| Re: Metal flake in brake pad...
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:16:08 GMT, maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> wrote:
>On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:20:52 -0500, jj wrote:
>
>> The thing is should I tell the owner? Heck he's the worst of all
>
>Give him a piece of your mind, create a scene, scream and spit. You'll
>feel better. :-)
>
>I posted about a shop like this a while back. The only reason I ever went
>there is because the other guys were closed on Sundays. Finally I
>witnessed her lecturing a new bike owner who was a grown man in his 40 to
>never ride his bike after fixing a flat--to always bring it back to the
>shop for a fifteen dollar safety inspection. I interjected in a friendly
>and rather loud voice, "you're absolutely full of **** if you think a
>grown man can't be trusted to fix a flat."
I dunno about that, we got jj here who demands to be shown in detail how to
adjust a brake. The adjusters are either at the lever, the cable stop or the
caliper and if someone can't figure that out he can't be trusted to make the
adjustment. Now personally, I agree with you that people can and should
generally be presumed competent. But in this case jj, the fellow who can't cope
with some debris in a brake pad or tell whether or not it is worn away wants
lessons in brake adjustment, that sounds to me like a guy who wants to be
entertained by the tech. IOW a timewaster of the first order.
Now, his shop is handling him poorly, true. But remember, we're only getting one
side of the story. The store owner walked away from a man writing a check to
converse with a fellow perusing waterbottles? Hmmmmm. Once again we're talking
about a guy who wants a detailed explanation of how to make an adjustment he
will never perform.
(jj, not getting down on you, but really, that's what I read in your post)
>Such businesses deserve to die--but this lady's
>shop seems to thrive since there's a certain segment of the market that
>apparently is impressed by the ******* factor. Waddaya gonna do?
Indeed. Some people love that crap. Some need it. Those who want and need it
will pay for it. I've got no use for the place.
>I do miss my Rapid Transit shop in Chicago. I walked in for the first
>time and asked: "I want a modern version of an English three speed." The
>saleslady replied: "Is black ok?". *grin* Now that's my kind of place.
Gotta go with a place that knows and likes the products and customers especially
if they've got a sense of humor.
Ron
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