Author Topic: You know you've spent too much time at the LBS when...  (Read 2110 times)

quixoticgeek

  • Mostly Harmless
You know you've spent too much time at the LBS when...
« on: 27 February, 2020, 09:21:58 pm »


...they hand you the keys and ask you to look after the shop for a weekend so they can go do a race.

Anyone else had something similar? Anyone got any last minute advice?

J
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hellymedic

  • Just do it!
Re: You know you've spent too much time at the LBS when...
« Reply #1 on: 28 February, 2020, 01:39:43 am »
You walk off into the sunset with one of the partners.
Another occasionally lurks here...

Re: You know you've spent too much time at the LBS when...
« Reply #2 on: 28 February, 2020, 08:53:07 am »
You'll be asked to mend punctures all day then 15mins before closing someone will come in with something serious that they want fixing for their event on Sunday.

quixoticgeek

  • Mostly Harmless
Re: You know you've spent too much time at the LBS when...
« Reply #3 on: 28 February, 2020, 11:42:00 am »


Conclusion so far... Dutch bikes are made of Pingfuckits...

J
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bludger

  • Randonneur and bargain hunter
Re: You know you've spent too much time at the LBS when...
« Reply #4 on: 28 February, 2020, 11:52:11 am »
I have been invited to sleep inside a bike shop in advance of an early morning ride start the next day, but passed it up. A bunch of others did though.
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Ban cars.

Re: You know you've spent too much time at the LBS when...
« Reply #5 on: 28 February, 2020, 12:01:55 pm »
A friend had a small bike shop inside Tring Garden Centre.

That must have been a while ago! We've been in the area 20 years and I don't recall one there.
We are making a New World (Paul Nash, 1918)

Re: You know you've spent too much time at the LBS when...
« Reply #6 on: 29 February, 2020, 09:50:43 pm »


...they hand you the keys and ask you to look after the shop for a weekend so they can go do a race.

Anyone else had something similar? Anyone got any last minute advice?

J
Do they normally open sundays as well?

quixoticgeek

  • Mostly Harmless
Re: You know you've spent too much time at the LBS when...
« Reply #7 on: 29 February, 2020, 11:54:41 pm »
Do they normally open sundays as well?

Yep. Need to be there for 0900 to open up.

J
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Beer, bikes, and backpacking
http://b.42q.eu/