Originally Posted by
longbeachgary
I'm not sure why that question would send up a red flag. Why waste your time showing you bikes that you can't afford or have no interest in. If it's fun to go into a bike shop and make believe that you know nothing about bikes just for sport, maybe you need another hobby.
It should be an early question, but not the first one.
It absolutely makes no sense to start showing bikes until you know what type of riding is intended, a bit about the rider, and what the budget is. But trying to nail down the money before figuring out the rider tells you what the focus of the person selling is.