Originally Posted by
roadandmountain
I've visited performance retail stores before. The staff are generally quite friendly and their selection was just amazing.
I spoke to the wrenches a few times as well, and they didn't seem very knowledgeable and didn't seem to take much care in assembling bikes. One wrench told me "we can have it ready in 30 min. We just slap 'em together." Not really confidence inspiring.
Perhaps this one outlet was subpar?
30 mins does allow some time for a little extra care putting a boxed bike together. Should take 10-15 mins to put it together, that leaves 15-20 mins for carefully adjusting brakes, derailleurs, etc.