Originally Posted by
vins0010
A LBS sold her a bike, saying she easily could later put a rack on it. The next season she went back for this. They told her the bike wouldn't take a rack and weren't sure they could put one on, but they could try (no guarantees - but she'd still get to pay for the part and labor).
They could have been talking about a Shimano rack, then they'd be telling the truth.