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Title: Halfords
Post by: bmxmatt1974 on October 16, 2007, 11:25 AM: just been upto halfords to get a 16th freewheel. According to guy :idiot2: in shop there is a national shortage of them and they havnt had any in for 3 months :wtf:

so call into small bike shop on way home and they have had 2 delivered today :daumenhoch:

how can a big company like halfords not get them but small shop can :rant:
Title: Re: Halfords
Post by: brass monkey! on October 16, 2007, 11:27 AM: i looked in 3 separate Halfords for the 16T Dicta freewheels a while back, all bare !!

feckin Halford numpties !

loads on evil bay though !
Title: Re: Halfords
Post by: OrgasmDonor on October 16, 2007, 11:46 AM: went last week n had none but were waitin on an order, went yesterday n had 2 left only needed 2 so cool, but they gone up about a quid to £4 odd
Title: Re: Halfords
Post by: bmxmatt1974 on October 16, 2007, 12:15 PM: you would think they would stock up there home town store first!! i am in redditch where the main headquaters/warehouse is
Title: Re: Halfords
Post by: djweston on October 16, 2007, 12:21 PM: theyve got em pilled up in leeds, was gonna get one but went to my local raleigh store as it was cheaper...
Title: Re: Halfords
Post by: pickle on October 16, 2007, 01:39 PM: Halfords = Last resort! ;D
Title: Re: Halfords
Post by: the_cyclops on October 16, 2007, 06:03 PM: Quote from: bmxmatt1974 on October 16, 2007, 11:25 AM
just been upto halfords to get a 16th freewheel. According to guy :idiot2: in shop there is a national shortage of them and they havnt had any in for 3 months :wtf:

Maybe theres a national shortage of them due to people building bikes for the OSS with 44-16 gearing :2funny:
Title: Re: Halfords
Post by: davemac1974 on October 16, 2007, 11:17 PM: Halfords at Aintree said the same thing..."Sold out, can't get anymore..." in just about legible neanderthal language! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Halfords
Post by: darkersomeday on October 17, 2007, 01:37 AM: halfords suck.
Title: Re: Halfords
Post by: CD17 on October 17, 2007, 02:51 PM: Yes but did a sleazy salesman in a cheap nylon shirt try & sell you a mountain bike on finance ???