External Plumbing Increases Your Understanding of Bikes*

[zingerella]

Today in bike store happenings:

A customer and her father have asked me to show them our bike carrier racks. I have ascertained from the customer that she wants a good, basic rack on which to carry her things for school. She has her bike with her. I have shown them our basic, everyday rack-the one we put on 90% of the commuter bikes we sell.

Comments

[misslynx]

It's eerie how much being a woman working in a bike shop now is like being a woman working in a computer shop 15 years ago or thereabouts... Or maybe still, for all I know. :-/

[zingerella]

I am extremely grateful that my co-workers and management are as awesome as they are. And yes, the fact that I need them to be that awesome in order to do my darned job is depressing.

[dagibbs]

Gah.

[robotropolis]

I love that the clueless dad got snippy with the translating comment. He obviously needed the translation!

[zingerella]

That was kind of my favourite part, too.

[kchew]

Oi.

[zingerella]

I think it bugs me most that he was undermining the only woman in the shop in front of his teenaged daughter.

[audrawilliams]

Yeah that's a really good point.

Wil sounds like a good dude.