A day in the life
Posted December 12th, 2006 in Industry
A guy walks into the shop and says he wants one of these.
Phil: “Great, let’s wrap it up!”
Punter: “Hang on I need a few modifications. I don’t want the wheels, I like these.”
Phil: “Ok, I’ll have to work out the price difference. Anything else?”
Punter: “I don’t want those bullhorns, I want these.”
Phil: “Why?”
Punter: “Because I want to use my old rapidfire MTB shifters and those bullhorns with aero bars don’t have the room to fit them.”
Phil: “!?!?!?!?”
Phil: “Say again?”
Punter: “Because I want to use my old rapidfire MTB shifters and those bullhorns don’t have the room to fit them.”
Phil: “Why would you want to do that?”
Punter: “Because I want the bike to be like my old flat bar road bike - but I want aero bars without the bar end shifters because I like rapidfire shifters, and I’d also like the brake levers at the ends of the bull horns.”
Phil: “!?!?!?!?”
Phil: “I’m sorry, I’m not following you. You want to use this as a flat bar road bike?”
Punter: “Yes.”
Phil: “!?!?!?!?”
Phil: “But this is a TT bike.”
Punter: “I know.”
Phil: !?!?!?!?
Punter: “Can you do it.”
Phil: “It not a matter of can, it’s a matter of will.”
Punter: “Well?”
Phil: “No, sorry.”
Punter: “Why not.”
Phil: ………….thinking. “This guy has to be pulling my leg.”
Phil: “Look dude, the bike is designed for a particular kind of riding, the angles don’t suit the kind of riding you’re doing and it’s totally unsuitable as far as general handling is concerned. I don’t think it’s a safe setup.”
Punter: “Oh? I hadn’t thought of that.”
Phil: “I didn’t think so.”
Punter: “Ok, never mind, I have to think of something else.”
Phil: ………….thinking. “Please don’t.”
Punter: “Ok, see ya.”
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, retail, industry
What others have to say…
December 12th, 2006 at 9:58 pm
Oh yes I do Adam, are you going to be there after four? On my way home from work on Sunday I popped by Cheeky just to say hi but missed you all.
I’ll try again this Sunday.
December 12th, 2006 at 10:41 pm
Yes but what does it WEIGH????!?!!!??
That is gold.
December 13th, 2006 at 5:04 am
I just love that stuff. Reminds me of my former retail days… sadly. Awesome.
December 13th, 2006 at 7:51 am
I think I actually heard your brain implode…
December 13th, 2006 at 8:00 am
Yep, my head is just a bloody stump on my shoulders right now.
Retail can be so entertaining.
December 13th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
we are closed sundays. The party will be watching the sun go down at pyrmont point park unless it’s raining (then we’ll be at the shop0. check the blog for details
PS all welcome, as long as you come by bike!
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sounds like you need to have a drink at our christmas party on sunday afternoon
Adam at cheeky transport