How much assembly is to much assembly for online bike sale?

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KellysBikeaus

Squid
Hey all,

Does the following start to sound like hardwork for online sales bike assembly:

- Install front wheel
- Install dropper seat cable to dropper seat post
- Mount habdle bars
- Install grips
- Mount front and rear brake lever
- Mount front gear selector
- Install pedals
- Clamp front brake hydraulic line to front fork
- Connect fork lock out cable.


Interested to hear peoples thoughts, we are also in the process of having a flash logo done to sponsor the forum....
 
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shmity

Likes Bikes and Dirt
Thats more or less what I had to do to assemble my commencal, I also had to put on the front brake rotor.
 
teK--

teK--

Eats Squid
Ok with me as they are all the items I will readjust and or check on a fully assembled new bike anyway. You just need clear Instructions for those people not so mechanically inclined.
 
safreek

safreek

*******
I'm pretty unskilled with bikes but if it doesn't need a special tool I'm all good with it
What you list is fine, maybe have a pictorial guide for total dummies
 
stirk

stirk

Burner
I hope the logo isn't created in flash.....



Bring back the 90's!!




All good but make sure you preset the dropper cable length and fix the stopper or many people may have trouble doing this and cutting cable to length with the right tools etc.

If grips are lock on no worries, if not worries.
 
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KellysBikeaus

Squid
We will be offering detailed list of assembly required as well as instructions on assembly and over the phone tech support for people that may need some guidance. The banner wont be flash but it will rotate through..
 
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Zaf

Guest
Kellys bike?
Are you the guys that did a re-release of the Commencal Supreme V2 with the new sticker kit?
 
pink poodle

pink poodle

気が狂っている男
I'll wait until I see that logo flashing proudly as a site sponsor before I provide insightful and beneficial feedback.

...and then we will need the porn. Just like Zaf says.
 
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BKMad

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KellysBikeaus said:
Hey all,

Does the following start to sound like hardwork for online sales bike assembly:

- Install front wheel
- Install dropper seat cable to dropper seat post
- Mount habdle bars
- Install grips
- Mount front and rear brake lever
- Mount front gear selector
- Install pedals
- Clamp front brake hydraulic line to front fork
- Connect fork lock out cable.

Interested to hear peoples thoughts, we are also in the process of having a flash logo done to sponsor the forum....
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Sounds fine assuming the dropper post cable is already installed through the frame and its just a case of connecting it up. Probably best to include some instructions and warnings like 'don't squeeze the brakes once the pad spacer is removed'
 
Flow-Rider

Flow-Rider

Burner
The last bike I bought online everything was connected except for, the bars to the stem, the front wheel to the forks and they didn't connect the dropper post cable. Everything else was pretty much complete, seat to dropper and post sat in the seat post tube, brakes levers, grips, shifters were all mounted on the handle bars, cables and hoses connected to the bike.
 
mtb101

mtb101

Likes Bikes and Dirt
when I got my cx bike from wiggle and looking in bike box when I've picked up new bike from Giant; its mainly install front wheel, pedals, seat, turn bars ... everything else is pre-mounted and nicely packed to the side.

So what I'd expect;

- Install front wheel - YES
- Install dropper seat cable to dropper seat post - NO
- Mount habdle bars - NO
- Install grips - NO
- Mount front and rear brake lever - NO
- Mount front gear selector - NO
- Install pedals - YES
- Clamp front brake hydraulic line to front fork - NO
- Connect fork lock out cable. - NO

Otherwise you'll have customers calling you with technical issues or simply putting things on wrong or poorly adjusted and think its a bad design.

I reckon you want to minimize the cock-up factor as not everyone is experienced.
 

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creaky

XMAS Plumper
mtb101 said:
when I got my cx bike from wiggle and looking in bike box when I've picked up new bike from Giant; its mainly install front wheel, pedals, seat, turn bars ... everything else is pre-mounted and nicely packed to the side.

So what I'd expect;

- Install front wheel - YES
- Install dropper seat cable to dropper seat post - NO
- Mount habdle bars - NO
- Install grips - NO
- Mount front and rear brake lever - NO
- Mount front gear selector - NO
- Install pedals - YES
- Clamp front brake hydraulic line to front fork - NO
- Connect fork lock out cable. - NO

Otherwise you'll have customers calling you with technical issues or simply putting things on wrong or poorly adjusted and think its a bad design.

I reckon you want to minimize the cock-up factor as not everyone is experienced.
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I'm with this Guy.
 
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Zaf

Guest
If you're not doing the final welds after the bike has been jigged, or having to pop the carbon into the oven for final stage curing; the end user isn't doing enough to build the bike.
 
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schred

Likes Bikes and Dirt
I have a vague memory there is a legal cya to this, to make a defensible position that the onus is on the purchaser to complete the majority/major part of the assembly, therefore on them if it turns to shit.
 
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