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A real LBS
I discovered a real Bike Shop in my area. After so much reading on
this Newgroup I actually realized that the bike shop I was going to was not the same kind of bike shop you all were talking about. So I found one in Montclair NJ. I am very familiar with this town...yet I did not know anything about this shop. I saw the TREK bikes you speak of, and all the equipment you talk about. I talked to a person who was on a team. It was fascinating. I also realized that bikes can cost a freakin' fortune. It was a real education I'll tell ya. Now maybe I will understand a little more when reading these threads. BECAUSE.......Sometimes while reading I feel like I am lost in space. I never try to comment on things I do not understand. I let go of trying to be a pompous idiot years ago. I plan to visit the shop more often just to talk to people. The cyclists in there were fascinating. Just like this newsgroup. ;-) I am really glad I found the shop. http://hometown.aol.com/lbuset/ |
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Find a local riding club, too. The members will have years of experience,
and are by far the nicest people you will meet this side of a Square Dancing club. Pat in TX |
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Maggie wrote:
I discovered a real Bike Shop in my area. After so much reading on this Newgroup I actually realized that the bike shop I was going to was not the same kind of bike shop you all were talking about. So I found one in Montclair NJ. I am very familiar with this town...yet I did not know anything about this shop. I saw the TREK bikes you speak of, and all the equipment you talk about. I talked to a person who was on a team. It was fascinating. I also realized that bikes can cost a freakin' fortune. It was a real education I'll tell ya. Now maybe I will understand a little more when reading these threads. BECAUSE.......Sometimes while reading I feel like I am lost in space. I never try to comment on things I do not understand. I let go of trying to be a pompous idiot years ago. I plan to visit the shop more often just to talk to people. The cyclists in there were fascinating. Just like this newsgroup. ;-) I am really glad I found the shop. Cool. Every shop needs a groupie :-P Bill "just tryin' out a new smiley thing" S. |
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In article ,
Maggie wrote: It was fascinating. I also realized that bikes can cost a freakin' fortune. Bikes can cost a lot, but so can houses or cars. The cheapest bike (that fits well) from a real bike shop will be adequate for almost any beginning rider. An entry level road bike will cost around $600 and it can easily handle 100 mile bike rides efficiently and comfortably. Yes, you can spend $6000 on a dream racing bike, but it is not going to be 10 times (or even 10%) faster. |
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"B i l l S o r n s o n" wrote in message . ..
Cool. Every shop needs a groupie :-P Bill "just tryin' out a new smiley thing" S. That is an extremely fine new smiley thing Bill. I like this one. ;o I think it reminds me of someone I once knew. http://hometown.aol.com/lbuset/ |
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I discovered a real Bike Shop in my area. After so much reading on
this Newgroup I actually realized that the bike shop I was going to was not the same kind of bike shop you all were talking about. So I found one in Montclair NJ. I am very familiar with this town...yet I did not know anything about this shop. I saw the TREK bikes you speak of, and all the equipment you talk about. I talked to a person who was on a team. It was fascinating. I also realized that bikes can cost a freakin' fortune. It was a real education I'll tell ya. Now maybe I will understand a little more when reading these threads. BECAUSE.......Sometimes while reading I feel like I am lost in space. I never try to comment on things I do not understand. I let go of trying to be a pompous idiot years ago. I plan to visit the shop more often just to talk to people. The cyclists in there were fascinating. Just like this newsgroup. ;-) I am really glad I found the shop. A "real" bike shop isn't the one with all the fancy bikes and cool displays and perhaps especially not the one frequented by team folk (it could be, but it's often not). A "real" bike shop is the one whose primary mission is to get you out on a bike, an appropriate bike for the opportunities in your area. A real bike shop is more interested in understanding *your* dreams than yakking about their own recent accomplishments. A "real" bike shop wants to make sure that, whoever you are, the most painful thing you can do is walk past your bike and not be able to ride it. Maybe something's not quite right with it- a little gear adjustment, perhaps the stem's a bit too long, whatever. A "real" bike shop tries to make sure you're as comfortable as possible bringing it back into the store when something like that is the case, because they find it terribly painful when a customer brings a bike in four years after they bought it, with virtually zero miles on it, because some little, easily-correctable thing made it no fun to ride (and they worry about how many other bikes sit in garages, unridden, and not known about, for the very same reasons). That, to me, is a "real" bike shop. It's not easy trying to be that shop, but it's a lot more rewarding. I often wish I could do a better job being that kind of shop, but just defining it once in a while (like now) helps me to keep focus. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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Red Cloud wrote:
Even $600,000 Shimono all made Gold bike can't even beat 60 buck made-in-china bike. I told you these folks are not a real biker. You don't see a European real bike in Ameriac. American bikers is like a Hollywood. Worst paragraph is Usenet history! (Or at least this week...) -- BS (no, really) |
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:52:46 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote: A "real" bike shop isn't the one with all the fancy bikes and cool displays and perhaps especially not the one frequented by team folk (it could be, but it's often not). A "real" bike shop is the one whose primary mission is to get you out on a bike, an appropriate bike for the opportunities in your area. A real bike shop is more interested in understanding *your* dreams than yakking about their own recent accomplishments. A "real" bike shop wants to make sure that, whoever you are, the most painful thing you can do is walk past your bike and not be able to ride it. Maybe something's not quite right with it- a little gear adjustment, perhaps the stem's a bit too long, whatever. A "real" bike shop tries to make sure you're as comfortable as possible bringing it back into the store when something like that is the case, because they find it terribly painful when a customer brings a bike in four years after they bought it, with virtually zero miles on it, because some little, easily-correctable thing made it no fun to ride (and they worry about how many other bikes sit in garages, unridden, and not known about, for the very same reasons). That, to me, is a "real" bike shop. It's not easy trying to be that shop, but it's a lot more rewarding. I often wish I could do a better job being that kind of shop, but just defining it once in a while (like now) helps me to keep focus. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com I bet people come from all over just to visit your shop too. I know if I were within 3-4 hours driving I'd stop by just to say hi! -B |
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"Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote in message . com... I discovered a real Bike Shop in my area. After so much reading on this Newgroup I actually realized that the bike shop I was going to was not the same kind of bike shop you all were talking about. So I found one in Montclair NJ. I am very familiar with this town...yet I did not know anything about this shop. I saw the TREK bikes you speak of, and all the equipment you talk about. I talked to a person who was on a team. It was fascinating. I also realized that bikes can cost a freakin' fortune. It was a real education I'll tell ya. Now maybe I will understand a little more when reading these threads. BECAUSE.......Sometimes while reading I feel like I am lost in space. I never try to comment on things I do not understand. I let go of trying to be a pompous idiot years ago. I plan to visit the shop more often just to talk to people. The cyclists in there were fascinating. Just like this newsgroup. ;-) I am really glad I found the shop. A "real" bike shop isn't the one with all the fancy bikes and cool displays and perhaps especially not the one frequented by team folk (it could be, but it's often not). A "real" bike shop is the one whose primary mission is to get you out on a bike, an appropriate bike for the opportunities in your area. A real bike shop is more interested in understanding *your* dreams than yakking about their own recent accomplishments. A "real" bike shop wants to make sure that, whoever you are, the most painful thing you can do is walk past your bike and not be able to ride it. Maybe something's not quite right with it- a little gear adjustment, perhaps the stem's a bit too long, whatever. A "real" bike shop tries to make sure you're as comfortable as possible bringing it back into the store when something like that is the case, because they find it terribly painful when a customer brings a bike in four years after they bought it, with virtually zero miles on it, because some little, easily-correctable thing made it no fun to ride (and they worry about how many other bikes sit in garages, unridden, and not known about, for the very same reasons). That, to me, is a "real" bike shop. It's not easy trying to be that shop, but it's a lot more rewarding. I often wish I could do a better job being that kind of shop, but just defining it once in a while (like now) helps me to keep focus. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com Excellent description of a good bike shop, Mike. I feel I've been lucky enough to find one like this in my area. I had a ton of question when I purchased my first road bike this year. I had never owned a bike with Presta valves and they took the time to show me how to put air in them, how to use my clipless pedals and shoes, etc. They've made the experience a very pleasant one. Beverly |
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