capposteve
Member
I bought a new 22 levo comp last week. it was a "shop soiled" bike and i knew about a few scuff marks and i was fine with it. Price difference from this to a new unmarked bike at the same place was £100.
There was a couple of scuffs to the bars, shock, along with a few others that has slipped my mind, most noticeable one though was the steerer tube. However on closer inspection once it was home the scratched paint on the steerer tube is actually worse than just flakey paint. its actually dented (see picture) Also i have noticed a 10mm tear in the seat that was missed and only noticed it when cleaning the bike (have a picture of the bike at the shop to prove it wasn't done in my hands).
To be honest im not that fussed, however its more annoying thats its actually dented and may potentially make it hard to remove the bearing, Im not sure. If i had known it was dented i would probably of just paid a little more and got a new unmarked one.
Now i haven't mentioned anything yet as not sure where i would stand with this but wanted to get some advice from you guys before proceeding further.
Cheers
Steve
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There was a couple of scuffs to the bars, shock, along with a few others that has slipped my mind, most noticeable one though was the steerer tube. However on closer inspection once it was home the scratched paint on the steerer tube is actually worse than just flakey paint. its actually dented (see picture) Also i have noticed a 10mm tear in the seat that was missed and only noticed it when cleaning the bike (have a picture of the bike at the shop to prove it wasn't done in my hands).
To be honest im not that fussed, however its more annoying thats its actually dented and may potentially make it hard to remove the bearing, Im not sure. If i had known it was dented i would probably of just paid a little more and got a new unmarked one.
Now i haven't mentioned anything yet as not sure where i would stand with this but wanted to get some advice from you guys before proceeding further.
Cheers
Steve
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