spikedtires

I usually lurk without posting, but i noticed this story that a few of you may enjoy. It does mention that the bike was a Cervélo .

https://valleywag.gawker.com/5201137/...over-4000-bike

According to the AP, Cisco executives like Joe Burton are brave technology warriors, building the networking giant's post-recession future. According to a guy who runs a Bay Area bike shop, though, Burton's a jackass.

Burton is the CTO of Cisco's unified communications group. But he's not very good at that person-to-person communication thing.

According to a profile he created on PeopleJar, Burton characterizes himself as an amateur cyclist. Apparently enraged that his custom-built $4,000 Cervélo was a day late, Burton stormed into Cyclepath, a bike shop in Pleasanton, Calif., to get a final fitting. When told he'd have to wait 15 minutes while other customers got served, Burton started letting loose on the salesman, according to Cyclepath owner Joel Davis.

After a salesman apologized for the delay and asked if there was anything he could do, the Cisco executive let loose with an acidic reply. "Be sorry you are that way, not that I feel that way," Burton said, according to a written report of his encounter. "I hope you die." After Davis called Burton to complain, Burton told him, "Under no uncertain terms will I ever ****ing apologize to any member of your ****ing staff." Davis says Burton finally relented after he told him that Cyclepath customers were willing to testify about his behavior to the police, and offered the Cyclepath employee an apology that Davis characterized as "half-hearted."

We'd like to know: Are Cisco's labs developing a solution to prevent the likes of Burton from communicating with anyone, anytime, ever?

RichinPeoria

Cervélo? late delivery? who's ever heard of such a thing?

challaday

But don't Cervelos come stock with entitlement? What else would entice you to buy the fashion-of-the-day bike?

CrimsonKarter21

This guy is the polar opposite of Rad55 and his Tete.

twocoasttb

He was probably pissed off about the cable routing.

kergin

What a piece of dirt.

thefatguy

Wow.

patentcad

I did that too.

fauxto nick

$4000... custom built...?

What was he buying an S1 with Dura Ace 7900 or something? Stock R3's start at $5600 and S2's are what $5200?

What a *****.

wanders

Busta Quad

Saying you "hope someone dies" is not a threat. There are people I wish were dead and I have no problem telling them so; that's nothing more than honest expression and is not a "death threat". That being said, the guy is still a dick.

kimconyc

Did anyone read the comments in the article from the OP?





Someone get that guy onto BF; we need more material. It's been a bit slow...

GP

In the old days the shop owner would pick up a wrench and tell the guy to get the **** out. Now we threaten to call the police and discuss it on the internet.

Are we better off now?

FatguyRacer

That bike will be on Craigslist in no time.

kimconyc

Apparently the dude (guy who went nuts) is Cat-3 FWIW...

kergin

cat-3 *******.

Dubbayoo

must be something to do with that "human network" thing they got goin over there.

patentcad

So what's the problem?

Grumpy McTrumpy

I wish I could say that to drummers who drag the tempo.

It doesn't work.

fauxto nick

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

I hate guitarists.

DevDel

Pile on...line starts here... He's an exec, probably buying it with his big bonus...

Maybe Barney Frank will do a group ride to his house in protest

Diesel

I'd love to witness this guy riding his bike in bay area traffic during rush hour! I wonder how long he'll survive with his attitude on the road.

Busta Quad

Must not be much of an exec if he can only afford $4k.

kimconyc

It seems to work in helping (or not hurting) move up the corporate ladder at CSCO. Perhaps he has other skills...

donrhummy

I've met a lot of people like him. Never understand it. What a jerk, must be a very unhappy man.