Newbie trainee mechanic at #halfords sprays WD-40 onto my bike brake disc caliper, WD-40 (an oil based lubricant) then drips down my rotors. I stand there in shock horror and watch as he applied brakes, coating my brake pads in WD-40. I then demonstrated to him how he'd just destroyed my brakes and just how dangerous that was!

Can imagine a less experienced cyclist then getting on the bike, cycling to next junction, finding they have no brakes and suffering a fatality 😱

#cycling #biketooter

Gen Z women are more DIY-savvy than their male counterparts new study reveals

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gen-z-women-more-diy-36310592

#Cycle2Work #SalarySacrifice scheme in UK.
Has anyone looked at the Ts and Cs for this? Just wondering, really. I'm in two minds.

It's weird.

I don't own the bicycle, because the scheme does.
Salary is taken from gross, saving me income tax and NI.
At the end, I can buy it from them at current market price (whatever that is, according to whoever decides) +VAT, or "you can either enter our zero-cost extended hire arrangement", or return it to the shop.

Interestingly, if it's stolen and uninsured, I just pay until the agreed end of term, then nothing happens as far as I can see.

p.s.The scheme seems to be serviced by #Halfords, which may limit the value and/or quality a bit :-)

Welcome to the AI nightmare of lazy, useless chat bots.

To change your email address on Halfords. com it tells you to "Chat with an advisor". When you do that the advisor tells you to chat to an advisor. It has the self awareness of a potato.

If anyone from #Halfords reads this please sort it.

#Motor accessories business #Halfords got dinged by His Majesty's Revenue and Customs for not paying their staff #minimumwage - disappointing that such a well known brand gets busted for this (its already been enshittified to the point I avoid it these days)

https://garagewire.co.uk/news/must-read/redditch-halfords-named-for-national-minimum-wage-breaches/

Staff offered interviews after closure of Lichfield garage

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2025/03/10/staff-offered-interviews-after-closure-of-lichfield-garage/

As one of the UK's best-selling bike brands we thought it time to give @halfords_uk Carrera electric bikes a look. Here we review the £1,199 Impel im-3.1, a commuter bike that has a decent-sized battery and tyres that will open up gravel path shortcuts if you'd prefer to take the scenic route.

Catch the link in our story for our tester's thoughts.

#halfords #carrera #ebikes #electricbikes #cycling #transport

https://www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/halfords-carrera-impel-im-3-1-e-bike-review

Why do I ever bother with Halfords?

Most common brake pads? Double RRP and guess what, also out of stock.

Bicycle service? Hand it back in worse condition than it went in.

And get treated like scum by most of the staff because I don't want to give out my email JUST TO BUY A DAMN PART.

Would I buy from the independent bicycle across the road? Of course!
But he's never open, never has what I need, and only deals in second hand tripe bought from an Argos catalog.

#BikeTooter #rant #Halfords

A manager of #Scottish #Halfords (McConechy’s) has been found guilty at the Sherrif #Court (similar to Crown Court in England) of #bullying and #racism against a 17 year old #apprentice originally from #Poland , including setting the lad's hair on #fire (causing him injury). And folk across Britain wonder why young people don't want to work as a #mechanic

https://archive.ph/jB76Y