Spring has sprung! The grass has riz! I wonder where my bicycle is...

[lagilman]

So, yeah.

There's something slightly...mortifying about discovering that your beloved bike was...actually a smidge too large for you. But I will soon be the owner of an XS frame of a used-but-nicer-model bike, for only a little out-of-pocket, and hopefully a lot more use gotten out of it.

(Seattle: home of many hills...and lots of people biking a mile out of their way to avoid them. Wheeee...)

Also, the REI flagship store is somewhat of a modified religious experience, but I was apparently invisible to the staff there. Play it Again Sports down the street, on the other hand, were great....

Comments

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

The REI store by us is quite a bit smaller than the big ones, but the staff (and the equipment) there are preferable to the "competition" of Bass Pro Shop and Field and Stream by a long shot.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

One of my pet hates is being ignored in a shop. I hope the one where they were nice to you drives them out of business.

[lagilman]

I have to admit, I was surprised that they were able to co-exist so closely, but I also suspect that REI gets the well-paid Amazon/Microsoft salaryfolk, and the other store gets the rest of us.....