Johan Bornman Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I agree with what your saying Johan having the brakes bled would not have caused the fork to leak, but surely the shop should have given the bike a nice look over and not JUST looked at the brakes. what I was trying to say is that from what I've noticed is there seem to be more cases of bikes leaving shops worse then they went in, and dont even let me get started with simple things that quite a few bike shops I've been to cant get right like indexing derailer's which is why I've been learning to do all my own work through youtube and manufacturers manuals etc. granted a botch up quite a bit along the way but then at least its my own fault and I'm not paying someone to make the same mistake a novice makes. Unless one just hear's more about thing that go wrong, because there are more people doing the sport now meaning more possibilities that someone will have something go wrong and rant and rave about it Lets stick to the facts. The OP took his/her bike to a bike shop and asked them to bleed the brakes. When it came back, he/she noticed that the fork was leaking and then blamed the shop. Forget about all the other anecdotes and possibilities. We're looking at a specific case here and examining some ignorance about what happens in a workshop. The OP asked for the brakes to be bled and got what was asked for. What more must the bike shop do? Take it for a test ride and write a report on everything that's wrong with the bike? I agree that they could have pointed out the oil leak but they didn't. It doesn't make them liable though. In order for someone to make a fork leak they'd have to do the following: 1) Remove the fork from the bike. This requires dismantling computer wires and a brake hose.2) Inverting the fork, undoing two footnuts and whacking the compression rods with a mallet.3) Holding the fork over a clean bucket and pulling the lowers off.4) Taking a knife to the now-exposed seals and cutting nicks in them.5) Re-assemble the fork and filling it with oil again.6) Replacing the fork on the bike.7) Re-doing the computer wires8) Bolting on the brake caliper and setting it.9) Return the bike to the customer whilst crossing fingers behind your back. Clearly this is absurd and did not happen. No-one has got time for games like this.
leeannc Posted October 9, 2012 Author Posted October 9, 2012 OP, when last was your fork serviced? April, just before Sani :-)
Johan Bornman Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Should of def been a test ride to ensure bike was properley serviced,& not tested by the same mech.Also how do you know 1 of the casual staff didnt take it for a ride around the block. Remember this is a LBS JB & not your workshop.Might not happen in yours but....& im serious,think its time clients come with their own receipt/invoice & set of rules to the workshop when they paying. You go to the doctor for an ingrown toe-nail. Should she do a blood test? Take your blood pressure? Take a chest X-ray? Quickly burn off a wart or two? Look at the OP's message again. The bike came in for something specific and all they bike shop had to do was fix it, not see if it was properly serviced. A ride around the block will not make a fork leak, not matter if it was a casual employee or the chairman of the company. The notion is absurd.
Johan Bornman Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 April, just before Sani :-)There you go. You have done more than 50 hours since the last service and it is way overdue for the next service. If you don't believe me, read the manual.
TheV Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) Bleeding Someones Brakes Sometimes Breaks Somethings... It's rather common, BSBSBS or BS for short. You seem to have a bad case of the BS Edited October 9, 2012 by TheV
ThePubSA Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 You go to the doctor for an ingrown toe-nail. Should she do a blood test? Take your blood pressure? Take a chest X-ray? Quickly burn off a wart or two? Look at the OP's message again. The bike came in for something specific and all they bike shop had to do was fix it, not see if it was properly serviced. A ride around the block will not make a fork leak, not matter if it was a casual employee or the chairman of the company. The notion is absurd. If its a doctor worth their salt..Some staff test a bike harder then you ride..As long as your sure...Her forks still pissing oil tho..
ThePubSA Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Bleeding Someones Brakes Sometimes Breaks Somethings... It's rather common, BSBSBS or BS for short. You seem to have a bad case of the BS
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