"Old skool hooligans bikes" anyone know anything?

Some bikes have labels because that defines something quite crucial: that they were built by craftsmen. But yeah there's a lot snobbery associated with some 'brand-loyalty'. Thing is, if your Pashley snapped, they'd probably replace it quicksmart, bad for business innit. So would these guys too I expect^.
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not so, a guy i know is in a long winded going to court thing with them after there bike failed on him in the middle of crossing an A road, full on snapped crank after owning it 3 months.

anyway besides the point

(beacuse i keep getting annoying mails about this, i was referring to pashly)