Hi all!

When I realized I wanting to trying biking a couple months ago, I bought a $100 big-box bike off of Craig's List. It's served me alright, but needless to say I am pretty excited that DH is getting a new job and I'll be able to sink a little bit of money (>$600) into a new bike. I found a bike shop near me that seems to stock a lot of the brands I wanted to look at, and they even have the ability to let you schedule test ride on their website. One of the questions asks for your weight (along with height) . . . I am a very short fat women and while I'm not exactly ashamed of that, I'm not too anxious to email that number to a complete stranger who spends all their time thinking about athleticism. I'm just picturing a bunch of guys standing around joking, "Oh, we've got a fat-*** coming in tonight!"
Is this a strange question for them to ask? Any guesses on why they require this info? Would you give it?