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£70 bike
Just watched the TV advert for the ASDA £70 bike.
I almost laughed my socks off when they showed one with the forks on backwards!
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My Mrs just called me after visiting our local Asda 'Superstore'... They have one of the British Eagle bikes on display with THE FORKS ON BACKWARDS!!
Mrs. accosted the Manager who wasn't aware of the 'Faulty' TV ad. It makes me want to.....
yeah got a story on that upcoming
Asda kill the 'backwards' advert:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/23/asda-flat-pack-bicycle-dangerous
&
http://twitter.com/MarkBrown25
I do hope they put the bikes together properly..
Met a bloke and his Mrs out for their first ride on their C2W GT's... He'd got a puncture and obviously didn't know how to fix it - at least he did have a spare tub and pump! Only when I came to put the wheel back in the bike did I spot his forks were on backwards.
Shame ASDA are popularising the 'fault'.
heh. God love 'em, they're bringing the sport to the masses
a new generation of chris hoys getting fit by lugging a 40lb gas pipe behemoth round the estate... it bodes well for the future