TLD001

I tend to agree about the first post thing , I think it is pretty cheesy to pull a stunt like that , why not just put up a thread saying Hey Guys new shop , come and try it out . I frequent a couple of stores out in the northern suburbs but I dont see them going around trying to punt themselves and I know for a fact the owner of one of the shops has been riding mtbs for over 20 years , surely if anybody was going to pull a " Hey guys look at me deal " they are the ones to do so , but hey different strokes for differentnfolks

I know of 2 people who have had issues with forks they bought from Chain reaction and the local guys wont fix it under warrenty and another guys who has had issues on 2 seperate occasions , so is it really worth the schlep

What I would like to know is are the wholesalers that supplied WE going to get sorted out , yes it is a shame that one of the best cycle stores in the country closed down but what about the effects it has on the suppliers that are now going to be out of pocket , I am sure there are one or two of the smaller ones that would not be able to cope with losing substantial amounts of cash or stock . Were they sorted out after that huge sale , that is what I would like to know and now there are talks and sms' flying around that WE is going to be opening another store where is the justice in that . I also feel that the people that actually needed to get the credit for running the shop have not even got a mention . I walked in that store on more than one occasion to be met by a very stern , dare I say miserable WE and then would rather opt to deal with one of the more willing sales staff , no wonder things turned out the way they did , but hey maybe that is just me and my imagination . As far as the other shops punting themselves I also think it is in poor taste but like the boere say "een man se dood is n ander man se brood "