Originally Posted by
mzeffex
You apparently live in the DC metro area. There are a lot better places to go than performance. Performance is okay, but you don't get the kind of service you get at other real bike shops *cough* papillon cycles *cough*. Maybe you should go to a real bike store (Papillon cycles).
Based on what I have seen 95% of what makes a bike shop good or bad is the employee on the floor. The performance bike shop I am looking at has at lease one good employee. This being said, I will don't trust sales people.
As far as the particular bike, I am looking online to get that price. I think the bike is a Fuji. If I can figure out some basics on my own, I will be able to sort out if the employees at a store know what they are talking about or are just trying to sell.