Bought an e-MTB and pedals from them
Bought an e-MTB and pedals from them. Came packaged well and everything was in order.
Put the pedals on and started my journey.
25km in (2 days) I put some force down trying to cycle really quickly, and felt a snap. The pedal partially ripped through the thread of the crank, and was now sitting at an angle.
I emailed them with clear pictures and told about my experience. Their first response was that I attached it dry (not true) and didn't torque it down enough, which also wasn't true. I told them this, and in the meanwhile found out that the crank used on this bike, has 2 reviews on their site, and both reviews complained about this exact same problem, that the threads wouldn't hold the pedal in, either stripping the threads or falling out completely.
Furthermore, when inspecting the other side, the crank showed virtually no 'damage' at all on the black coating, meaning the pedal is fairly loose in there, and it makes sense it would strip the crank.
They ignored this, and offered eventually 40 as courtesy, which is the price of the crank. I told them this was fine, if the pedal was still usable (which is still stuck in the crank right now), otherwise I wanted a new pedal or the 53 euro to replace it. They refuse this and now made a new claim, that it was 'clearly screwed in crookedly', which is insane, because it would require tremendous force to get it all the way in like that, would immediately notice it, and would be easy to remove it. They effectively repeatedly called me a liar, all this at the chance of this costing them 53 euro.
I've asked to be in contact with someone else to file a complaint, and we will see how that goes.
It's clear that you get what you pay for, you buy a bike that offers great value for your money, but when you need support, they will just call you a liar, show any decency and refuse to pay for the damage that a product caused that has only negative reviews for this exact problem. Talking about gaslighting your customers.
28 July 2025
Unprompted review