Originally Posted by
Phil_gretz
First, I'm going to agree with the LBS employee. On the Specialized hybrid? Leave it alone.
Now You are telling this guy he can't make his bike look like he wants it to look?
Why? because it is "only" a hybrid, and you think only "road bikes" can try to qualify for the "Hot 'r Not" thread, where people buy hundreds of dollars worth of parts just to get a specific appearance? But hybrids aren't "real" bikes and hybrid riders aren't "real" cyclists so they cannot take pride in how their bikes look?
Originally Posted by
Phil_gretz
Second, why not go in intending to buy the spokes and cables that you really needed, and then once those were taken care of, turn to the additional "want, but don't need" items. That would've made more sense, no?
HE WENT THERE INTENDING TO BUY A HUNDRED BUCKS WORTH OF STUFF HE WANTED!!!!!!!!!
You don't get to decide what other people "want" or "need." You don't get to decide the value of other people's desires or their bikes (unless you arr planning to buy the bike.)
The employee at that shop was an Idiot. If it had been my shop he would have been out the door before the OP was able to walk away.
Sell the Customer what the Customer Wants to Buy. it really isn't a tough concept. For some.