The Bike Vendor Posted September 5, 2018 Share Good day all, I recently had a terrible experience on the Bikehub, the seller has a 96% positive rating with a total of 28 ratings.This led me to think that I could trust the seller, he stays in the Western Cape. It was my first time buying a bike without seeing, also my last. I called the seller after seeing the ad about a Cannondale Scalpel that I liked, I asked him all the general questions that I could think of, he even sent me some extra pictures and all looked in order. The bike was a complete mess when I received it. I spoke to the seller about all of the issues, he simply said he was selling it on behalf of his friend / brother and that this person has left the country. I said that I would courier the bike back for a refund and then also take the knock on the shipping he just said, "No". - Groupset Condition I asked him if all was in order and he said the bike is mechanically sound. When I received the bike it was a wreck, the front derailleur did not even want to move from the small to the big ring, it is a 2 x 10 SRAM X9 / X7 groupset. The chain, cassette and rings were all worn to the max. I ended up replacing the entire groupset to a brand new system. This set me back R4000 for a new groupset, I could still use the crank. - Rear Suspension Condition Rockshox Monarch XX, was almost not working at all it only moved about 10% of the travel, even when deflating the air pressure. I played with it and figured out that the XX Lever needed a bleed, I bled it and it was perfect, open and shut. - Lefty Condition I asked him about the lefty as I know that they can give issues if not maintained, the seller assured me that all was well. The lefty was a MESS, while riding if you steer left there was a lag between the movement of the bars and the wheel (play on the lefty). I sent it away and the guys said it was a total mess, that ended up costing me R2 500. - Brakes Condition I asked him about these AVID ELIXR brakes as I also know that they can give issues if not maintained, the seller assured me that all was well. Both the pads were contaminated, no braking power at all and the noise was terrible, I ended up replacing both pads @ R 400 a set ( R 800) - The crank condition As I took the bike out of the box when receiving it I saw 2 different pedals on the left and right, Shimano 520 and 540. I made nothing of this, until I tried to remove the pedal. The entire thread was stripped, it was not budging at all. Iended up taking off the pedal body from the axle, grinded the axle flat on both sides and finally got it out with the help of a vice grip. After I got the pedal out I saw that the pedal was cross threaded and forced in. Be careful when buying without seeing the bike, there are still a few crooks among us. I have a pretty good knowledge of bicycles and I got scammed by this seller. Seeing that I could not come to terms with the seller regarding the damages, I would make a post about this. He still has active ads on the hub, details below. Name: Joe Funk https://www.bikehub.co.za/user/17282-joe-funk/ Seller Contact No: 082 735 8962 Joe funk and nathrix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted September 5, 2018 Share Doubt there is gonna be a reply, I see the Hub member in question has a 0 post count. Sorry to hear about your experience, really sucks! Guess it doesn't help much now to say always inspect before you buy... Steven Knoetze (sk27) and vulgar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted September 5, 2018 Share And said "scammer" is currently online.. Off to get my popcorn, Someone please keep my seat!! Long Wheel Base, Suidwes Boytjie, Pure Savage and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted September 5, 2018 Share And said "scammer" is currently online.. Off to get my popcorn, Someone please keep my seat!! and viewing this thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerklong Posted September 5, 2018 Share Still "online" I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted September 5, 2018 Share and viewing this thread....Proper d1ck move if you read this and don't respond, might aswell remove other active ads because I doubt he will be making any sales on here again if people check his ratings before buying!! And remove himself from BikeHub!!! Edited September 5, 2018 by FootballingCyclist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allrounder Posted September 5, 2018 Share sho that is hectic. Wonder what joe is going to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted September 5, 2018 Share online, reading this post, and not giving any ****s at all. edit: him, not me, obviously. Edited September 5, 2018 by Bonus Steven Knoetze (sk27), Tabula Rasa and NickGM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted September 5, 2018 Share I have taken the liberty to PM him the link to this thread and have asked him to respond!! BluffGrunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted September 5, 2018 Share So, I tried!!! PM sent, PM read, Accused offline!! Zero f#%ks given!!! Steven Knoetze (sk27), The Bike Vendor, Capricorn and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorydewet Posted September 5, 2018 Share and there the hub goes off again accused tried found guilty and sentenced in typical hub style and im not taking sides because without both versions you cant judge even though the OP seems all good and valid lets see how this one goes Vetplant, popcorn_skollie, GLuvsMtb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craai Posted September 5, 2018 Share @ Joe Funk, it's this button here. Capricorn, Long Wheel Base, The Bike Vendor and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted September 5, 2018 Share and there the hub goes off again accused tried found guilty and sentenced in typical hub style and im not taking sides because without both versions you cant judge even though the OP seems all good and valid lets see how this one goesHence me calling him the "accused" and not the "Perp" Sepia, Dirkitech, Steven Knoetze (sk27) and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkitech Posted September 5, 2018 Share Sometimes the hub could do with a community button that removes a user after many presses lol Edited September 5, 2018 by Dirkitech V12man, Long Wheel Base, The Bike Vendor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karma Posted September 5, 2018 Share So, I tried!!! PM sent, PM read, Accused offline!! Zero f#%ks given!!! You're at a 9, we need you at 3 please. thisismyotherbike, Rick Sanchez, Jewbacca and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted September 5, 2018 Share To the OP... some pics of the state of the bike before you got it fixed would be appreciated Bonus, Long Wheel Base, slickjay007 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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