Are all bikeshops like this?
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08-19-19, 09:11 PM
#77
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As someone who runs a small automotive shop, I can totally agree with this. There are some jobs which are going to take a lot of your time & effort and give you little profit. I hate to turn anyone away, or be rude and ignore them, so most of the time we just grin & bear it. On some occasions, the customer just has to be told that there's not much we can do for them.
08-20-19, 06:40 AM
#78
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The O.P. asked:
Are all bikeshops like this?
In my limited experience and town, not anymore, due to the welcome influx of town/comfort bicycles ridden by regular people.
Two decades ago, I took my ten-speed in to a bike shop to be weighed. The guy curled his lip at my hi-ten frame and non-alloy parts, as if he were hoisting a giant cow patty on the scales. "Ewww! She's not even wearing a jersey with a banana pocket in the back!" said his thought balloon.
Today, my local bike shop is the place that sold me my Biria Easy-Boarding seven-speed, after listening carefully to my requirements. They cheerfully attached all my accessories and made sure the bike fit me perfectly. The staff there a just as happy to pssshhht that last little bit into your tires at the beginning of spring as they are fixing up a racer's bicycle.
The shop is woman-owned and the staff is at least 50% women, and I'm sure that's the difference. I've had it up to here with guys who stand around talking among themselves, brazenly ignoring a non-spandex wearing woman customer.
~~~A bicycle without fenders is a person without eyebrows.
Are all bikeshops like this?
In my limited experience and town, not anymore, due to the welcome influx of town/comfort bicycles ridden by regular people.
Two decades ago, I took my ten-speed in to a bike shop to be weighed. The guy curled his lip at my hi-ten frame and non-alloy parts, as if he were hoisting a giant cow patty on the scales. "Ewww! She's not even wearing a jersey with a banana pocket in the back!" said his thought balloon.
Today, my local bike shop is the place that sold me my Biria Easy-Boarding seven-speed, after listening carefully to my requirements. They cheerfully attached all my accessories and made sure the bike fit me perfectly. The staff there a just as happy to pssshhht that last little bit into your tires at the beginning of spring as they are fixing up a racer's bicycle.
The shop is woman-owned and the staff is at least 50% women, and I'm sure that's the difference. I've had it up to here with guys who stand around talking among themselves, brazenly ignoring a non-spandex wearing woman customer.
~~~A bicycle without fenders is a person without eyebrows.
08-20-19, 06:53 AM
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Why do I suddenly feel the desire to buy a Biria Easy-Boarding seven-speed bicycle?
08-20-19, 08:04 AM
#80
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I used to live somewhere that really didn’t have a bike shop, and also places with maybe only one nearby, and not too great, so I ordered a LOT online.
I was so excited to move somewhere that had a lot of shops with great reputations.
Now, I order a lot online, after crappy experiences at 3 of them. The 4th is just way overpriced. I’m willing to pay more for a good LBS, but their pricing exceeds my limit.
Plus, I’m a better mechanic than most shop mechanics.
I was so excited to move somewhere that had a lot of shops with great reputations.
Now, I order a lot online, after crappy experiences at 3 of them. The 4th is just way overpriced. I’m willing to pay more for a good LBS, but their pricing exceeds my limit.
Plus, I’m a better mechanic than most shop mechanics.
08-21-19, 08:27 AM
#81
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That's where the fine art of communication, or dare I say persuasion, comes in at. Most people can see reason when its explained clearly enough to them. If all else fails, try compare and contrast: fixing the old one vs getting a new one. That usually always works on me.
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