tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15336507.post7826233951340995505..comments2023-06-10T04:47:58.319-08:00Comments on Bicycles and Icicles: Snobs suckTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230350513417318151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15336507.post-45479883195152872022009-06-12T14:29:41.684-08:002009-06-12T14:29:41.684-08:00Wow. You are right on target. I've been ridi...Wow. You are right on target. I've been riding bikes since I could walk and after 35 years I still dislike bike shop snobs who say dumb things like, "When I use to race..." as their sales pitch that rapidly digresses into how awesome their knowledge is in comparison to a bike shopper who just wants to feel the happiness of riding a bike.505 Bike Commuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838947602885456361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15336507.post-22775145672561312052009-06-12T06:27:50.117-08:002009-06-12T06:27:50.117-08:00Right on! I tried being a snob for a month (I do ...Right on! I tried being a snob for a month (I do work at a shop), then I realized it's much more fun being a snob surgeon. The vast majority of folks I treat well. I save my snob treatment for the idiots that try to impress me, like the guy who came in that "used to race on the circuit", but "had ridden in a couple years" and wanted a "twelve pound trail bike" because that's what "I'm used to". Or more recently, the guy who insisted he was going to build a eight inch Downhill bike that weighed in at thirty pounds. I save my extra special treatment for extra special people. Otherwise, there is no reason to act like an ass at someone who wants to buy a $400 bike and try out cycling. Because, quite frankly, its the millions of entry level bike sold every year that support the industry, not the small wedge of crabon fibre uber bikes that we all lust after.Bangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507829313804240211noreply@blogger.com