Same here. Gave a friend of mine an old Raleigh Sport and he went to an lbs to inquire about a pump. He told me the sales guy seemed 'somewhat annoyed' and just 'didn't want to deal' with his questions. I've personally dealt w/this aggravatingly condescending attitude a number of times until I made the decision to shop online for most of my needs. I only go to an lbs as a last resort. If I run into a sticky problem I can post here to the mechanic's thread and I've got a real good friend who's a great bike mechanic just a phone call away.

Love this article. It's about time major players got involved in utility/commuter bikes. Isn't it funny how the selected designs are all so similar to the Raleigh 3 speeds?