if they did, it's still gotta be typed up by someone else, read by someone else, edited, etc., so it could've originally said soemthing totally different. Just one of those things. Forks being on the piss, on the other hand, is a bit different, but again, it could've been the people at the shoot f**king shit up. It's still not really going to affect whether they sell a vaginaload of them either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 I love the 'Suitable for inside leg' on the description...its a bike, not a pair of jeans.Alas, the market they're looking for obviously knows jack shit about bikes anyway and probably wouldn't be able to tell if the forks were on wrong or if it was labelled a trials bike instead of a trails bike.Although the tradegy will be at Christmas when little Timmy asked for a trials bike and this turns up under the tree... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 I love the 'Suitable for inside leg' on the description...its a bike, not a pair of jeans.Although if you're trying to buy a bike for someone who can't know about it, it's a pretty useful measurement to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Iiiiiin fairness, the chances of it being the actual bike people writing that blurb for it was slim, and if they did, it's still gotta be typed up by someone else, read by someone else, edited, etc., so it could've originally said soemthing totally different. Just one of those things. Forks being on the piss, on the other hand, is a bit different, but again, it could've been the people at the shoot f**king shit up. It's still not really going to affect whether they sell a vaginaload of them either way.I suppose you could technically say its an excellent marketing method...atleast everyone on the forum now knows that Tescos sells front suspension bikes, lol.I love finding photoshop errors on things or little messages slipped in on things...Check out what the stars spell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totaltrials Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 When I have a spare 5 minutes tomorrow, I'm gonna have a giggle and call them up and ask them what the hells goin on with that. My god they can't be that stupid to put forks on backwards because that's the way they are in the box.Argos and home catalog shops too. They need to sort it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) Ben sent an email a while back(I think). I might ring them for a laugh too, if I'm in a grumpy old man mood tomorrow.. Edited September 3, 2008 by Hendrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Cool, I'm pretty sure they have a phone number you can call 24 hours a day to reach people who don't give a shit about what you're saying, and have no power to change it either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 If it's 0800, I don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 The phone line may be free, but the time you're wasting by doing it isn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakers O'Toole Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 I used to work on the orderline for Tesco Direct, Grattan and some other catalogue. It is sheer tedious boredom and your not allowed to hang up on a customer. I had people chatting for agggges someimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 i still dont know what the f**k that mario thing says, someone tell me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 U R MR GAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 That bike's shitManitou forks are reverse arched, it looks like that HOLY SHIT they are ACTUALLY on backwards. Retards.Those wheels are also shit, they're not going to be strong, and on top of that they're built with hardly any spokes. I bet if I sat on that bike the wheels would buckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 They're just a rip of the Shimano ones. That sort of bike isn't really made for people who are going off road, it's just a typical relatively cheap commutery sort of bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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