So is your LBS older-rider friendly?[/QUOTE]

The local shop is quite friendly to me. I spend money there, don't crab about the price, don't expect parts that were obsolete 20 yrs ago to be in stock, and I'm not condescending towards their employees. I buy the same stuff that the general population buys, so why would there be an age issue. Maybe it is less about the store, and more about individual expectations