Originally Posted by
CoyoteEatsGirl
Seriously, though. LBS employees are just kind of weird, slightly offensive people. I wish I knew why; maybe it's part of their job description.
I had a mechanic that made funny comments about my legs at my old LBS. There's weird legends about the crabby guy that owns the place on the edge of the city. My current mechanic asks me when I'm getting married every time I come in.
As much as I hate to say it, if you want pleasantries and politeness you're probably going to have to shop at Performance. It seems like everyone has something to say about the attitudes at their LBS.
THIS
not to sound condescending, but if bike shop workers were high brow, they probably would be doing something else. most of them tend to be rough around the edges
the guy probably didn't mean to attack you, he probably was just blunt and had no little voice in his head telling him to filter what he should say
that said, id buy somewhere else too