UK's biggest bike dealership goes under.

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UK's biggest bike dealership goes under.

#1 Post by Samray » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:30 pm

George White goes into administration
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#2 Post by BikerGran » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:39 pm

That's bad news, I believe they've always had a good rep.
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#3 Post by Kwackerz » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:11 pm

I blame that big fekkoff balloon... :smt002

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#4 Post by Nooj » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:47 pm

The Swindon branch was always very quick to sell you a cheap new bike, but after-sales and servicing were fairly shit by all accounts. They'd spent millions on bikes and kit which they couldn't sell. They were also one of the causes of Frank Thomas going bust by not paying their bill.
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