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Old 01-26-10 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by echotraveler
Hi guys,

A good friend of mine gave me a pair of mtn bike clip pedals. he says that since im riding every day i would enjoy their use. so i rode after work to the LBS to check some shoes...i was very pumped! my first pair of cycling shoes.

Parked my 1965 Moulton inside the store, and ask the guy to show me some shoes, he said they have no shoe my size at the moment. so i ask when are they going to have my size, and he interrupts "what bike do you own that uses clips?" i knew were he was going with this ... i reply "for my bike, the pedals are original form 1965, so i guess an upgrade is due" ... he gives me the look "i cant recomend you to use clips on this bike, because this bike is only good to go from point a to b, its not a high performance bicycle"....

SUPER DOWNER! i couldn't say a thing! from my point of view my only other response would be a sarcastic mad violent one...so i guess i did what was right, swallow my pride, and RIDE from point B, to point C, to point A (home)

one thing is for sure! i wont be buying my first cycling shoes form this LBS!

I wanna try clips, to see if there's a performance difference with the back stroke...
If the owner(s) of that store encourage this type of snobbery, they're in for a rough time in this economic climate. People show their displeasure with their pocket books and through word-of-mouth. Customer goodwill is an actual business asset evaluated when valuing a company. If you have such poor business practices and/or people skills, your business will wilt and die on the vine (pretty quickly). (Brand/Product) Snobbery might have been used as a sales tool during the era of easy credit when people were stupidly willing to go into debt on the belief that if they owned a house it's value would appreciate continuously. It's no long a viable tool. Businesses that don't modify their behaviors aren't going to be around too long and I say good riddance.
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