Bike Lust

[mlove]

There was an interesting article in yesterday's New York Times about very high end bikes.

If you have a lot of money, you might be interested in this article from yesterday's New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/fashion/09Fitness.html?ei=5070&en=a5c755752920760c&ex=1163826000&adxnnl=1&emc=eta1&adxnnlx=1163167512-+t2dyduNNf9D5sVnGyq/sQ

[jobob]

It’s no secret to anyone who has ever endured an encounter with a grease-stained, eye-rolling, heavily sighing bicycle shop employee that customer service in the industry has historically ranged from sullen to supercilious to overtly hateful. (“It’s one of the few retail industries where a condition for employment seems to be utter contempt for the customer,” said one industry executive.)


hee hee, they've been to my local Performance.

[7rider]

Wow.
Back in May, the NYT printed an almost identical article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/business/yourmoney/28bike.html?ei=5070&en=01687239ffe55573&ex=1163307600&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1163169665-UXYrQY5sbkjogngvvg%20tSA&pagewanted=all

I guess New Yorkers love to talk about expensive toys.