Wankenger of the year awards

Right, you all get one, it can be a person place or thing but you get one per year.

2008: The "single Speed With No Back Brake Thread" by P!mp
2007: Tony Malone

being reamed the most by BLB. wapping warrior vs asm?

2008: BLB charging to use their pump.

2008: BLB charging to use their pump.

No fucking way... did they really? If so, they've got the award wrapped up right there.

50p !

http://www.londonfgss.com/post147370-12.html

2008: The gimp on a rusty 2006 SS Shitster who thinks racing a Brompton down Chiswick High Road every night entitles him to the accolade "Racing Cyclist of the Year". When I can be arsed I beat him hands down.

Seriously. He has the worst pedalling action ever.

That's me!
;)

2008: BLB charging to use their pump.

+1 Winner. Close the thread!

assfuckingdicksucking

you all get one... a forum wide one will happen in december, and i will present a trophy to the winner if it is a person, or has a physical location. Promise.

Shall I say it - or is someone else going to ? ;)

50p !

http://www.londonfgss.com/post147370-12.html

Thread closed. We have a weiner.

Wakenger of the year 2008: Brick Lane Bikes

Shit, we're only in April and there's no way anything else is going to happen that will top that. How unfriendly... would've been better to say no than to have the cheek to charge for air!

ok I will get to work on the statue.

2008: BLB charging to use their pump.

After hearing this I am seriously considering never going there again. What a disgrace

After hearing this I am seriously considering never going there again. What a disgrace

I thought exactly the same !

London fields charge 10p for a wire cap when you buy a brake cable.

Blimey, I'm well surprised at BLB for charging for air. :S

London fields charge 10p for a wire cap when you buy a brake cable.

really? On Harris Cyclery's web site they offer a few for free!

London fields charge 10p for a wire cap when you buy a brake cable.

I have seen these for £10 for a bottle of 1500 (two thirds of a penny each).

You wonder why folk like Sheldon Brown became so popular - on his website they sell these 'cable end crimps' and if you just want a few they will post them to you free.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/cables.html (halfway down)

London fields and BLB = clueless short term petty thinking.

[EDIT: beaten to the Sheldon/Harris freebies by eeehhhh !!!]

i was in BLB the other day and saw the 50p for air thing, and y'know what? wasn't surprised at all.

how much air do you get for 50p, though?

will it cost £1 if I want to pump both tyres up to 100 PSI? £1.20 for 120PSI?

I think we should be told.

London fields and BLB = clueless short term petty thinking.

London fields have gone beyond the call of duty for me too but the cable end thing was a laugh. I walked out. (isn't it great to chat about such petty things on the interwebs?)

London fields charge 10p for a wire cap when you buy a brake cable.

I usually got it for free when buying brake cable there. If now that´s the case, it is pretty mean....

ok fair enough slating BLB but now consider their point of view if:

• You have 50 people a day coming in asking to use the pump
  
• people nicking or breaking it......
  
  

It wouldn't be such a bad idea to charge 50p just to keep people from asking for it every 5 min.

I have seen these for £10 for a bottle of 1500 (two thirds of a penny each).

You wonder why folk like Sheldon Brown became so popular - on his website they sell these 'cable end crimps' and if you just want a few they will post them to you free.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/cables.html (halfway down)

London fields and BLB = clueless short term petty thinking.

Exactly. If you give your customers things like that for free, when they want a new bike they'll come back to you and spend £££.

[EDIT: beaten to the Sheldon/Harris freebies by eeehhhh !!!]

:P

i was in BLB the other day and saw the 50p for air thing, and y'know what? wasn't surprised at all.

You mean they actually have a sign?!

If I'm in a foul mood tomorrow afternoon, i.e. if the tickets I want for a gig sell out, I'm going to ride down there and take it out on them.

:)

London fields have gone beyond the call of duty for me too but the cable end thing was a laugh. I walked out. (isn't it great to chat about such petty things on the interwebs?)

It is petty ! But it is not about the 50p for air or 10p for a smile - it is that it is indicative of their attitude towards their customers - any contrast of 'local friendly bike shop' v 'money grabbing corporate chain' is eroded by this kind of petty business thinking.

I have some pitch forks and access to fire - who is with me !