Agreed. If the kid working in the store in this case were trained properly to know the goods they sell, Trek for example, I would think he would bring up the Trek 520. Sometimes workers in shops have little knowledge or training. When that's the case, it's a bummer to shop there for anything where you do need their assistance. Creating a good shop requires a lot of care and vision.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 15, 2015, at 4:13 AM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Perhaps it's the shop and the staff. There are several bikes in the big > manufacturers' lines that could serve as "sensible, versatile road bikes". > >> On 09/14/2015 06:42 PM, Anne Paulson wrote: >> Here's the next step in the story of my online friend who wants to buy >> a new bike to replace the $500 step-through bike she's been riding for >> an hour to two hours every day for exercise. She reports: >> >> I went to Richardson Bike mart again, told them my needs, told them my >> last bike was a Trek step in around $500 and that I was ready to >> upgrade to a really good bike. I told him my frustrations with the >> Trek, my habits, my goals, etc. The guy pulls out another step in that >> is $649 and offered zero additional features/benefits. >> >> I was so irritated. I said, "wow, I was willing to go as high as $2000 >> for something really nice, but what you're showing me is basically the >> same thing." So either he wasn't listening, or doesn't think I look >> like a non-beginner, or he was just trying to unload a discontinued >> bike. >> >> ****************************** >> >> (this is Anne again:) Several people here disrecommended Richardson-- >> now I see why!-- and recommended she look at something like a Surly >> Cross-Check at Oak Cliff Bikes. So that will be her next step. I don't >> know if she wasn't taken seriously because she is a woman, or if the >> sales people don't understand anything but racing bikes and low-end >> shopping bikes because that's all their shop carries, but it's so >> frustrating that bike shops can't sell people sensible bikes even when >> the people ask for sensible bikes and are willing to pay for them. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
