"ryancycles" <ryancycles@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>
> [...] We had a couple
> of high end very successful shops selling the bikes. Unfortunately
> they all shared the same problem, they had one employee who was the
> "re***bent guy" the rest of the employees refused to even discuss the
> bikes with potential customers. I know this is true because I visited
> a couple of these shops and didn't identify myself and when I asked
> about re***bents was told I'd have to wait until the "re***bent guy"
> was available.
Anecdote:. In 1998, I was shopping for a re***bent bike
and visited Richardson Bike Mart in Richardson, Texas. When I
asked about re***bent bikes they had in stock, on display on the
showroom floor, I was told if I had any questions I would have to
come back when the "re***bent guy" was available. They were
not too busy, they were simply uninterested in selling the bikes.
I had similar response at the same store more recently asking
about touring bikes (upright) for my son. No knowledgeable sales
staff, no interest in selling what we were looking for. They didn't
even have a not-present "touring guy" to refer me to...
Experience at the Plano Cycling and Fitness store has been
different. On the couple of occasions we were in the store,
they actually had sales people eager to assist us in the re***bent
section and encouraging test rides. They had a pretty large
selection of brands and models at few years ago, but recently,
they seem to be cutting back on the number of re***bents
they stock.
Jon
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