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  1. Original post
    Thomas
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    Hi All,

    Well, today I reached the grand old age of twenty two. Started the weekend early and decided
    to finally buy myself a new bike. Popped into Apex Cycles in Clapham and couldn't have had
    better service.

    I had my eye on a couple of bikes, and in the end after a couple of test rides (after various
    seatpost adjustments), walked out with this little beauty:

    marin.co.ukbikedetail.php

    But alas! The disc brakes started rubbing! Went back and the engineer mechanic type bloke was very
    friendly, explaining what he was doing and why it had happened. That fixed, I noticed the front gear
    indicator not working. Again, the bloke took it apart, explained what was going on and why and fixed
    it for me on the spot.

    I'm now a very, *very* happy boy 🙂 Tom.

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  2. Andyp
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    "Thomas" <La de la de la> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    Well, today I reached the grand old age of twenty two. Started the weekend early and decided to
    finally buy myself a new bike. Popped into Apex


    Cycles

    Quoted message said:

    in Clapham and couldn't have had better service.

    I had my eye on a couple of bikes, and in the end after a couple of test rides (after various
    seatpost adjustments), walked out with this little beauty:

    marin.co.ukbikedetail.php

    But alas! The disc brakes started rubbing! Went back and the engineer mechanic type bloke was very
    friendly, explaining what he was doing and


    why

    Quoted message said:

    it had happened. That fixed, I noticed the front gear indicator not


    working.

    Quoted message said:

    Again, the bloke took it apart, explained what was going on and why and fixed it for me on
    the spot.

    I'm now a very, *very* happy boy 🙂

    Wouldn't you have been even happier if the bike was right in the first place?

    Report
  3. Gonzalez
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    #3
    Thomas' La de la de la said:

    Hi All,

    Well, today I reached the grand old age of twenty two. Started the weekend early and decided
    to finally buy myself a new bike. Popped into Apex Cycles in Clapham and couldn't have had
    better service.

    I had my eye on a couple of bikes, and in the end after a couple of test rides (after various
    seatpost adjustments), walked out with this little beauty:

    marin.co.ukbikedetail.php

    But alas! The disc brakes started rubbing! Went back and the engineer mechanic type bloke was very
    friendly, explaining what he was doing and why it had happened. That fixed, I noticed the front
    gear indicator not working. Again, the bloke took it apart, explained what was going on and why and
    fixed it for me on the spot.

    I'm now a very, *very* happy boy 🙂

    I've had my Marin ten years... and am still in love with it. My Marin before that... which I also
    loved, was stolen from outside King's College Cambridge despite the fact that it had three locks on
    it. I was broken hearted, and it still hurts.

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  4. Graham
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    #4

    "Thomas" <La de la de la> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hi All,

    Well, today I reached the grand old age of twenty two. Started the weekend early and decided to
    finally buy myself a new bike. Popped into Apex


    Cycles

    Quoted message said:

    in Clapham and couldn't have had better service.

    I had my eye on a couple of bikes, and in the end after a couple of test rides (after various
    seatpost adjustments), walked out with this little beauty:

    marin.co.ukbikedetail.php

    But alas! The disc brakes started rubbing! Went back and the engineer mechanic type bloke was very
    friendly, explaining what he was doing and


    why

    Quoted message said:

    it had happened. That fixed, I noticed the front gear indicator not


    working.

    Quoted message said:

    Again, the bloke took it apart, explained what was going on and why and fixed it for me on
    the spot.

    I'm now a very, *very* happy boy 🙂 Tom.


    You lucky b****** I've longed after one of those for ages !

    Graham

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  5. Thomas
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    #5

    "AndyP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "Thomas" <La de la de la> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    Well, today I reached the grand old age of twenty two. Started the


    weekend

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    early and decided to finally buy myself a new bike. Popped into Apex


    Cycles

    Quoted message said:

    in Clapham and couldn't have had better service.

    I had my eye on a couple of bikes, and in the end after a couple of test rides (after various
    seatpost adjustments), walked out with this little beauty:

    marin.co.ukbikedetail.php

    But alas! The disc brakes started rubbing! Went back and the engineer mechanic type bloke was
    very friendly, explaining what he was doing and


    why

    Quoted message said:

    it had happened. That fixed, I noticed the front gear indicator not


    working.

    Quoted message said:

    Again, the bloke took it apart, explained what was going on and why and fixed it for me on
    the spot.

    I'm now a very, *very* happy boy 🙂

    Wouldn't you have been even happier if the bike was right in the first place?

    Meh, I'm a very forgiving type; besides, where'd the fun lie if it didn't require a bit of minor
    tuning to start out with?

    Tom.

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  6. Mark Thompson
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    Quoted message said:

    Wouldn't you have been even happier if the bike was right in the first place?

    Ah but you don't find out how good they are until something goes wrong! Still, for that money you'd
    expect great service - just think how many wine gums wiggle would give if you'd spent that much!

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