Originally Posted by
ColonelSanders
It is a very sad fact of life that people who work in bike shops, often seem less enthused and therefor often less knowledgeable than the sorts of excited hobbyists that are found on this forum.
In fact some of the salespeople in bike stores are unbelievably ignorant on bikes and the associated issues involved.
Very true. Unfortunately, I tend to take LBS guys at their word, when I should take their word with a grain of salt, and then come here for the "real dirt"