Quote Originally Posted by Tri Girl View Post
You pulled another to the "dark side" of wonderfulness! Good job, Crankin!
Congrats to your friend!!! Sounds like she has just what she wants and will be very happy!!


I don't know why shop guys do that. When I was buying parts for my steel Bianchi build, I was telling the LBS guys I wanted a triple (it was built as a touring bike) and they gave me all kinds of crap for wanting a triple. I think it's snotty- and I didn't appreciate being talked down to like I didn't know what I wanted. Grrrr... I love my LBS, but I don't like guys that talk to me like I don't know what I want or what I'm talking about. I ended up buying a triple on eBay for half price-which I didn't feel too bad about after the crap I got.
Most of my lbs experiences have been like that. Grrrr... ok, stopping the rant at that.

Crankin...
that is great about your friend. I found my inspiration at the gym thru spin class. One of the instructors that was a prior team racer did it for me. I always loved my bike as a kid and had forgetton how wondering riding could be. In turn, since I'm one of the instructors now also, I've had a couple students that have told me I inspired them to ride outside. It's such a nice compliment, and a wonderful gift to share with another person!