Bought a bike for myself the other day from a local charity shop (branch of a big chain). Cost me £50.
It had a swing tag with the price and saying it had been fully refurbished and was in working order. Obviously I couldn't actually try it out in the shop but I pushed it and checked that the pedals and brakes worked etc. All seemed fine.
But today I went to go for a bike ride with DD for the first time and after pedalling about 20 metres something went clunk and now the chain is just swivelling on the gears and pedals aren't working. All I had done was take it out if the car and ride it for about 30 seconds on a path in the park. I literally haven't taken it out of the back of the car until today as it's been raining non stop since the day I bought it (Wednesday) and this was the first time I've ridden it. I can't afford to take it for repairs and I assumed that when they said fully refurbished they meant fully refurbished!
DP says I can't expect a refund from a charity shop and tbh I feel a bit tight asking but I can't afford repairs!