Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
My fave LBS took the price tags off his bikes after his shop was burglarized. He felt that someone came in, checked out the bikes, came back and went right for the most expensive of his $evens.

My commuter's very cheap. The Mavic Cross Ride wheels (I got for a 50th birthday present thanks Duck, Mom and my LBS), the powdercoat job, both cost as much or more than the bike did originally.

Cheeeeap bike, nice wheels.

I guess I was sortof shocked by the question at the end of the day, tired, hot from the first part of the ride and all. I forgot the whole "range of, it can be anywhere from ..." party line.
Having saved up and purchased a $even, I got that type of question a lot and I usually just blew it off by replying that "to me, it's an investment and I'm worth it".
Come to think of it, I got the same kinds of intrusive aka rude questions about my custom-made steel Rodriguez...to which I responded in the same way.
To me, those types of people are the same who make thoughtless comments and ask questions about things that are none of their business in every direction; they really don't deserve an answer, but I usually give the courtesy of some type of response that is comfortable to me...