Dave German
So I guess Perforance is like a moped - cool to ride till someone sees you
on it.
>From: "Dave German"
>To: obra@list.obra.org
>Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Saddle Recommendations? Shop Choice
>Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:40:33 -0700
>
>Hold down the flame Tim. You are stepping into some testy territory.
>
>I guess I failed to mention I have also supported at least a dozen or so
>other local shops over the last dozen years I have lived here. And failed
>to mention I bought it at a local Performance shop, employing local
>riders/racers. So are you dissing them too for working at a big box?
>
>Yea I shop at Performance SOMETIMES. And River City sometimes. And
>whoever
>else has what I want in stock. And I support the little guys too. Been
>working with Multnomah Bikes for years, Gary is one of the best mechanics
>around. Weir's sponsors my team, so I support them too. I'm guessing RC
>is
>your choice based on the discount you get, right? So why not spread it
>around to the little guy. RC is not going anywhere, they are one of the
>biggest in town, a town with just about as many bike shops as coffee
>joints.
> I'm guessing you may be from Vancouver as your with CRV, if so why make
>the trip to RC when you have smaller shops to support on that side of the
>river? So using your logic - if Performance is the Walmart of the US, then
>isn't RC the Walmart of the Portland market?
>
>And speaking of online shopping - I'm sure most of the people on this list
>have shopped online at least once. Why? Sometimes you can't get what you
>want locally or the price is just too low to pass up. Hey, sometimes baby
>needs new shoes too. This could turn into another thread with all the
>for/against issues concerning online shopping.
>
>Dave
>
>
> >From: "Tim Schauer"
> >To: "Dave German" ,
> >, ,
> >
> >Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Saddle Recommendations?
> >Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 14:58:12 -0700
> >
> >Not only is supporting your local shops for your saddle choice a good
> >idea because many of them support us by supporting OBRA and our racing
> >community .....
> >
> >Our team sponsor included (THANK YOU River City Bicycles!),...
> >
> >BUT, it is also a good idea because I think they have a very similar
> >policy called "saddle comfort guarantee" or something similar. I think
> >you'll find you can't beat your local bike shops for service by
> >shopping/shipping at Walmoart .... uh... I meant Perfromance online.
> >
> >-Tim Schauer, Columbia River Velo.
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> >Behalf Of Dave German
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 1:47 PM
> >To: augusto.carneiro@terra.com.br; phildlm@gmail.com; obra@list.obra.org
> >Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Saddle Recommendations?
> >
> >I once bought a saddle at Performance and they told me I could install
> >and
> >try it on my bike at home, then return it if it didn't work. They told
> >me
> >to wrap the rails in tape so they didn't get scratched up, and that the
> >saddle had to come back looking new. It worked for me so I never took
> >advantage of their return offer.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >
> > >From: "Augusto Carneiro"
> > >Reply-To: augusto.carneiro@terra.com.br
> > >To: "'Phil de la Motte'" ,
> > >Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Saddle Recommendations?
> > >Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 13:08:17 -0700
> > >
> > >I have the same complaint - why won't a local bike shop set up bikes on
> > >trainers, with a variety of saddles to choose from? Seems like that
> >would
> > >attract a lot of riders to experiment.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Augusto
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _____
> > >
> > >From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> > >Behalf Of Phil de la Motte
> > >Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 12:48 PM
> > >To: obra@list.obra.org
> > >Subject: [OBRA Chat] Saddle Recommendations?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >OBRA-land,
> > >
> > >I've had a Selle Italia Evo for the last 3 years and it's getting
> > >progressively more uncomfortable. Not sure if that's due to the
> >increase
> > >in
> > >weekly miles I'm putting on it, or if the saddle firmness is wearing
> >out.
> > >Maybe I'm just getting older too. Anyway since I haven't found a place
> >
> > >that
> > >will let me try various saddles before buying, has anyone found a
> > >particular
> > >model of racing saddle that's a really good fit and comfortable?
> >Curious
> > >if
> > >there's any overall concensus even though we all come in different
> >shapes
> > >and sizes...
> > >
> > >Phil de la Motte
> > >
> >
> >
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