Giant Bowery at Pearsons

Just my late two pence.

I think the flamers were in the right, to cast their napalm at Pearson for such a direct advert.

I also think that Pearson could have called attention to their website without directly naming a specific product. That would have been better than a direct pitch. We would then choose to look, or just ignore.

The Bowery I find, is great for its frame more than anything else. It comes in the smallest OTP size I have heard of, and got cheapskate lard-arses like me to attempt (but FAIL) the whole spin-to-win mularkey.

So, dear Pearson, you can see that direct marketing like this is a no-no. Maybe you could try giving-to-get? How about offering a tester spot to a nominated person on this forum? He/she could test a bike, give their verdict, and if it will help you sell bikes, you post it on your site. That way, you connect to us, and we connect to you. Just an idea. Oh, and a small percentage discount for us forumengers.

quick warning to prospective purchasers: CHANGE THE BB

I think the flamers were in the right, to cast their napalm at Pearson for such a direct advert.

do you? do you really? thank god you told us

quick warning to prospective purchasers: CHANGE THE BB

the bb's are fine.
creaky at first but nothing tapping and facing can't sort out.
i did this with an SCR which i believe has a similar BB and is almost identical in frame

do you? do you really? thank god you told us

nimbhus, do you sleep with the light on? Were you not breast-fed as a child? C'mon, tell us all why it all hurts you so much. Then have a good cry. We're all there for you mate. Being you must be really hard.

GROUP HUG!!!

hehe

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nimbhus, do you sleep with the light on? Were you not breast-fed as a child? C'mon, tell us all why it all hurts you so much. Then have a good cry. We're all there for you mate. Being you must be really hard.

it never gets old, that comeback, does it

just saw that pic i posted again, how fucking distubing is that!

just saw that picture I posted again, how fucking disturbing is that!

it is fucked up

Just my late two pence.

I think the flamers were in the right, to cast their napalm at Pearson for such a direct advert.

I also think that Pearson could have called attention to their website without directly naming a specific product. That would have been better than a direct pitch. We would then choose to look, or just ignore.

The Bowery I find, is great for its frame more than anything else. It comes in the smallest OTP size I have heard of, and got cheapskate lard-arses like me to attempt (but FAIL) the whole spin-to-win mularkey.

So, dear Pearson, you can see that direct marketing like this is a no-no. Maybe you could try giving-to-get? How about offering a tester spot to a nominated person on this forum? He/she could test a bike, give their verdict, and if it will help you sell bikes, you post it on your site. That way, you connect to us, and we connect to you. Just an idea. Oh, and a small percentage discount for us forumengers.

Yeah, but what do you want instead, a "new user" turning up with a post something like:

Subject: Giant Bowery £250 - Is this a good price?
Hi, I'm new to fixed and I found this bike for sale at...

I'd rather people were upfront and open given the easiest thing to hide on the internet is identity - give them credit for that at least. And keen prices benefits us all, it's not an us vs them situation, so open channels of communication are surely a good thing?

It's really down to the forum moderators to set the rules that people then have to stick to. If the rules are ambiguous or non-existent, don't flame the people exploring the limits.

Courant

GA2G has given his judgment, don't question it.

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don't you police me, mate

just give him a false name

it never gets old, that comeback, does it

You should have come back with the classic 'I know you are but what am I'.

Never fails.

VB has made it perfectly clear, no commercial posts. Remember the guy posting about the discount on bridgestones? His post was deleted, even though he was a perfectly decent guy, who rides fixed, and apologised for getting it wrong.

Where is it 'perfectly clear'?

I see no FAQ or posting guideline thread.

whenever I see that bike mentioned I think of a 50 foot tall Leigh Bowery,

Where is it 'perfectly clear'?

I see no FAQ or posting guideline thread.

Quite. I don't recall having seen one either.

Courant

'+1'

i might buy one.

my smugness cloud is getting bigger. i got my giant bowery for £190 NEW.

thats right folks £35 cheaper than pearsons. (i rule)

Where?