Bike in Woolies

On 24/10/2006 18:12, [email hidden] said,

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Apologies if this is a "newbie" observation. But after reading a bit
about bikes one thing I noticed about unnecessary things adding weight
to a bike, and cheap bikes often being heavy. They are selling "dual
suspension" mountain bikes in Woolies for £70.

What you saw there was what is normally known as a BSO - Bicycle Shaped
Object. It's similarity to a bike is purely superficial :-)

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Paul Boyd
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What you saw there was what is normally known as a BSO - Bicycle Shaped
Object. It's similarity to a bike is purely superficial :-)

And it was probably made from lead.

Jc.

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Quoted message said:

What you saw there was what is normally known as a BSO - Bicycle Shaped
Object. It's similarity to a bike is purely superficial :-)

And it was probably made from lead.

Jc.

With components of cheese.

Josey said:

And it was probably made from lead.

That hypothesis is certainly consistent with the experimental data
obtained by trying to lift the damn thing.

Paul Boyd said:

On 24/10/2006 18:12, [email hidden] said,

Quoted message said:

Apologies if this is a "newbie" observation. But after reading a bit
about bikes one thing I noticed about unnecessary things adding weight
to a bike, and cheap bikes often being heavy. They are selling "dual
suspension" mountain bikes in Woolies for £70.

What you saw there was what is normally known as a BSO - Bicycle Shaped
Object. It's similarity to a bike is purely superficial :-)

Last time I looked at them in Woolies, there was at least one with the
forks on the wrong way around.

Martin.

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Josey said:

And it was probably made from lead.

That hypothesis is certainly consistent with the experimental data
obtained by trying to lift the damn thing.

That'll be pure gold, then.

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not me guv

Paul Boyd said:

Quoted message said:

Apologies if this is a "newbie" observation. But after reading a bit
about bikes one thing I noticed about unnecessary things adding weight
to a bike, and cheap bikes often being heavy. They are selling "dual
suspension" mountain bikes in Woolies for £70.

What you saw there was what is normally known as a BSO - Bicycle Shaped
Object. It's similarity to a bike is purely superficial :-)

I walk past a Woolies on the way to work every morning and I have seen
a BSO propped up in the window. Whilst not investigating the quality
of the "bike" I have wondered who on Earth would buy a bike from
Woolworths? Is it supposed to be an impulse purchase? We've got our
pick n mix, some lightbulbs, a reading lamp and a SCART lead ..... now
what else......? Oh yes, a bike shaped object.

Judith

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Judith said:

Paul Boyd said:

Quoted message said:

Apologies if this is a "newbie" observation. But after reading a bit
about bikes one thing I noticed about unnecessary things adding weight
to a bike, and cheap bikes often being heavy. They are selling "dual
suspension" mountain bikes in Woolies for £70.

What you saw there was what is normally known as a BSO - Bicycle Shaped
Object. It's similarity to a bike is purely superficial :-)

I walk past a Woolies on the way to work every morning and I have seen
a BSO propped up in the window. Whilst not investigating the quality
of the "bike" I have wondered who on Earth would buy a bike from
Woolworths? Is it supposed to be an impulse purchase? We've got our
pick n mix, some lightbulbs, a reading lamp and a SCART lead ..... now
what else......? Oh yes, a bike shaped object.

Likewise supermarkets, except that parking is generally better at
supermarkets. With other retail outlets diversifying, Woolworth has to
do the same to claw back some of the income that it loses to them from
its traditional product range. In many people's minds bikes belong in
the toy category anyway, and Woolworth has a fairly strong background in
that area.

Judith said:

I walk past a Woolies on the way to work every morning and I have seen
a BSO propped up in the window. Whilst not investigating the quality
of the "bike" I have wondered who on Earth would buy a bike from
Woolworths? Is it supposed to be an impulse purchase? We've got our
pick n mix, some lightbulbs, a reading lamp and a SCART lead ..... now
what else......? Oh yes, a bike shaped object.

To my shame I bought my young son a BSO from Halfords. "Apollo" brand.
I'm not impressed by the quality. At least I have the opportunity to
choose better when he gets a bit bigger.

Judith wrote on 24/10/2006 23:15 +0100:

Quoted message said:

I walk past a Woolies on the way to work every morning and I have seen
a BSO propped up in the window. Whilst not investigating the quality
of the "bike" I have wondered who on Earth would buy a bike from
Woolworths? Is it supposed to be an impulse purchase? We've got our
pick n mix, some lightbulbs, a reading lamp and a SCART lead ..... now
what else......? Oh yes, a bike shaped object.

Interesting in that at the weekend I needed a screw extractor. After
searching the internet for options it came down to Woolies on-line or
our local specialist tool supplier. I went to the LSTS.
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/product/index.jhtml?pid=50492647

--
Tony

"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

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On 24/10/2006 18:12, [email hidden] said,

Quoted message said:

Apologies if this is a "newbie" observation. But after reading a bit
about bikes one thing I noticed about unnecessary things adding weight
to a bike, and cheap bikes often being heavy. They are selling "dual
suspension" mountain bikes in Woolies for £70.

What you saw there was what is normally known as a BSO - Bicycle Shaped
Object. It's similarity to a bike is purely superficial :-)

I wonder if Woolies know the difference between a BSO and a Bicycle. Knowing
that what they sell as a bicycle will ruin a child's enjoyment of playing on
a bike, we should educated Wollies about the differences.

Personally, I think Wollies should stick to the pick-and-mix, as it's the
only thing they do well.

--
David Lloyd,
The pub is responsible for my opinions.

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Paul Boyd said:

On 24/10/2006 18:12, [email hidden] said,

Quoted message said:

Apologies if this is a "newbie" observation. But after reading a bit
about bikes one thing I noticed about unnecessary things adding weight
to a bike, and cheap bikes often being heavy. They are selling "dual
suspension" mountain bikes in Woolies for £70.

What you saw there was what is normally known as a BSO - Bicycle Shaped
Object. It's similarity to a bike is purely superficial :-)

Last time I looked at them in Woolies, there was at least one with the
forks on the wrong way around.

Did you see the episode of The Simpsons where Homer put Bart's new bike
together badly? :-) I think we should pass a certificate of competant bike
construction before we are allowed to father children. :P Until then, it
should be obligatory to wear a padlocked metal jock strap.

--
David Lloyd,
The pub is responsible for my opinions.

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Judith wrote on 24/10/2006 23:15 +0100:

Quoted message said:

I walk past a Woolies on the way to work every morning and I have seen
a BSO propped up in the window. Whilst not investigating the quality
of the "bike" I have wondered who on Earth would buy a bike from
Woolworths? Is it supposed to be an impulse purchase? We've got our
pick n mix, some lightbulbs, a reading lamp and a SCART lead ..... now
what else......? Oh yes, a bike shaped object.

Interesting in that at the weekend I needed a screw extractor. After
searching the internet for options it came down to Woolies on-line or
our local specialist tool supplier. I went to the LSTS.
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/product/index.jhtml?pid=50492647

OT: I bet it's made in China. You buy one, it breaks, you throw it away,
cursing yourself for being a mug. You buy another one, thinking that you
were unlucky and it still is a real bargin. Again, it breaks, you throw it
away, you curse yourself and go out to buy another one. etc, etc, etc. In
the meantime, the manufacturer of quality tools, who does not have to import
his products to you, is closing down because everyone is buying cheap [censored]
made by companies that don't have to pay a living wage or contribute to a
pension plan. The cheap [censored] also ends up in our ever shrinking land-fill
sites.

--
David Lloyd,
The pub is responsible for my opinions.

Tony Raven said the following on 25/10/2006 08:08:

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I went to the LSTS.
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/product/index.jhtml?pid=50492647

What, and missed out on the bonus milling tool???

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Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

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Paul Boyd said:

On 24/10/2006 18:12, [email hidden] said,
> Apologies if this is a "newbie" observation. But after reading a bit
> about bikes one thing I noticed about unnecessary things adding weight
> to a bike, and cheap bikes often being heavy. They are selling "dual
> suspension" mountain bikes in Woolies for £70.

What you saw there was what is normally known as a BSO - Bicycle Shaped
Object. It's similarity to a bike is purely superficial :-)

Last time I looked at them in Woolies, there was at least one with the
forks on the wrong way around.

Did you see the episode of The Simpsons where Homer put Bart's new bike
together badly? :-) I think we should pass a certificate of competant bike
construction before we are allowed to father children. :P Until then, it
should be obligatory to wear a padlocked metal jock strap.

Many years ago (when I was too young to know any better) I had a cheese
combination lock, I forgot to remove it before wheeling the bike away
and it snapped without impeding my progress - I hope the jock straps
will be engineered to a higher standard.

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Judith said:

I walk past a Woolies on the way to work every morning and I have seen
a BSO propped up in the window. Whilst not investigating the quality
of the "bike" I have wondered who on Earth would buy a bike from
Woolworths? Is it supposed to be an impulse purchase? We've got our
pick n mix, some lightbulbs, a reading lamp and a SCART lead ..... now
what else......? Oh yes, a bike shaped object.

To my shame I bought my young son a BSO from Halfords. "Apollo" brand.
I'm not impressed by the quality. At least I have the opportunity to
choose better when he gets a bit bigger.

My SO has an Apollo that is fine for the use that it gets - everything
works well enough (after I set it up properly) and she enjoys riding it.

Rob Morley said:

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Judith said:

I walk past a Woolies on the way to work every morning and I have
seen a BSO propped up in the window. Whilst not investigating the
quality of the "bike" I have wondered who on Earth would buy a bike
from Woolworths? Is it supposed to be an impulse purchase? We've
got our pick n mix, some lightbulbs, a reading lamp and a SCART
lead ..... now what else......? Oh yes, a bike shaped object.

To my shame I bought my young son a BSO from Halfords. "Apollo"
brand. I'm not impressed by the quality. At least I have the
opportunity to choose better when he gets a bit bigger.

My SO has an Apollo that is fine for the use that it gets - everything
works well enough (after I set it up properly) and she enjoys riding
it.

Yep, they're not all bad. I've got a cheap Apollo tdf road bike that's been
pretty good. Only problem I've had was a bottom bracket made of cheese.
Since replacement, it's been absolutely fine.

Tim

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To my shame I bought my young son a BSO from Halfords. "Apollo" brand.
I'm not impressed by the quality. At least I have the opportunity to
choose better when he gets a bit bigger.

I turned up for work one morning on £2,000 worth of brand new racing
bike and was just waiting for the security guard to raise the barrier.
"Cor, that's a good bike!" he said. Unfortunately he was talking to the
guy waiting next to me who was on a dual suspension Y-frame Apollo BSO.
:-(

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Dave...

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dkahn400 said:

Quoted message said:

To my shame I bought my young son a BSO from Halfords. "Apollo" brand.
I'm not impressed by the quality. At least I have the opportunity to
choose better when he gets a bit bigger.

I turned up for work one morning on £2,000 worth of brand new racing
bike and was just waiting for the security guard to raise the barrier.
"Cor, that's a good bike!" he said. Unfortunately he was talking to the
guy waiting next to me who was on a dual suspension Y-frame Apollo BSO.
:-(

My SO's Apollo and MkIII Chopper prompt positive comments, my proper
bikes don't attract any attention at all (except the tandem) - most
people don't have the technical knowledge to see past the paint job and
gimmicks.