raymondlin
Architect &Musical Fidelity X-Man v2
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So today i went to town to get a few blobs and dropped by one of the (larger) LBS to get some GT85 (for those who don't know, its a lubricant and drives away water), when i was there I notice the new 2007 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp Disc Hardtail, what caught my eye first was the DT Swiss Rims, then i noticed the SRAM X-0 rear Mech, and then i notice the XT crank, Carbon seat post and Avid Juicy 7 brakes, Carbon Headset...etc (lot of carbon, lots of High End Parts, some of these parts alone can get you a new bike).
Bottomline, it's a truly pimped up version of the normal Stumpjumper, I say the bike is about $3000 (The guy mention it's £1500). And for a Hardtail, that is hell of a lot.
Then i noticed the bike is reserved for someone call Jenny (there's this piece of paper taped on it on the Top ube), this point one of the bike shop guy came over with this lady who turns out to be Jenny (by lady i mean some woman in her 40's, with her husband. The lady looks just like she just stepped off the set of Stepford Wives who drives Off Road SUV to take their kids 2 blocks to school and that SUV will never see more than a puddle of road side water in its life).
So, the LBS guy was telling her this is the new 2007 version, it's the very first one in the store and actually the country as they have JUST been released. He also call it "a hell of a bike " (his words - no kidding it is hell of a bike !), basically doing the sell on the bike. Fair enough, it's capitalism, salesman doing what salesman do, and for all i know, she is the woman version of Petey of MTBing, then i heard her say "You could put slicks on it right?"
The next few minutes was a bit beyond believe, while she was sitting on it and he is adjusting the position of the saddle and seat post height to get her the optimal riding positing on the bike. It is clear to me from the conversation that this woman doesn't want a $3000 MTB with XT/Carbon parts when she is not going to take it down any mountains, she's so after a normal road bike, at most a Hybrid. This is so like people buying 4x4 and it never see the sight of any off road action. The LBS guy was obviously so greedy and want to sell it, no doubt she'll buy it too and now there is a £1500 bike in Herefordshire somewhere that is used by some "lady" on tarmac forever.....
Buying a bike like that won't suit her either as a mountain bike on road is slow compared to a rigid road bike, not to mention a waste of decent mountain bike.
Good thing there's another much better LBS near me, run by true MTB riders, not salesman.
Then i noticed the bike is reserved for someone call Jenny (there's this piece of paper taped on it on the Top ube), this point one of the bike shop guy came over with this lady who turns out to be Jenny (by lady i mean some woman in her 40's, with her husband. The lady looks just like she just stepped off the set of Stepford Wives who drives Off Road SUV to take their kids 2 blocks to school and that SUV will never see more than a puddle of road side water in its life).
So, the LBS guy was telling her this is the new 2007 version, it's the very first one in the store and actually the country as they have JUST been released. He also call it "a hell of a bike " (his words - no kidding it is hell of a bike !), basically doing the sell on the bike. Fair enough, it's capitalism, salesman doing what salesman do, and for all i know, she is the woman version of Petey of MTBing, then i heard her say "You could put slicks on it right?"
The next few minutes was a bit beyond believe, while she was sitting on it and he is adjusting the position of the saddle and seat post height to get her the optimal riding positing on the bike. It is clear to me from the conversation that this woman doesn't want a $3000 MTB with XT/Carbon parts when she is not going to take it down any mountains, she's so after a normal road bike, at most a Hybrid. This is so like people buying 4x4 and it never see the sight of any off road action. The LBS guy was obviously so greedy and want to sell it, no doubt she'll buy it too and now there is a £1500 bike in Herefordshire somewhere that is used by some "lady" on tarmac forever.....
Good thing there's another much better LBS near me, run by true MTB riders, not salesman.