| Re: Metal flake in brake pad...
jj wrote:
> ...They act agog when I mention I rode
> in the rain. After that they often smirk and say 'oh yeah
you're the
> guy that rides in the rain'.
I can relate to this. At a local shop where I bought my
"winter" bike in 2000, I was known as "the guy who rides in
the winter", with that same tone of amazement and
condescension you probably heard.
It's never a good idea to laugh at your customers, but if
you must do it, do it when they aren't there.
I took it back to them when I was hit by an SUV, figuring
they could do a better cosmetic job replacing the fork since
they were the only Raleigh dealer around that I knew of. I
told the owner I wasn't in a big hurry, as I wouldn't be
riding for four weeks. I went back in six weeks, and he
hadn't started on the bike -- even though it was November
and the shop was empty.
They went out of business in 2003. Doesn't matter to me, as
I found a better shop in the interim.
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