Quote Originally Posted by jfogy View Post
HI!

I bought my first bike (Giant OCR 3) at a giant sporting goods store. I didn't know a thing about riding and my test ride consisted of 5 min in the parking lot in my jeans.

Fast forward five years later and I'm shopping for an upgrade. Silly question but do I show up at my LBS in full gear for a test ride or just semi-athletic comfy clothes. I don't want to look like a complete goober!!

What does everyone else do?

Thanks so much,
Jenny
Personally, I arrive in full gear so I know what it really feels like. I make sure they know I want to take it out for 5-10km ride and do a climb and some fast flats. I often take my own bike with me (ride it there or have it in the car) so they can pull off my pedals or take measurements if they want to. Once I was looking at some bikes and indicated to the guy that I was interested in one. He told me to come back when I was dressed to go for a test ride (not in a nasty way).