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invalidate your warranty.
Thank your lucky stars that you have never bought a Giant. That's the logical conclusion: don't buy their bikes in the first place.But if you get a puncture 25 miles from a dealer network what are you supposed to do?
The car world tried this. Its why we now have laws against restrictive practice. BMW were some if the worst for it.@Sir Neil d'Menture yes, crazy isn't it, their logic is that their bikes should only be worked on by Giant dealers, which i sort of get as it means their brand is sold through one dealer network and then ideally it drives the maintenance back to the dealer network, which means that dealer network should be able to rely on on going income on that brand. but that's not how the world works, sometimes people have a favourite mechanic but they happen to like a brand that isn't by the shop that mechanic works in so they buy the bike they want then get it service by their preferred mechanic, it shouldn't void warranty at all, Giant would say they are trying to protect their brand and their dealer network but frankly it's just BS
In name only. Reality is that I have one hand sometimes both tied behind my back by the car brands,The car world tried this. Its why we now have laws against restrictive practice. BMW were some if the worst for it.
Better one hand than not being able to at all. But agree, still don't make it easy.In name only. Reality is that I have one hand sometimes both tied behind my back by the car brands,
I can code many new parts to a vehicle but the majority are main dealer only as the software isn't available or is prohibitively expensive
But if you get a puncture 25 miles from a dealer network what are you supposed to do?
On Isla bikes. I'm not surprised they maybe struggling. They're very expensive for what they are and aimed at middle class families that are too good for Halfords but know nothing about bikes. The parts used are at the lower end of the market, even unbranded, but the quality of the frames is quite high. I did look at them for my kids but couldn't justify £600 on a fully rigid v-braked 7 speed gripshift (shudder) bike. Why spend that much when you could get a Hope academy bike dripping with premium parts for £29 a month.
Apologies for the thread drift