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Old 06-19-11, 07:31 PM
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I got home today. Which is a lot different then the last couple days. I'm kickin it at home. going to take a shower then go met up with some friends and kick it Midnight Ridazz style, in the park, with a brew and a Black and Mild wine flavored wood tip.

For the homies who can't be here.
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Originally Posted by uketastic
A few days ago at the shop I work at some guy came in and started *****ing because one of our mechanics said his bike wouldn't be done for a few days. His argument was that he was a commuter and he rides everyday therefore he should get put to the front of the line. Our mechanic politely told him that 80% of our customers are commuters and ride every day (statistic not based on fact) so he'd have to wait. The guy got super pissed off so our head mechanic yelled at him to get out and find another shop but he ended up still leaving his bike.

He came to pick it up today, right as we were closing, and yelled at us again because he said we miscommunicated with him and put on more expensive cranks than he wanted even though they were the only ones that would work for his bottom bracket and we told him that. My manager told him to leave so he ended up not paying at all and then said he'd tell everyone he knows never to come to our shop again.

He made a huge deal out of nothing because he wasn't the most special person of the bunch and caused a whole ruckus while we were closing. I'll be glad to never see him again.
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unfortunately there will always be bad customers like that. that it got that bad, and that it ended so poorly, is not always a necessary outcome of such a situation. your manager is a bad manager.

Your shop probably could have handled it better; politely telling him he's just like eight out of ten customers is dumb... you should have said "we do good work that takes time and we finish customers bikes on time... we don't make others wait because someone else thinks they're more important. if you want that, go find a shop with a lot of unfinished bikes around and throw money at the mechanic until they compromise their integrity."

really when it comes down to it, your manager sucks. the manager is there to make sure those situations don't get to that point and don't end like that.

and even if your manager doesn't suck... because honestly i don't know how it went and your manager may not have had any chance to intervene... striknein's right ... can't please everyone. that kind of interaction is part of retail.

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Originally Posted by avner
I got home today. Which is a lot different then the last couple days. I'm kickin it at home. going to take a shower then go met up with some friends and kick it Midnight Ridazz style, in the park, with a brew and a Black and Mild wine flavored wood tip.

For the homies who can't be here.
I cannot endorse your choice in tobacco product, but it's always good to pour a little out for friends that have been lost along the way

edit: Went for a ride to a local park with my girlfriend, I gave her a purple Kilo on Friday night and this was her first chance to ride it. She got used to fixed surprisingly quickly and it fits her perfectly.

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Old 06-19-11, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by hamish5178
I cannot endorse your choice in tobacco product, but it's always good to pour a little out for friends that have been lost along the way

edit: Went for a ride to a local park with my girlfriend, I gave her a purple Kilo on Friday night and this was her first chance to ride it. She got used to fixed surprisingly quickly and it fits her perfectly.

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I cannot endorse my own choice in tobacco products. But it's what works.
Epic gift to a hopefully epic girl.

Also,

took a shower, looked down and saw dirt in the water. <3 being a rida. Also, I shaved.
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Originally Posted by cc700
unfortunately there will always be bad customers like that. that it got that bad, and that it ended so poorly, is not always a necessary outcome of such a situation. your manager is a bad manager.

Your shop probably could have handled it better; politely telling him he's just like eight out of ten customers is dumb... you should have said "we do good work that takes time and we finish customers bikes on time... we don't make others wait because someone else thinks they're more important. if you want that, go find a shop with a lot of unfinished bikes around and throw money at the mechanic until they compromise their integrity."

really when it comes down to it, your manager sucks. the manager is there to make sure those situations don't get to that point and don't end like that.

and even if your manager doesn't suck... because honestly i don't know how it went and your manager may not have had any chance to intervene... striknein's right ... can't please everyone. that kind of interaction is part of retail.
I'd prefer to show a guy like that the door early, rather than continue a relationship that ends up costing the shop money. The mechanic had the right idea from the beginning, they should have left that bike there and not touched it until the ****** came to pick it up.

It sounded like that relationship was crap from the outset, and the mistake was made in trying to salvage it.
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Old 06-19-11, 08:43 PM
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Today spent the morning at the pumptrack, wiped down the dj bike, got cleaned up, dropped car off to get the brakes replaced. Finally ended the day with a easy ride up and down the home road.
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Originally Posted by avner
I cannot endorse my own choice in tobacco products. But it's what works.
Epic gift to a hopefully epic girl.
Honestly I've never actually had more than a puff or two of off a Black/Mild, the smell just makes me feel bad. Do you smoke cigarettes? I like to roll them occasionally from American Spirit, just had one a couple minutes ago while enjoying this cool evening.

And yes, a wonderful girl
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Old 06-19-11, 11:37 PM
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I installed one of my subs and an amp in my new car. Still waiting for the special volvo part to hook everything up to the head unit though.

Ever since i can remember i been poppin' my collar poppin' poppin' my collar poppin' poppin' my collar.

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Old 06-19-11, 11:57 PM
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Traveled back to the yay area.
Caught up with some gaming on my gaming computer after a long hiatus away from home, duke nukem forever and alice madness. Still can't believe the monstrocity in mass (there's a quite generous power to mass ratio through heh) booted up and ran without a hitch after this dormancy, countless back updates to do through.

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Seriously ghetto pic bro, taken with a CFL instead of a proper ring light (relates to second guy) and I highly doubt that guy with a rolls royce tattoo on his chest has one or can afford the likes of one in actuality.
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I wouldn't say he's a bad manager, he really didn't have a chance to intervene until the end because the guy had kinda targeted our mechanic and was latching onto blaming him and made it very difficult to deal with. It just kinda shook up everything, I have no idea how it really escalated to the level it did. As far as I know they told him to leave but he left his bike to be worked on anyways and so they serviced it how they thought they should. But yeah, normally things go a lot smoother.

Regardless, the day is over and it's time to move onto the next one. Hopefully there will be some good nice rides and I will acquire the Bianchi Milano Parco I've been wanting.
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I made a pasta sauce that tasted really good before I mixed it with the pasta
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Originally Posted by hairnet
I made a pasta sauce that tasted really good before I mixed it with the pasta
Ever mixed fresh mozzarella with pasta sauce? It sucks all the flavor out of the sauce and makes itself taste great and everything else taste like crap. also
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Old 06-20-11, 04:49 AM
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Today my legs definitely weren't ready for the early morning ride/climbs I put them through and I have a feeling I'll be hobbling around like I'm 80 years old for the rest of the day .
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Today I rode to work 10 miles in this.



With the right frame of mind (and as long as it's not too cold) riding in the rain is fun. Just have to remember to give yourself a few extra feet stopping distance... The lightning was a little scary but mostly just cool looking. Made me feel even more badass.
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This weekend I made some major progress forward in training. My half-ass training program is sort of effective, haha:

Quoting my post in the track forum:


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I finally got my bike dialed in...half-way through the season.

I've been doing lots of evaluating and reevaluating of my bike, bike fit, and riding position. It's been driving me nuts. Now with the 130mm stem and these new bars I'm FINALLY in the most comfortable and powerful position ever, which have resulted in lots of PBs in the last week or two. Including a PB solo top speed (two days in a row) and flying 200M time

My self-fitting had me in a week and inefficient position. An expert bike fit is FREE POWER and EFFICIENCY. Well...maybe not free. But, well worth the fit fee.


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Old 06-20-11, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by misskaz
Today I rode to work 10 miles in this.



With the right frame of mind (and as long as it's not too cold) riding in the rain is fun. Just have to remember to give yourself a few extra feet stopping distance... The lightning was a little scary but mostly just cool looking. Made me feel even more badass.
The storm this morning was sweet. The storm going from the burbs towards Chicago wasn't as bad as the rain two weeks ago (couldn't see past 10 feet on the highway due to the torrential downpour), but there was some really cool lightning.

That being said, I don't really enjoy riding in the rain if I'm trying to go somewhere. I'll occasionally go ride in the rain for fun, though.

@ carleton - Your bike looks like a fighter jet and is pretty awesome.
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I slept through my alarm and had to drive to work..awful.
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Originally Posted by yummygooey
The storm this morning was sweet. The storm going from the burbs towards Chicago wasn't as bad as the rain two weeks ago (couldn't see past 10 feet on the highway due to the torrential downpour), but there was some really cool lightning.

That being said, I don't really enjoy riding in the rain if I'm trying to go somewhere. I'll occasionally go ride in the rain for fun, though.
I'm super lucky because there is a free fitness center with lockers/showers/towel service in my office building. So I don't mind getting sopping wet from rain or sweat or both because I just shower and change into my work clothes once I get here. My only concern today is my bike shoes - they are soaked and even with the insoles out and the shoes/insoles sitting on the A/C vents all day, they may still be soggy for the ride home.
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Originally Posted by yummygooey
@ carleton - Your bike looks like a fighter jet and is pretty awesome.
Thanks!
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Pshaw. Needs a muckybrake.
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Originally Posted by cc700
Your shop probably could have handled it better; politely telling him he's just like eight out of ten customers is dumb... you should have said "we do good work that takes time and we finish customers bikes on time... we don't make others wait because someone else thinks they're more important. if you want that, go find a shop with a lot of unfinished bikes around and throw money at the mechanic until they compromise their integrity."
I think the highlighted part is extremely hostile to the customer and opens the door to a lot more arguing.

And I think there are instances in which it is reasonable to repair a bike before others that were brought in first, but that depends on the particular circumstances. If it wasn't reasonable to do so in this case, just say that you have other customers who are expecting their bikes back on schedule.
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Today I spotted this parked in a campus bike lot:

[Image of weird blue four-wheeled "bike" with chair-like seats]
Saw it again today, same place ... it's a Rhoades Car ... https://www.rhoadescar.com/cycle-car.html
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Today I spent about an hour at a Co-Op thingy in Harrisburg PA, they had a Red/White Centurion Accordo that only needed wheels and a Raleigh Technium 400 that I dug. Unfortunately both the forks were totally shot.



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Wow... My co-op only has half that many bikes, if that.
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