Carpe Velo
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 2,519
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '90 Bianchi Volpe,'94 Yokota Grizzly Peak, Yokota Enterprise, '16 Diamondback Haanjo, '91 Bianchi Boardwalk, Ellsworth cruiser
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Not all LBS's are the same, and even in a good one, you can get an employee that doesn't know much. Went into one local shop this summer, shopping for a hybrid or flat bar road bike for my wife. When we walked in the door, the young man who approached us must have sized us up as grandpa & grandma, not knowing I was an enthusiast and had been a customer there for 10+ years. He took us over to a heavy looking hot pink cruiser and proposed that as the perfect bike. Didn't even talk to us to ask what we had in mind. Then we went over to Performance, which sees regular derision in the forums. The guy actually recognized me as a regular and talked to us to find out her specific needs and wants before he made any recommendations.