There is one bike shop in my area that has the same policy for the store. They have a rack right outside the front door where you can leave your bike. They only let you bring it in to the shop area, which they built with a separate entrance. Most of the guys at this shop are tools and know about as much as my 6 year-old about bikes. It is astonishing to watch these guys in action answering questions or pitching a particular line or bike. It is freakin' amazing.

There is another shop in my area where you can basically ride your bike in through the front door straight back to the shop area. Not a lot of people do it, but I have seen it done many times. Nobody even thinks anything of it. They have the store set up so that a person can wheel their bike in and have plenty of room. Most of the guys at this shop know their stuff and are really interested in making sure that you do too if you give them the time to work with you.

I never thought about that before but funny how it works out.