when bike sales people talk rubbish.....

[Turbo Rider]

These two are Brompton employees paid solely to destroy the widely held belief that no serious cyclist would ever buy a Brompton.

I think they might be clones...either that or it's one person...a person with wormholes up his sleeves or more pace than a ray of light...they look remarkably similar in appearance...

 

[w00hoo_kent]

I see a couple of Brompton riders every day...the look very serious...the both of them...more serious than any other cyclist I see...I don't know why this is...their concentration skills are impeccable...perhaps they're just trying hard not to laugh at me...who knows...

Aren't they constantly readying themselves for it to suddenly fold in the middle?

I've never ridden a Brompton, or owned a Brooks, I figure, much like buying a Volvo, I still have some life left before I need to give up on everything :-)

 

[Arrowfoot]

I see a couple of Brompton riders every day...the look very serious...the both of them...more serious than any other cyclist I see...I don't know why this is...their concentration skills are impeccable...perhaps they're just trying hard not to laugh at me...who knows...

I sensed the same. They must know something that we don't. Also note that they will never look at your bike or any other bike.

 

[mythste]

Expectation management innit. There's no way I'd expect most high street shops to cater to how specific I like to be. I'm happy to accept that's my problem and not theirs. If I want specialist service I'll go to a specialist shop!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Once you've convinced yourself you need a Brompton or similar you've pretty much given up on reality - next stop Dignitas.

Owning a Brompton is a sign of cycling maturity and smugness that only the lucky few attain ....

 

[Fab Foodie]

I've never ridden a Brompton, or owned a Brooks, I figure, much like buying a Volvo, I still have some life left before I need to give up on everything :-)

Oh woe is me, I've done the set ....

 

[LimeBurn]

Being a mechanic I always keep quiet when buying a car and see what rubbish they're trying to tell me. If the salesman has is full of it I walk away. It is my pet hate though when I buy anything that the salesman knows less than me as if I were in that job I'd want to learn as much about the product as I possibly could.

I went into currys once to buy an mp3 dock for my daughter - the salesman told me that the wharfedale brand was super high quality (it might have been good years ago) he then went on to ask me what speakers I used to which I replied Bowers & Wilkins - he pondered slightly and then said it must have been a cheap brand as he'd never heard of it. Abbey Road studios obviously dont shop at Currys and now neither do I.

 

[raleighnut]

Being a mechanic I always keep quiet when buying a car and see what rubbish they're trying to tell me. If the salesman has is full of it I walk away. It is my pet hate though when I buy anything that the salesman knows less than me as if I were in that job I'd want to learn as much about the product as I possibly could.

I went into currys once to buy an mp3 dock for my daughter - the salesman told me that the wharfedale brand was super high quality (it might have been good years ago) he then went on to ask me what speakers I used to which I replied Bowers & Wilkins - he pondered slightly and then said it must have been a cheap brand as he'd never heard of it. Abbey Road studios obviously dont shop at Currys and now neither do I.

They also struggle to have heard of QUAD.
And don't mention 5 pin DIN leads.

 

[T4tomo]

Oh woe is me, I've done the set ....

I've never owned a Brooks, but have the Volvo and the Brompton. Volvo seats are amongst the comfiest in the business, maybe that's the link with the Brooks?

I discovered the joy of Volvos early by accident and feel blessed for it.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Oh woe is me, I've done the set ....

There may still be time... ...do you own a BMW or Harley motorbike?

 

[mythste]

By the same measure, I used to work for Dawsons and loved my bass guitar gear - it broke my heart we didn't stock any real high end stuff. But when I did get someone asking me a question that i was looking forward to asking they'd chew my ear off and I could never get rid of them.

Can't win.

 

[Profpointy]

Being a mechanic I always keep quiet when buying a car and see what rubbish they're trying to tell me. If the salesman has is full of it I walk away. It is my pet hate though when I buy anything that the salesman knows less than me as if I were in that job I'd want to learn as much about the product as I possibly could.

I went into currys once to buy an mp3 dock for my daughter - the salesman told me that the wharfedale brand was super high quality (it might have been good years ago) he then went on to ask me what speakers I used to which I replied Bowers & Wilkins - he pondered slightly and then said it must have been a cheap brand as he'd never heard of it. Abbey Road studios obviously dont shop at Currys and now neither do I.

to be fair you'd not phone up Linn to to ask about a fridge, so it's a bit optimistic to expect Curry's to know much about (proper) hi fi.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

to be fair you'd not phone up Linn to to ask about a fridge, so it's a bit optimistic to expect Curry's to know much about (proper) hi fi.

Yeah, but they started it :-)

 

[Profpointy]

Yeah, but they started it :-)

ah, there is that. Taking a knife to a gun fight so to speak

 

[Fab Foodie]

There may still be time... ...do you own a BMW or Harley motorbike?

NO, and have no plans to either .....