Originally Posted by
operator
No, you just read that wrong. I wasn't at all slagging them. I was just curious because two of my former co-workers (good on them) left urbane to work there. Two of some of the best people i've ever worked with. I pretty much took out the entire service dept. when I left last summer (won't say more on a public forum).
I've seen some not so pro-wrenching come from bikes built at that shop last summer but who knows.
I was up at La Bicicletta a couple times over the past week and dealt with one of the dudes who used to be at Urbane (bald guy). Really nice guy, remembered me from Urbane and helped me out a bunch with picking up an HRM and a saddle for the new (to me) road bike. Was super helpful when I went back because my computer didn't come with the instructions and the heart rate sensor wouldn't link. Very nice guy and spent some time just chatting with him even after I'd paid for my purchases and was on my way out.
FWIW all the people I dealt with at la bicicletta were remarkably nice, didn't catch any attitude for being in a shop where every bike is way outside my price range from anyone but one customer who shot me dirty looks, but you can't really control that.
In other news, really really enjoying the geared bike. Still like my fixed for darting around in traffic but getting outside the city and being able to hold 40 km/h on the flats really really rules.