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04-21-2004, 01:01 PM
The rant was posted the other day by the good folks at One On One Bicycle Studio (http://www.oneononebike.com/home.php) I laughed histerically while reading.... Perhaps it's the inner-understanding because I work part time at a shop.
I went in yesterday to provide my cudos to Reed and to check out the great new Spot wool jerseys. I bought a new long sleeve and even went back when I discovered that I had been under-charged. I wore the new jersey on the commute home... sweet.:banana: An instant favorite new cycling garment.
Unfortunately, the positive carma gained by being honest and paying more for my jersey didn't pay off (or at least hasn't yet.) Not only was it raining, but I also flatted.
If you find the time, read the Dirt Rag article too. Here in hopes of not violating any copy right infringements is the great rant:
There is a magazine called Dirt Rag (http://www.dirtragmag.com/articles/article.php?ID=632&category=features?PHPSESSID=917146307a6ba3ca2199fc b785c4ea53) It is what cycling is all about. Check it. I had a nice little drive this weekend down to southwest MN. Yes, I do enjoy driving fine autos like the Mercedes E430 I was motoring in. It's just that a lot of people DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE! that drives me to hate drivers. I am now seeing this with bicycle riders. STAY OFF THE F*#%*! SIDEWALKS! Around 200+ bicycles go by the studio every day. At least 25 of them go by on the sidewalk in front of the studio. Sidewalks are for walking, right? Do people do this because they are scared of riding in traffic? or is it because they do not know how to ride in traffic? Here is another reason for people to get all up in arms about bicycles. It's bad enough that the drivers don't like us, now we are going to have the peds on our case. While I am at it, why do some types of bicycle riders always bring their bicycles into the store? You don't drive your car into the store do you? Of course not, you park in the parking spot. We have a bike rack, but those certain types have to park their jewel either right next to the door, in the door or just bring it right in and lean it on the showcase glass. Bring a lock or disable your bike so somebody does not ride off with it. I've got more rants, but that is for another time. Now it's Reed's turn. have you ever wondered why bike shop people seem so crabby? here are a few possibilities that seem to be unique to the bicycle industry. have you ever announced to the cashier at the grocery store that "i spend a lot of money here! can't you give me a discount?". probably not, but maybe at the bike shop, huh? or "i want to buy a gallon of milk, but i only want to spend fifty cents" ? or to the car salesperson "i want to buy that 2005 <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place>toyota</st1:place></st1:City> landrunner, but i'm a poor college student so i only have $100 to spend." ok, news flash: I'M A POOR BIKESHOP EMPLOYEE. i'll feel your pain if you'll feel mine! it's not easy to control the urge to go on a killing spree after listening to this for the bajillionth time: "i want to buy a bike/wheel/crankset/etc but i want it to be really light, really durable, able to leap tall buildings, and it's got to be free." well, no ****!!!! i was under the impression that you wanted to spend all of your money and possibly rack up a little extra credit card debt on a bike that was heavy, flimsy, fragile, defective, the wrong color, and costs as much as a Tyco birthday party. when i buy anything, i generally insist on being ripped off, so i assumed you did, too. the truth is, we don't sell anything good! we hoard all the good stuff for ourselves! so screw you! "the shop across town/on the web/mailorder has that tire for $12.95, but you sell it for $14.95. fine! drive your Excursion across town at $1.79/gallon and $240/hour in lost client billing. and "save" $2. please! please go! before i go ubercrabby on your pudgy backside! beeyotch! i almost forgot.... make sure you pay overnite freight for all your mailorder purchases, then take the part to your local shop where they have all $800 worth of tools to install it, and then complain about the $20 labor charge. and if you work on your own bike, and are unable to remove that stuck stem or seatpost from your bike, do not leave the shop without complaining about the labor charge. remember, we can always jam it back in somewhere. here's lube in your eye! love, reed
I went in yesterday to provide my cudos to Reed and to check out the great new Spot wool jerseys. I bought a new long sleeve and even went back when I discovered that I had been under-charged. I wore the new jersey on the commute home... sweet.:banana: An instant favorite new cycling garment.
Unfortunately, the positive carma gained by being honest and paying more for my jersey didn't pay off (or at least hasn't yet.) Not only was it raining, but I also flatted.
If you find the time, read the Dirt Rag article too. Here in hopes of not violating any copy right infringements is the great rant:
There is a magazine called Dirt Rag (http://www.dirtragmag.com/articles/article.php?ID=632&category=features?PHPSESSID=917146307a6ba3ca2199fc b785c4ea53) It is what cycling is all about. Check it. I had a nice little drive this weekend down to southwest MN. Yes, I do enjoy driving fine autos like the Mercedes E430 I was motoring in. It's just that a lot of people DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE! that drives me to hate drivers. I am now seeing this with bicycle riders. STAY OFF THE F*#%*! SIDEWALKS! Around 200+ bicycles go by the studio every day. At least 25 of them go by on the sidewalk in front of the studio. Sidewalks are for walking, right? Do people do this because they are scared of riding in traffic? or is it because they do not know how to ride in traffic? Here is another reason for people to get all up in arms about bicycles. It's bad enough that the drivers don't like us, now we are going to have the peds on our case. While I am at it, why do some types of bicycle riders always bring their bicycles into the store? You don't drive your car into the store do you? Of course not, you park in the parking spot. We have a bike rack, but those certain types have to park their jewel either right next to the door, in the door or just bring it right in and lean it on the showcase glass. Bring a lock or disable your bike so somebody does not ride off with it. I've got more rants, but that is for another time. Now it's Reed's turn. have you ever wondered why bike shop people seem so crabby? here are a few possibilities that seem to be unique to the bicycle industry. have you ever announced to the cashier at the grocery store that "i spend a lot of money here! can't you give me a discount?". probably not, but maybe at the bike shop, huh? or "i want to buy a gallon of milk, but i only want to spend fifty cents" ? or to the car salesperson "i want to buy that 2005 <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place>toyota</st1:place></st1:City> landrunner, but i'm a poor college student so i only have $100 to spend." ok, news flash: I'M A POOR BIKESHOP EMPLOYEE. i'll feel your pain if you'll feel mine! it's not easy to control the urge to go on a killing spree after listening to this for the bajillionth time: "i want to buy a bike/wheel/crankset/etc but i want it to be really light, really durable, able to leap tall buildings, and it's got to be free." well, no ****!!!! i was under the impression that you wanted to spend all of your money and possibly rack up a little extra credit card debt on a bike that was heavy, flimsy, fragile, defective, the wrong color, and costs as much as a Tyco birthday party. when i buy anything, i generally insist on being ripped off, so i assumed you did, too. the truth is, we don't sell anything good! we hoard all the good stuff for ourselves! so screw you! "the shop across town/on the web/mailorder has that tire for $12.95, but you sell it for $14.95. fine! drive your Excursion across town at $1.79/gallon and $240/hour in lost client billing. and "save" $2. please! please go! before i go ubercrabby on your pudgy backside! beeyotch! i almost forgot.... make sure you pay overnite freight for all your mailorder purchases, then take the part to your local shop where they have all $800 worth of tools to install it, and then complain about the $20 labor charge. and if you work on your own bike, and are unable to remove that stuck stem or seatpost from your bike, do not leave the shop without complaining about the labor charge. remember, we can always jam it back in somewhere. here's lube in your eye! love, reed