I agree with your mother. If you have to get a shop to put the bike together, it's most likely you won't have the tools or know-how to maintain the bike, therefore potentially making it unsafe.
Shouldn't you be in the park drinking WKD anyway?
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I agree with your mother. If you have to get a shop to put the bike together, it's most likely you won't have the tools or know-how to maintain the bike, therefore potentially making it unsafe.
Shouldn't you be in the park drinking WKD anyway?