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@Sammy
Its illegal to sell a bike for road use which doesn't conform to british standards.
One of these standards is that it has 2 independent braking sytems.
So technically, a bike with flat pedals and a front brake (seen on many newbie hipster setups) isn't legal. because it only has one brake.
As a shop you can bypass this by whacking on a sticker stating that the bike is specifically for 'off road' or competition use only.
other lovely things that a new road bike is meant to have are - reflectors front and rear - aswell as reflectors on the wheels and a Bell.