On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:29 AM, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:23 AM, cyclotourist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > They're $40 retail, so you may just want to go and order them (should be > available by the end of the month). > > > > I thoroughly confused my LBS yesterday when I ordered them. I kind of > like blowing their mind by the weird stuff I get, but it gets a little bit > old having to explain everything to them. Aren't they the professionals? I > mean really, if I owned a shop, I would make it my business to know what > products were coming out, how things were rated, what people were excited > about. Yeah, Salsa Fargos & woodchippers are pretty niche stuff, but still, > they're the professionals right???? > > > > > If it makes you feel better on of the shops around here who sell > pretty much race and mtn bikes only was baffled for a few minutes when > I asked for barrel adjuster screw for a headset mounted brake hanger. > > I eventually pointed out what I was looking for on my bike and they > said "oh does anyone still make those?" > > boggled my mind. > > -sv > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > It's complicated, isn't it. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
