Need advice on a recent LBS purchase

[Tuckervill]

I got a Title 9 catalog in the mail and they have a great selection of bras in my size...but nothing else in my size, which is annoying. I was considering buying a bra, but since the backpack story above, I think I'll keep looking--right here on TE!!

Kareen

[Selkie]

Cheri - If you like the shorts, I'd say you got your money's worth. PI seems to change its chamois every year and I'd bet dollars to donuts that there is someone out there who would pay more than $80 for the 2002 PI shorts you found. That said, I can understand your feeling ripped off because the shorts weren't the 2006 edition.
Xeney -- I hear you about the "wonderful" LBS experience. The LBS closest to where I live has an excellent rep---the Secret Service has their bikes serviced there and I think they've worked on The President's mt. bike. Well, my experience hasn't always been great. One time I took my bike in to have a flat fixed and the dude who "fixed" it didn't even check the damn tire to see what caused the tube to puncture. The next time I rode the bike, the same tire went flat again, not even 1/4 mile from home. The final indignity--when my husband took it back to have them replace the tube again, they CHARGED him. That time, the person changing the tube (a woman) FOUND the sharp stone that caused the punctures. I won't go there again. Instead, I drive down to Alexandria to a LBS that has always given me decent service.

[Bikingmomof3]

I got a Title 9 catalog in the mail and they have a great selection of bras in my size...but nothing else in my size, which is annoying. I was considering buying a bra, but since the backpack story above, I think I'll keep looking--right here on TE!!

Kareen

Tuckervill,
The only purchases I have made through Title Nine were for exercise bras. I have never had a problem with them and they have been quite helpful to me. I have been very pleased with the bras thus far. My oldest one is two years old and still looks brand new after daily use and a bazillion washings. What I do not like is the fact T( does not tell you what brand things are. If I knew the brand I could go elsewhere, which I guess is the entire point of them not mentioning the brand.

[xeney]

I don't buy much from T-9 because they are pricey, but I am a fan ever since I ordered something from them years ago, and someone called me to talk about the sizing options, to make sure I knew it ran big and to see if the sizing would fit my measurements. I thought that was pretty awesome for a mailorder company.

[Bikingmomof3]

Xeney,
that was how my bra shopping exerience has been. They asked all sorts of questions including what I would be using the sport bras for-so I would have the right "bounce" contol.

[cherinyc]

I have never heard of Title 9 Sports. Is this a west coast store? Catalog only?
Re bras - I have found that lately I have been happier with a simple camisole-type bra (seamless type from maidenform) b/c the sports bras are just....so....frigin....HOT!

Anyway - I guess my previous experience as a clothing buyer - knowing that last season's gear should be marked down - made me a little sensitive to the 4 1/2 year old pair of bike shorts being $80. But I see the point about - if they work, then I got my $$$ worth. I just know I should check the labels going forward if it's a concern of mine.
I would think they would have say, a PI rep that would keep tabs on thinks like this - but maybe not if they're real small.

[Bikingmomof3]

I have never heard of Title 9 Sports. Is this a west coast store? Catalog only?
Re bras - I have found that lately I have been happier with a simple camisole-type bra (seamless type from maidenform) b/c the sports bras are just....so....frigin....HOT!

I like their bras mainly because they are rated for bounce contol and depending on which exercise i am doing, I need more control than others. The ones I have are awesome and are not in the least bit hot. They keep the sweat away from me, which is what I want.

I do not know if Title 9 has a store. I like their bra finding feature-you can search by size, sport, or bounce control. http://www.titlenine.com

[WrensMom]

What I do not like is the fact T9 does not tell you what brand things are. If I knew the brand I could go elsewhere, which I guess is the entire point of them not mentioning the brand.

Exactly! I feel that this is deceptive, and that coupled with the fact that they were charging *over* MSRP on that backpack I was shopping for has caused me to write them off completely (if you look closely at the photos you can determine the brand, and I knew what the MSRP was on this bag). Also, like I said, I did contact them to see what they would say about the pricing, and their attitude was crappy, IMO.