LBS Etiquette?

[DebSP]

Update: Well I got my new Cross Check on Saturday. When I picked it up my husband bought me a Brooks B17 to go on it (as an early Christmas present!). They left the steertube uncut so I go back tomorrow to have it adjusted. I can try any different lengths I want until I feel comfortable and then they will cut it for me. So I went out on Sunday for an hour and I thought Ok this is pretty good on gravel roads which is what I wanted. I went out after work last night and I came home thinking that this was the biggest (bicycle) mistake I have made! I wanted to cry. New seat, new gearing, new shifters, new geometry etc. etc. But there was still something about the way it rides on gravel and pavement that attracted me and made me want to like the bike! Well tonight I went out and it was pure magic! I fell in love. I guess I am just not an easy date. I stayed out for an hour and 45 minutes and I could have gone longer. It just seemed to click. I still don't think I am going to like the bar end shifters, but I can live with them for the rest of this year. I don't think I could articulate what it is about the Surly that I fell in love with. It is just a feeling you get when it suddenly all feels right.