Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post
I don't know a shop around here that has a mechanic older than 30. It's very sad--they treat me like their dull-minded mother because they're stinking TEENAGERS. And they know nothing about friction shifters and have no appreciation for lugged steel.

Karen
Hey, I feel your pain!

The bike mechanic at my local LBS is about 17 and looks like Peter Brady from the Brady Bunch. (Not Greg Brady, mind you, but PETER Brady!)

I have to keep myself from saying things like "If you scratch my bike I'll ground you for a month"