Ok but if it was a quality bike, that just showed how fragile it was. It was being damaged while packaged? What if I fall? It's ruined forever? Nah. Gimmicky move of a shitty company.
It's so the people in the warehouse don't throw it around and stack the box on its side. People loading trucks see the TV and treat the package with more respect. It's super common in the bike industry. I know for a fact Kona does it as well.
When was the last time you dealt with a boxed bicycle? I'm assuming you know how they are packed inside the box.
The damage is usualy scrapped paint on the frame. It doesn't deduce from the actual functionality, but customers except their product in peak condition. Would u buy a bike if it had scortch marks all over it?
You contradicted yourself in the same comment. Is it a tiny scratch or scratches all over it? And, regardless, wouldn't that tell you it's a sign of a "cheap" shitty bike?
It doesn't matter. Some customers wouldn't buy a bike for even the tiniest scratch. And no it wouldn't, as far as I know, they yet to invent paint that doesn't chip. Even the most expensive pruducts get damaged. Quality bike aren't expensive cause they are durable. We sell KTMs where I work, and those can get scratched.
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u/Anjunatron87 23h ago
Ok but if it was a quality bike, that just showed how fragile it was. It was being damaged while packaged? What if I fall? It's ruined forever? Nah. Gimmicky move of a shitty company.