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dumb question - non mechanic - non regular poster
Trev:
I bought a Haro Sport from Winstanleys about a year ago. The bars were scratched to fook and the fork bolt was broken. Their aftersales care was useless. They said they never had replacement bits in and said I had to wait for them to come in. Kept chasing them every few weeks and same story. Got bored after a few months. Heard nothing back since. Since then I just put it down to bad experience and will never buy from them again and I don't recommend them at all to anyone. I know a lot of other people on here have also had bad experiences with them.
CD17:
--- Quote from: unworthypapalazaru on December 04, 2007, 03:54 PM ---Hello radders
I posted on this forum a couple of years ago a did a good deal to get a Haro freestyler! Im back now cause I need help. I just bought a wee Junior bike for a friends kid from Winstanleys bmx. They posted it to me and its in bits, more than any other bike I have bought, normally I just put the peddels on and turn the handlebars round. That is my level of mechanical skills.
Anyway, ive managed to get most things attached, but I cant get the front wheel on! there are two nuts on either side of the hub and they are locked tight. I cant shift them and the wheel wont fit into the fork with them there. Are they meant to be there? Should I stretch the fork to fit? or should I get them removed? The reason I ask is that the back wheel has the same bolts and they are still tight to the hub with the other nuts fastening the wheel.
Total dumbass question, but I hope you can help. Also, as it is so dumbass and I have just popped on here after registering years ago, feel free to mock me.
Cheers
UPL
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So have you still got that lovely 84 Sport :)
unworthypapalazaru:
--- Quote from: wish id kept my TA on December 04, 2007, 06:02 PM ---
--- Quote from: unworthypapalazaru on December 04, 2007, 03:54 PM ---Hello radders
I posted on this forum a couple of years ago a did a good deal to get a Haro freestyler! Im back now cause I need help. I just bought a wee Junior bike for a friends kid from Winstanleys bmx. They posted it to me and its in bits, more than any other bike I have bought, normally I just put the peddels on and turn the handlebars round. That is my level of mechanical skills.
Anyway, ive managed to get most things attached, but I cant get the front wheel on! there are two nuts on either side of the hub and they are locked tight. I cant shift them and the wheel wont fit into the fork with them there. Are they meant to be there? Should I stretch the fork to fit? or should I get them removed? The reason I ask is that the back wheel has the same bolts and they are still tight to the hub with the other nuts fastening the wheel.
Total dumbass question, but I hope you can help. Also, as it is so dumbass and I have just popped on here after registering years ago, feel free to mock me.
Cheers
UPL
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So have you still got that lovely 84 Sport :)
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Still got it!
Not so good to hear about the Winstanleys stories. Thankfully (and this backs up the dumbass bit) it wasnt purchased there, I thought it was, turns out it was Extreme Direct. Idiot. I should really engage the brain before posting.
Thanks for all the help, Extreme Direct are getting a call tomorrow....
Cheers
UPL
oberonspacefruit:
those inner nuts are way too big.
just get rid of them.
cone nuts should be around 3mm thick.
Waxintaxin:
and considering it was bought as a whole bike ,you knda think it should just slot straight in
Rich
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