WORST BIKE SHOP EVER!!!!!
I had taken my daughters bike in for a tune up mainly for the front and rear duerailers. The employee obviously didn't want to be there on a Sunday morning, Im grateful if the job I have so I have no sympathy. He said it would be ready monday or Tuesday, I said ok I can take it somewhere else. He said "that's what we've been instructed to tell everyone so they don't have high expectations, it should be ready this afternoon". I was like, "ok cool".
I got the call several hours later saying it's done. So we went there and now there is another employee present with same Attitude. I said I was picking up my daughters bike, told them my name, and they went to look for the bike. The back isn't very big so I was wondering why it almost took 10 mins to retrieve the bike. He finally came up and said he mistaken it with another bike...hmm. Ok, no biggie. He said $59.00 is due. I said let me take it for a spin before I pay, he was taken aback and said confusingly, "ok". So I took her bike out for a spin ran theu the gears, I was like,"ok sweet nice and smooth". Turn around and got to stop at the front door and squeezed the brakes, front stopped as usual but the rear lever went all the way to the handlebar and nothing. I went inside and told them gears are great but the rear brake didn't even engage the caliper. He was like ok, 59 dollars how do you want to pay. I then said again the brakes aren't working. He said ok well that's because when we racked it air bubbles got in the line. I told him I rack the bike at home and it never does this. He said that means u need to bleed and adjust the brakes. I said again it was working when I brought the bike in.
Now the other lazy guy with dark brown hair who was eating and on the computer chimes in, you can pay for a brake bleed and mineral oil. Then they told me "You're just looking to get something for free" . I asked "don't you guys go thru the bikes or test ride them when they're done?" They never mentioned the brakes needed adjusting or bleeding until I brought it up. The both were full of excuses and were insulting, basically telling me to leave. So I left, I was putting the bike away and didn't like how it all went down, so I went back in and said, " I didn't like how you two accused me of wanting something for free", and the worker said sorry u feel that way. I then offered to pay for half because I need my daughters brakes working. One employee with blonde hair said, "you know what your right, we should of told you about the brakes not working and should of caught it in the tune up, we'll bleed the brakes for free." I again offered to pay for half and he declined. So I left the bike to be finished.
If I would of left and not went back to stand up for myself, Bike Masters would of let me leave with an unsafe bike for my child.
I'll never return to that bike shop again, I'll tell everyone I know to stay far away from that dishonest shop. I feel bad for the owner, good help is hard to find. read more