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A sign you would never see on the door of a Bike Shop
"Do not bring your bike into this shop. You are only allowed to bring
your bike into this shop if it has been booked into the workshop. Please leave your bike locked up outside to the cycle stands provided. We do not want wet or muddy bikes in our shop." So why has Specializeds shiny new bike shop on Park Street in Bristol got this sign up on its door? (Or words to that effect). Zero G formally Bike Tech used to allow bikes in when they owned the shop there. They obviously do not want trade from current cyclists in their new shop. |
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A sign you would never see on the door of a Bike Shop
On 01/04/2008 20:02, Martin Dann said,
"Do not bring your bike into this shop. You are only allowed to bring your bike into this shop if it has been booked into the workshop. Please leave your bike locked up outside to the cycle stands provided. We do not want wet or muddy bikes in our shop." So why has Specializeds shiny new bike shop on Park Street in Bristol got this sign up on its door? (Or words to that effect). Zero G formally Bike Tech used to allow bikes in when they owned the shop there. Seems a bit silly as Specialized are known for MTBs, and Ashton Court/Leigh Woods are not exactly a million miles away. They might as well put up a sign saying "We don't want the type of cyclist that is most likely to be in the area and want to buy from us." Or is it a Specialized roadie shop now? Ah - Bike Tech. Those were the days! -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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A sign you would never see on the door of a Bike Shop
Paul Boyd wrote:
On 01/04/2008 20:02, Martin Dann said, "Do not bring your bike into this shop. You are only allowed to bring your bike into this shop if it has been booked into the workshop. Please leave your bike locked up outside to the cycle stands provided. We do not want wet or muddy bikes in our shop." So why has Specializeds shiny new bike shop on Park Street in Bristol got this sign up on its door? (Or words to that effect). Zero G formally Bike Tech used to allow bikes in when they owned the shop there. Seems a bit silly as Specialized are known for MTBs, and Ashton Court/Leigh Woods are not exactly a million miles away. They might as well put up a sign saying "We don't want the type of cyclist that is most likely to be in the area and want to buy from us." Or is it a Specialized roadie shop now? Ah - Bike Tech. Those were the days! It has both road bikes and full-sus mountain bikes. The range of accessories (lights, locks, clothing etc) was not brilliant. They are selling carbon fibre wheels for 1299ukp a pair, a bit more than I would want to pay ;-) Martin. |
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A sign you would never see on the door of a Bike Shop
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:02:38 +0000, Martin Dann wrote:
"Do not bring your bike into this shop. You are only allowed to bring your bike into this shop if it has been booked into the workshop. Please leave your bike locked up outside to the cycle stands provided. We do not want wet or muddy bikes in our shop." I think they mean that they don't want everyone to bring their bikes inside if there's no need to i.e. we'll come outside to have a look if you want us to. A more tactful sign would help though! peter |
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A sign you would never see on the door of a Bike Shop
I think they mean that they don't want everyone to bring their bikes inside if there's no need to i.e. we'll come outside to have a look if you want us to. A more tactful sign would help though! I'd say a more accommodating attitude from the shop would help, one where you could take your bike to the shop without having to plan to carry a lock. This may necessitate that the owners sweep up once in a while. Signs are only a problem if there messages are enforced - if my current favorite LBS enforced that rule, I'd soon swap my favorite LBS! Regards, Duncan |
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A sign you would never see on the door of a Bike Shop
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:26:09 -0500, naked_draughtsman
wrote: A more tactful sign would help though! The word "please" on the start would have gone a long way on its own. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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A sign you would never see on the door of a Bike Shop
Neil Williams wrote:
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:26:09 -0500, naked_draughtsman wrote: A more tactful sign would help though! The word "please" on the start would have gone a long way on its own. I cannot remember the exact words, please may have been there, but I don't think so. I just find the idea of a bike shop not allowing bike to be brought into the shop very strange. Martin. |
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A sign you would never see on the door of a Bike Shop
Martin Dann wrote:
I just find the idea of a bike shop not allowing bike to be brought into the shop very strange. It seems to imply "don't bring it back if it's broken.." |
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A sign you would never see on the door of a Bike Shop
Ekul Namsob wrote:
Martin Dann wrote: Neil Williams wrote: On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:26:09 -0500, naked_draughtsman wrote: A more tactful sign would help though! The word "please" on the start would have gone a long way on its own. I cannot remember the exact words, please may have been there, but I don't think so. I just find the idea of a bike shop not allowing bike to be brought into the shop very strange. I've never felt the need to drive my car into a car showroom and I don't believe that any of my local bike shops would be appreciative if all their customers parked their bikes inside the shop: most just don't have the space. My thoughts as well. If I am just going into the shop for a bit of kit why should I expect to be able to wheel it around as I look at all the shiny stuff. -- Don Whybrow Sequi Bonum Non Time Freedom defined is freedom denied. (Illuminatus) |
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A sign you would never see on the door of a Bike Shop
Martin Dann wrote:
"Do not bring your bike into this shop. You are only allowed to bring your bike into this shop if it has been booked into the workshop. Please leave your bike locked up outside to the cycle stands provided. We do not want wet or muddy bikes in our shop." So why has Specializeds shiny new bike shop on Park Street in Bristol got this sign up on its door? (Or words to that effect). Zero G formally Bike Tech used to allow bikes in when they owned the shop there. They obviously do not want trade from current cyclists in their new shop. If bikes can be left on cycle stands provided outside the shop, why is there a need to bring them in? The local motor factors don't allow customers to bring in their cars or motor-bies in! :-) |
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