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Taking your bike in the bike shop while shopping.

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  • August 16, 2017 at 12:29 pm #27511
    kompot

    I have encountered twice the situation when bike shop owners asked me to leave my bike outside, reffering to other guys with much more expencive bikes leaving them outdoor. Is it even normal to say that my bike is too cheap to worry about (new alu bike from decathlon with shimano 105)? Sometimes I am wondering if bikeshops want to survive, here in Germany most of LBS work only until 18.00 and have a lunch break at the same time as all working people have breaks. How is it in the other places?

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  • August 16, 2017 at 3:01 pm #900183
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    LastBoyScout

    For me, it depends on the

    For me, it depends on the shop, what I want and how long I’ll be.

    Sometimes I’ll take the bike in, other times I’ll lock it outside. I’d consider it courteous to at least ask if you can bring it in first – some shops have limited space inside and they won’t want your bike falling over and damaging their stock or another customer.

    Can’t actually think of a shop locally to me that’s objected to me bringing a bike in, but I’d respect it if they did. I’ve acually been pleasantly surprised by a couple of high-street shops that have let me bring it in briefly while I’ve collected an order.

    August 16, 2017 at 2:26 pm #900181
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    StraelGuy

    Then I strongly suggest you

    Then I strongly suggest you don’t give them any of your custom.

    August 16, 2017 at 2:26 pm #900179
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    dottigirl

    I would walk out of any LBS*

    I would walk out of any LBS* if they asked me to leave my bike outside, especially if they asked me to do it before I’d even mentioned why I was in there.

    That’s even in so-called ‘safe’ places. Not catering for your clientele who are on bikes and probably without locks is unexcusable. 

    On a slightly different note, I use my bike as a mobility aid – I lean on it to walk – and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the amount of shops who’ve let me bring it in so I could have a wander around.

     

    *unless I totally, utterly desperately needed something in the next 24 hours, and was over twenty miles from another LBS, and couldn’t borrow it from a friend.

    August 16, 2017 at 2:26 pm #900177
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    StraelGuy

    Then I strongly suggest you

    Then I strongly suggest you don’t give them any of your custom.

    August 16, 2017 at 1:14 pm #900175
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    kompot

    Funny enough last week owner

    Funny enough last week owner of jewlery shop asked me to bring bike inside of a shop in order to be safe, but bikeshop kicked me with my bike out before i have anounced what do I want from them.

    August 16, 2017 at 1:06 pm #900173
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    Shades

    If it was a quick visit, I

    If it was a quick visit, I wanted to check something fitted on the bike, or it was a mechanical problem, I would definitely take the bike into the shop and would question their commitment as a LBS if I was asked to remove the bike from the shop.  If I was browsing then I might lock it up outside, but then I could well be doing other shopping so it wouldn’t be an issue for me keeping it outside.

    Maintenance/repairs (that I can’t do myself) is where I’m heavily reliant on a LBS.  Because the high street LBS hours are hopeless when you work full time, I use a small repairs/maintenance only place that allows me to drop-off/pick-up at (almost) any pre-arranged time.  All high street shops are up against internet shopping and LBSs are no exception.  You need a ‘unique selling point’ that the internet can’t provide to survive.  We’re all aware of the mantra of supporting the LBS, but when spares are half the price on the web it’s hard to justify, especially for people on a budget.  For me, an LBS is for maintenance/repairs and where I want to see/handle clothes, spares, accessories etc before I buy.

    On a lighter note, I took a folder into an art gallery once; owner wasn’t happy about it but he wasn’t going to kick me out.  Bought my Mum a birthday present so he chose the best option!

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