Originally Posted by mtb_addict

To be fair to LBS, they can probably tell the moment I walk into the door that I'm not their type of customer.

I was wearing an worn out tee shirt for fixing my bike...with grease on my fingernails...and I was asking for a single speed chain and some cables...all signs that I'm not the type to spend big bucks on a new bike...I don't blame 'em for not giving me the same service as the guy who is drooling over a CF bike.