Idiot in lbs.

[upandover]

One of the bike shops on my route to work (A specialised shop in old hill) has twice made direct negative comments on my weight when I've been in, and on a third occasion, when I went in for a 14" tyre for my daughters bike, looked me up and down, sneered and said 'For a pushchair is it'?

Now I'm not thin (15 stone and 6" tall), but it's an astonishing way to judge someone rather than serve. Now I only go in if it's the only place on the way when I badly need something. Given how much I've spent since I started cycling, that it was one of the first shops I went into after I bought my bike, and that I cycle past it every work day, not the best decisions on their part.

Steve

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

One of the bike shops on my route to work (A specialised shop in old hill) has twice made direct negative comments on my weight when I've been in, and on a third occasion, when I went in for a 14" tyre for my daughters bike, looked me up and down, sneered and said 'For a pushchair is it'?

Now I'm not thin (15 stone and 6" tall), but it's an astonishing way to judge someone rather than serve. Now I only go in if it's the only place on the way when I badly need something. Given how much I've spent since I started cycling, that it was one of the first shops I went into after I bought my bike, and that I cycle past it every work day, not the best decisions on their part.

Steve

Now there's an understatement!!!! 15 stone at only 6 inches tall!!!! Guinness Book of Records beckons you!

 

[colinr]

Street Life aren't perfect but they weren't rude and unfriendly like my experience of Ped Rev.

I've heard the same about Ped Rev. I went into Street Life once, was ignored, left. They had other customers but a "be with you shortly" acknowledgement would have been nice.

Might try them again sometime though, they're conveniently near to work.

 

[thomas]

I've heard the same about Ped Rev. I went into Street Life once, was ignored, left. They had other customers but a "be with you shortly" acknowledgement would have been nice.

Might try them again sometime though, they're conveniently near to work.

I don't think Street Life are perfect. When I went into Ped Rev I just found the guy to be unfriendly and a bit rude. If they were really busy I can understand waiting, but I was the only customer in the shop so it doesn't take much to be pleasant and friendly to them.

Street Life can get busy, pretty sure I was acknowledged though. They're not perfect, but I find them to be a lot friendlier than I found ped rev.

 

[pinkkaz]

One of the bike shops on my route to work (A specialised shop in old hill) has twice made direct negative comments on my weight when I've been in, and on a third occasion, when I went in for a 14" tyre for my daughters bike, looked me up and down, sneered and said 'For a pushchair is it'?

That's appalling! I would name and shame and NEVER go back there - idiots.

 

[Will1985]

If we're naming and shaming, Birmingham City Cycles are consistently rude or derogatory to most of the people I know who have been in there, including me.

 

[Twanger]

If we are not naming and shaming, I'd just like to say that every bike shop I have been into in the past six months - Comptons in Catford, Evans in London Bridge, Croydon, Spitalfields and Victoria and whoever that other bike shop is off Victoria Street have been attentive, courteous, helpful, reasonably quick and bulls*8t free.