I second that. When I was looking around at road bikes a few years ago I went into four local shops; in three of them I was ignored completely and in the fourth when I eventually asked an assistant about a road bike he pointed across the shop at an array of hybrids and suggested I take a look at those.
As an aside, I went into
Evans recently to look at getting some new mtb-style spd shoes. They had a large display of men's shoes of all kinds, which included just two women's shoes, one of which was a road shoe. So that left me with just the one choice, which was covered in pink flashes so not my style at all. Apparently I have to buy shoes online, and if I don't like them I can take them into the shop and get a refund
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If men had the same experiences as women often do in bike shops there would be uproar.