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I test rode a giant bowery in one of Birminghams better bike shops Bike Pro.
I noticed that the lockring and sprocket were loose before I got out the shop, so the mechanic tightened it up. Took it out for a quick spin, came loose again. I went back and explained how to tighten it, but they did the same, took it out again and of course it came of again. I just rode it about carefully brought it back and said "no thanks"
The shop has fully jumped on the fixed thing too, selling charge plugs, bowery's, parts, overpriced generic singlespeed frames and even aerospokes for silly high prices. Yet they dont know how to do the most basic stuff.