Has anyone else been burned by a bike shop?
I meet the seller of bike at one to have it inspected before buying it. The inspection found only one problem with the bike, a crack in the front deralleur hanger which was preventing the bike from changing gears in the front. After the mechanic pointed this out to me I asked him if this would be repairable. He assured me that this wasn't a problem and he would fill out the to see if the manufacturer would extend the warranty to cover the part so I would only have to pay for labor. So I ended buying the bike and boy that was a fucking huge mistake. A couple days after buying the store called me and said that piece is no longer available and the only way they could help me was buy selling me a 1200 dollar replacement frame set. I feel like such a fucking retard for trusting them. I even asked the mechanic if this part was still available since I didn't want to buy a unrepairable bike and he reassured me that it was an easy fix. Has anything similar happened to anyone else?