Originally Posted by $0.00/Gal
So my girlfriend and I picked up a 1976 Raleigh Grand Prix for her to ride this summer. She wants me to convert it to singlespeed because she's "never going to change gears anyway."
I've never done this crap before because I ride track bikes and road bikes, so I go into performance and everything is friendly until I say "I want to convert her bike to singlespeed." Then everything turns smug and rude.
It's AWESOME when bike store employees assume you know nothing about bike mechanics and treat you like a ******. AWESOME.
If it wasn't for their SUPER LOW OUT THE DOOR PRICES I'd never go back.
Did you say "I want to convert this bike to singlespeed, I've never done this crap before" or "I want to convert this bike to singlespeed, I'm experienced in fixing bikes, I just need some guidance on the parts I need"?
Seems to me like they'd have to assume you didn't know what you were doing. Most people who walk into Performance don't. It's not Yojimbo's, man.