Originally Posted by
bikemeister
Took my new-built F&S 3-speed rear wheel into the local Perfomance store last week, wanting to check out their inventory of 26" tires. (I had the hub laced to a Mavic rim I had picked up.) Put it on the counter, and asked the two gentlemen if I could get some advice on a tire that would work for me. The older guy says, "Well, SOMEBODY might find that wheel useful!"
What the heck is this? Just because it's not a $700, 10-speed, top of the liner that they sold me, they treat it like chopped liver??
Do any of you guys get this attitude? (Needless to say, I didn't buy any tires.)
It's sounds like the older guy is not quite old enough to appreciate the hub, and to old to recognize they are becoming popular again. He probably has the same attitude toward 28c tires, Nitto bars, generator hubs, and fenders.