I Love that you call him Sparky; that kills me!!!
I can now see why the Bike Gallery consistently wins high marks as a LBS here...the mechanics are older, the salespeople are totally NOT snobbish. I think they figured out the customer service part....
I just wish more women worked in bike shops...thats one
thing I like about River City. I ASKED for a woman salesperson, got one, and she was great. Made me try 3 different sizes of the same bike....
In the end I had to pick between a 52 that fit great but didn't have a walk through...and a 53 that did. I took the 53.
not quite sure what that has to do with it...
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10-01-2007, 01:46 PM #1
renouncing weeniedom
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10-01-2007, 03:13 PM #2
gravel grindess
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I'm waiting for Knotted to open a women friendly bike shop. She can instruct the gals how to choose the right bike, maintenance, and most importantly, good footwear with the correct insoles.
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10-01-2007, 05:15 PM #3
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I used to manage a shop. First thing I learned was to keep my eyes and ears open and my mouth shut
That policy saved my bacon daily.
Knotted - These are the wrenches you need. They are ball ended so you can get at stuff at wonky angles.
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10-01-2007, 07:11 PM #4
Don't whine
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El Hombre - those are so beautiful they bring tears to my eyes.
So far I've trimmed the "handle" of the 5mm and 6mm ends of my $5.95 "Y" Allen wrench so they fit in the brake lever and the bar-con stopper.
I'm really trying to love the bike shop down near where I work, but nothing compares to my LBS: www.recycledcycles.com I was having trouble with the bar-cons just a few minutes ago, and called them for help. They were closed (winter hours now) and in a staff meeting, but they put me on speaker phone so they could brainstorm to help me.
I love LOVE Recycled Cycles!
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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10-02-2007, 02:38 AM #5
Holly magnet.
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'K, so mine aren't as flash as those Pedros numbers, but the first bike tool I bought was a set of decently-long, ball-ended allen keys. So fricken' useful.
Last edited by DirtDiva; 10-02-2007 at 06:15 PM.
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