Quote Originally Posted by Kubla View Post
As a middle-aged woman who was not in full biking attire like some of their customers, he might have assumed I didn't know anything at all? (I didn't appreciate his dismissive comment afterward that most of the time I 'wouldn't be needing the big ring'. How could he possibly know how I ride? I told him that I wanted to see how the gearing felt-and (gasp) how smoothly it shifted.)
I hate this kind of attitude. I've had my fair share as a "kid" and a "woman" quite a few shops assume that a) I don't know what I'm doing and b) I can't afford what I'm asking to look at anyway.

I've turned this into a bit of a blessing since I DO know what I'm talking about. If they treat me the way they treated you I turn around and walk out. They will never ever see me again, not even for a tube. Works wonders for narrowing down shops to "the one", which I have now found! Go SGCycling