Originally Posted by
ncfisherman
Not too surprising...though I did see a Next in a 'local legends' shop once(the one time I've been in there). Kinda funny to see something like that next to a tricked out Fandango MTB tandem.
I worked at a shop a ways back that had plenty of dept store bikes come in - partly because of the area and partly because we were the only shop in town. Thankfully, I don't have many of those come my way anymore.
I'd imagine working in a bike shop & fixing up dept store bikes would be kind of like working at a nutritional supplements store & having people come in looking for gimmick weight loss products & the like. I think it would drive me crazy having to decide between explaining how things work to someone who probably lacks the capacity to comprehend why the notion they came in with is wrong, & just biting my tongue & giving them what they think they want at the expense of their (probably) hard-earned money.