BMX tires in a 650B size? Are these for adult BMX bikes? Since the mechanic suggested "why not go with what you have?" & you agreed, I think you have a basis to return the BMX tires & get the ones you thought you were getting. In good faith, the owner should have at least called you to let you know he'd made a change. Probably really busy, didn't have time, etc., but since you're not 100% satisfied AND you brought it in with something you liked, I'd suggest giving it a try. You said the mechanic was nice, that's worth something. If everything else came right, I'd push for the change as you want to build a relationship with a LBS, and relationships are a 2 way street. It's really not the owner's place to decide what the customer needs unless asked. My 2 cents, anyway.
dougP On Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 4:36:36 PM UTC-8, LeahFoy wrote: > > Flat protection is TOTALLY priority for me. I *ducks head here* don't know > how to change flats and don't really want to learn. I just want tires that > do exactly what my last Continental tires did - give me zero trouble. I > rode those tires thousands of miles and never a flat. > > So, tell me what Schwalbes I should get. My tires are 38, I think. You > know what I want, just tell me what to order. As far as the bike shop, I > don't think I want to ask them to help me with an exchange. I know how hard > it is for businesses to make money, and the mechanics were really nice, and > I didn't specify what tires to put on the bike, so it's mostly my fault. I > did ask what they thought to put on there when I initially dropped off the > bike and the mechanic said, "How about the same tires you have on already?" > so I thought they were going with that. But I didn't TELL them, and I > ought to have. The issue likely came when the owner got involved. When I > came for the bike, I asked about the tires and the owner was all excited > about these tires he had chosen for my bike and he said so. He's a genuine > roadie and all the stereotypical stuff that goes with that, so our > preferences are polar opposites. Lesson learned! Know what you want and > politely ask for it. > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Feb 26, 2017, at 2:51 PM, Jon Dukeman,central Colorado < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > > > Leah, > > Remember if you don't ask you will never know. Ask the bike shop for an > exchange. Worst case they say no.You walk away unhappy and they lose a > customer.They can put the exchanged tires on another bike or sell them at a > reduced price.The bike shop I worked at did that all the time.The same with > saddles. We wanted the customer to be happy. > > If flat protection is a priority > > > > over comfort go with the Schwalbe tires. > > Like others I question putting bmx tires on your bike.I'd ask them why > they chose those tires???Almost like they were taking advantage of you. > > Good luck. > > Jon > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/FhnA58Yk-Kc/unsubscribe. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > > Visit this group at https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
