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Bikeshops that laugh at your bike
It's old, worn and unfashionable, but it is mine.
When I take it to a bike shop for service or parts, those shops whose employees s****** at it are put on my boycott list. Does anyone else have these feelings to bike shops? |
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Bikeshops that laugh at your bike
"Man with no pigs." wrote in message
... It's old, worn and unfashionable, but it is mine. When I take it to a bike shop for service or parts, those shops whose employees s****** at it are put on my boycott list. Does anyone else have these feelings to bike shops? I have total sh*tters and if anyone laughs at them, more often than not it's me! Maybe you should not take it so personally and be happy with the knowledge that your old, unfashionable bike is still going strong and you are still happy with it. You get the last laugh anyway when those evil "upgraders" have to rush out and buy 10 speed Dura-Ace or something... bye bye cash!! ;-) hippy |
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"Man with no pigs." wrote in message
... It's old, worn and unfashionable, but it is mine. When I take it to a bike shop for service or parts, those shops whose employees s****** at it are put on my boycott list. Does anyone else have these feelings to bike shops? I have total sh*tters and if anyone laughs at them, more often than not it's me! Maybe you should not take it so personally and be happy with the knowledge that your old, unfashionable bike is still going strong and you are still happy with it. You get the last laugh anyway when those evil "upgraders" have to rush out and buy 10 speed Dura-Ace or something... bye bye cash!! ;-) hippy |
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Bikeshops that laugh at your bike
Man With No Pig wrote:
It's old, worn and unfashionable, but it is mine. When I take it to a bike shop for service or parts, those shops whose employees s****** at it are put on my boycott list. Does anyone else have these feelings to bike shops? They may laugh at my bike , but hey! It gets ridden -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Man With No Pig wrote:
It's old, worn and unfashionable, but it is mine. When I take it to a bike shop for service or parts, those shops whose employees s****** at it are put on my boycott list. Does anyone else have these feelings to bike shops? They may laugh at my bike , but hey! It gets ridden -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Bikeshops that laugh at your bike
: Does anyone else have these feelings to bike shops?
: : I have total sh*tters and if anyone laughs at them, more : often than not it's me! Yeah. Same here. I laugh at my crap but it still works. Replaced a few bits on it over the years and do most of my own maintenance using the Bartlett But there is a difference between a good natured s****** and being insulted. I just wont buy anything from ugly people. Peter |
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: Does anyone else have these feelings to bike shops?
: : I have total sh*tters and if anyone laughs at them, more : often than not it's me! Yeah. Same here. I laugh at my crap but it still works. Replaced a few bits on it over the years and do most of my own maintenance using the Bartlett But there is a difference between a good natured s****** and being insulted. I just wont buy anything from ugly people. Peter |
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"Man with no pigs." wrote in message ... It's old, worn and unfashionable, but it is mine. When I take it to a bike shop for service or parts, those shops whose employees s****** at it are put on my boycott list. Does anyone else have these feelings to bike shops? I am sorry that you have no pigs. That is surely cause for great concern. As far as bikeshops go, my pet peeve is when people at a bike shop (or car dealer, or mechanics generally for that matter) treat you as an idiot simply because you're female. I race road bikes, and am fairly knowledgeable about my bikes. I do my own maintenance because I don't trust anyone else to do it. I find it extremely frustrating when I go into a bike shop to buy bits for my bikes, having carefully researched (usually via the net) what I need, only to be treated like an idiot because I want a such and such, and to have to explain to some pimply teenager why I want it. Like most people, I've found a couple of local shops (or more accurately a couple of individual people in local shops) that know me and my bikes, and actually offer useful advice when I ask for it, rather than patronising crap. As a result of this, these shops get pretty much all my money, which is not negligible, as I have a fairly serious biking addiction. Regards, Suzy |
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"Man with no pigs." wrote in message ... It's old, worn and unfashionable, but it is mine. When I take it to a bike shop for service or parts, those shops whose employees s****** at it are put on my boycott list. Does anyone else have these feelings to bike shops? I am sorry that you have no pigs. That is surely cause for great concern. As far as bikeshops go, my pet peeve is when people at a bike shop (or car dealer, or mechanics generally for that matter) treat you as an idiot simply because you're female. I race road bikes, and am fairly knowledgeable about my bikes. I do my own maintenance because I don't trust anyone else to do it. I find it extremely frustrating when I go into a bike shop to buy bits for my bikes, having carefully researched (usually via the net) what I need, only to be treated like an idiot because I want a such and such, and to have to explain to some pimply teenager why I want it. Like most people, I've found a couple of local shops (or more accurately a couple of individual people in local shops) that know me and my bikes, and actually offer useful advice when I ask for it, rather than patronising crap. As a result of this, these shops get pretty much all my money, which is not negligible, as I have a fairly serious biking addiction. Regards, Suzy |
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Bikeshops that laugh at your bike
Man with no pigs. wrote in message
... It's old, worn and unfashionable, but it is mine. When I take it to a bike shop for service or parts, those shops whose employees s****** at it are put on my boycott list. Does anyone else have these feelings to bike shops? As someone that works with a lot of crusty old bikes, I do sometimes chuckle at peoples old favourites. Part of it is that I admire when someone has ridden their beast into the ground over many years. Means that it is being used at least. When it all comes down to it though, you can buy a pretty decent second hand bike for only a couple hundred bucks, so the cost of maintaining an old beast becomes prohibitive, especially when you start replacing clusters and chains etc. And there is no substitute for something with gears and brakes that work properly. I have nothing but scorn for these dickhead yuppies that buy a new $1000+ bike and leave it out to die in the rain while they drive everywhere. --- DFM |
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