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...and all the grumpy old gits moved over.McNab wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:04 amIt's only taken off since the other place closed down...RSV4-Squid wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:42 am Christ, is this thread still going?
Good to see some things never change.
Pics?Taipan wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:26 am My Sister rings and asks if I'll put a shed up for her as the cheapest quote she got from local handymen was £140. She tells me it's a plastic 6x3 shed made by BillyOh and the blurb says it's a simple construction for 2 people. I said of course don't pay anyone I'll pop over Sunday and do it. This thing must be the nastiest, cheapest POS I've ever seen. She had opened the box and put the panels in the garden ready for me, but I nearly started breaking them up thinking it was the protective packaging. 4 hours later we'd lost the light and I still hadn't got the doors on! Some brackets were missing pilot holes and had to be drilled and get ting anything to line up and stay i shape was almost impossible as some panels were warped etc. If anyone you know is thinking of buying one of these , stop them!
My Sister or the shed?Yorick wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:42 amPics?Taipan wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:26 am My Sister rings and asks if I'll put a shed up for her as the cheapest quote she got from local handymen was £140. She tells me it's a plastic 6x3 shed made by BillyOh and the blurb says it's a simple construction for 2 people. I said of course don't pay anyone I'll pop over Sunday and do it. This thing must be the nastiest, cheapest POS I've ever seen. She had opened the box and put the panels in the garden ready for me, but I nearly started breaking them up thinking it was the protective packaging. 4 hours later we'd lost the light and I still hadn't got the doors on! Some brackets were missing pilot holes and had to be drilled and get ting anything to line up and stay i shape was almost impossible as some panels were warped etc. If anyone you know is thinking of buying one of these , stop them!
Is she cute?Taipan wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:51 amMy Sister or the shed?Yorick wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:42 amPics?Taipan wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:26 am My Sister rings and asks if I'll put a shed up for her as the cheapest quote she got from local handymen was £140. She tells me it's a plastic 6x3 shed made by BillyOh and the blurb says it's a simple construction for 2 people. I said of course don't pay anyone I'll pop over Sunday and do it. This thing must be the nastiest, cheapest POS I've ever seen. She had opened the box and put the panels in the garden ready for me, but I nearly started breaking them up thinking it was the protective packaging. 4 hours later we'd lost the light and I still hadn't got the doors on! Some brackets were missing pilot holes and had to be drilled and get ting anything to line up and stay i shape was almost impossible as some panels were warped etc. If anyone you know is thinking of buying one of these , stop them!
Noggin wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 3:15 pm Emailed a company that makes bike jeans to ask if they do or have plans to do larger than the size on the site in ladies fit. They replied not yet... struggle to get decent gear in larger sizes, maybe its a market that is worth looking into
she replied saying their biggest sellers are size 12 & 14 -
Had that with Screwfix (wankers) a few weeks ago, placed order for in stock DeWalt boots, a few hours later I get a text from selected depot telling me my order is picked and ready for pick up. Arrive at depot after 15 mile drive and nope, they don't have them in stock, then 4 phone calls to get my money backSilly Car wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:59 pm A previous gripe has returned...
Websites that use the following:
In stock
Order in x hours to receive your item tomorrow
When the item isn’t in stock but they are happy to take your money and then confirm it’ll be ‘a few weeks before it is in stock, but don’t worry, we’ll deliver it the next day as soon as we have it’.
Thankfully, I don’t need it tomorrow And the delivery cost was included in the item price but that’s not the point, had they said, order now for delivery in 3 weeks time, they would have still had my business but without the aggravation.
That's what I thoughtHorse wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 3:20 pmNoggin wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 3:15 pm Emailed a company that makes bike jeans to ask if they do or have plans to do larger than the size on the site in ladies fit. They replied not yet... struggle to get decent gear in larger sizes, maybe its a market that is worth looking into
she replied saying their biggest sellers are size 12 & 14 -
Everso slightly missing the point that if they don't sell larger sizes then those sizes won't show in their sales totals!
Which company?
Guess 4SR are as sizest as many other sports wear producers (unless you are a man, men's sizes cater for fat bastardsOn 31 Aug 2020, at 09:05, 4SR - For Street Racing <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Smixxy,
thanks for your interest in 4SR.
Unfortunately our current biggest size is 14. I'll forward your request to our development department and maybe new production can be up to size 16.
Best regards
Ondra Jakes
For Street Racing s.r.o.
Dne 31.08.2020 v 9:11 Smixxy Hobden napsal(a):
Ok thanx. I’m currently an 18, but your website had up to 16, not 14!
Disappointing as I don’t know that many female bike riders that are 14 or less (most of my friends that ride are 14+). Shame really but guess you are aiming at the pillion market?
Cheers Smixxy
On 31 Aug 2020, at 10:05, 4SR - For Street Racing <[email protected]> wrote:
Well, it is UK 16/US 14.
Our best selling size is UK 10 and 12. We sell only 9% of UK 14 and that is the reason why bigger sizes will come slowly step by step.
Have a nice day
Ondra
For Street Racing s.r.o.
"This last reply was blocked as Spam"
Fair enough. I’ve spent almost 20 years struggling to find decent ladies bike gear in larger sizes (UK 22, 20, 18) as have a lot of my friends. But if the market is small, then I guess we have to wait longer. Downside is that many women have to resort to men’s gear because that does go to big sizes - but doesn’t fit well enough for me to feel safe/protected.
I’ll keep an eye on your site. Thank you for replying
Cheers Smixxy
Taipan just won the internetTaipan wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:51 amMy Sister or the shed?Yorick wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:42 amPics?Taipan wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:26 am My Sister rings and asks if I'll put a shed up for her as the cheapest quote she got from local handymen was £140. She tells me it's a plastic 6x3 shed made by BillyOh and the blurb says it's a simple construction for 2 people. I said of course don't pay anyone I'll pop over Sunday and do it. This thing must be the nastiest, cheapest POS I've ever seen. She had opened the box and put the panels in the garden ready for me, but I nearly started breaking them up thinking it was the protective packaging. 4 hours later we'd lost the light and I still hadn't got the doors on! Some brackets were missing pilot holes and had to be drilled and get ting anything to line up and stay i shape was almost impossible as some panels were warped etc. If anyone you know is thinking of buying one of these , stop them!
Both.Taipan wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:51 amMy Sister or the shed?Yorick wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:42 amPics?Taipan wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:26 am My Sister rings and asks if I'll put a shed up for her as the cheapest quote she got from local handymen was £140. She tells me it's a plastic 6x3 shed made by BillyOh and the blurb says it's a simple construction for 2 people. I said of course don't pay anyone I'll pop over Sunday and do it. This thing must be the nastiest, cheapest POS I've ever seen. She had opened the box and put the panels in the garden ready for me, but I nearly started breaking them up thinking it was the protective packaging. 4 hours later we'd lost the light and I still hadn't got the doors on! Some brackets were missing pilot holes and had to be drilled and get ting anything to line up and stay i shape was almost impossible as some panels were warped etc. If anyone you know is thinking of buying one of these , stop them!