Originally Posted by
preston811
I dunno, you should go into them with an open mind, rather than deciding what you want before even seeing it. It's how I found my Steamroller.
i don't want to get off-topic, but i've had a couple of bad experiences with shops being uncool about my lack of knowledge, lack of interest in what they had in stock, etc.
i had one guy try to sell me on a bike that was clearly too small for me.
another guy - i asked him about FG bikes and he said "pph, why would you want one of those?"
another shop only had one FG in stock, not my size.
who do they treat nicely? the guys in there to buy trek madone's.
so i obsessively research online, bother you guys with my questions, and just go in there ready to buy.