tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post8981761302884818921..comments2024-02-27T01:52:06.519-08:00Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: So I Went Automobile Shopping...Kent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906603746565831689noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-73337100730091833822014-10-12T05:26:53.630-07:002014-10-12T05:26:53.630-07:00Did you tell them "I want to buy an inexpensi...Did you tell them "I want to buy an inexpensive car first to make sure I like it, and then come back and buy a better one if I do."?Kevlarbikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936784261831793597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-53664341599145332932013-04-17T13:57:04.432-07:002013-04-17T13:57:04.432-07:00Hi Dave,
You have my full permission to reprint m...Hi Dave,<br /><br />You have my full permission to reprint my essay "So I Went Automobile Shopping..." in the Riv Reader, on your website or wherever. Just keep my name on it and link back to my blog and we're cool.<br /><br />Kent<br />Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-64842053310261845802013-04-17T11:52:34.708-07:002013-04-17T11:52:34.708-07:00Hi Kent. Can we reprint this in Rivendell Reader #...Hi Kent. Can we reprint this in Rivendell Reader #44?<br /><br />Lost your email in our database. Dave@rivbike.com<br />800 345 3918Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-76413734735377629442012-12-09T10:05:50.241-08:002012-12-09T10:05:50.241-08:00Very smart and nicely written! Thanks! I had a lau...Very smart and nicely written! Thanks! I had a laugh reading this true story )))<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-48926873710010368192012-10-25T03:50:04.208-07:002012-10-25T03:50:04.208-07:00Hello Sergiy,
Please feel free to translate this ...Hello Sergiy,<br /><br />Please feel free to translate this or any of my posts. All I ask is that you include a link back to the original post here.<br />Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-57537453625385210552012-10-25T02:09:04.179-07:002012-10-25T02:09:04.179-07:00Hello, Kent,
Would you mind if I translate it to ...Hello, Kent,<br /><br />Would you mind if I translate it to Russian and post it on a local bicycle forum?Сергій Сосницькийhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957138425694710966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-36940959605677999292012-09-26T08:58:32.559-07:002012-09-26T08:58:32.559-07:00Here be a list fer ye, if ye be interested in such...Here be a list fer ye, if ye be interested in such... perhaps there be an outlaw (er, community) bike shop near ye...<br /><br />http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organizations&Itemid=100015#United_States<br />BobWölfé Jung2https://profiles.google.com/wolfe23/aboutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-13400564647499621682012-09-25T07:19:02.348-07:002012-09-25T07:19:02.348-07:00What you describe in this post is why my FLBS is t...What you describe in this post is why my FLBS is thirteen miles from my house instead of the UFLBS that I wish was F which is three miles from my house.<br /><br />I really wanted to like the close shop, but there's nothing there for me and I don't fit in. The one I'd love to just ride over and shoot the breeze a while every now and then is a bit far away for that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-42660825903404416332012-09-21T08:50:23.605-07:002012-09-21T08:50:23.605-07:00I took Kent's dialog and created an Xtranormal...I took Kent's dialog and created an Xtranormal cartoon-<br /><br />http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/13713359/so-i-went-automobile-shopping<br /><br />Enjoy!Leedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861254781793205817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-64701736696626493802012-09-20T11:55:08.921-07:002012-09-20T11:55:08.921-07:00I live in paradise.
the trek dealer closed up, ...I live in paradise. <br /><br />the trek dealer closed up, and now am only left with the second hand parts dealer and 50 shops selling single speed chinese and indian bikes. <br /><br />Hard to get tempted by shiny things at the second hand shop.MzunguErikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798367115574846469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-79878014116427413142012-09-19T19:10:18.073-07:002012-09-19T19:10:18.073-07:00Try to buy a recumbent anywhere.
david boise IDTry to buy a recumbent anywhere. <br /><br />david boise IDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-83037824221954168702012-09-19T14:17:56.516-07:002012-09-19T14:17:56.516-07:00I am happy to life in Seattle, where the cycling m...I am happy to life in Seattle, where the cycling market is broad enough to support multiple bike shops that cater to more practical bicycles. I send all my cycling dollars to Free Range, 20/20, Bike Works, and, to a lesser extent, Recycled.<br /><br />I also know that having this many options for bike shops is extremely rare. The vast majority of Americans do not have access to anything other than mainstream racing-oriented shops. If there is a bike shop nearby at all, that is. This fact that seemed to have escaped the critics above. Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-6533212820801099032012-09-19T07:39:37.598-07:002012-09-19T07:39:37.598-07:00There is some criticism here about being in the wr...There is some criticism here about being in the wrong bike shop. In my area there no other shops but the ones that sponsor the local Lance wannabes. Some may have a couple real bikes back in the corner, but no employee knows much about them. I have to have them get out the catalogs and educate them as to what a real bicyclist needs. Fortunatly I can do my own maintenance after that. I wish I had access to a shop that catered to the real clothes, rack, and fender crowd.JDucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-91629686228431891212012-09-18T12:53:20.857-07:002012-09-18T12:53:20.857-07:00" Of course, you'll want driving pants.” ..." Of course, you'll want driving pants.” LOL!<br /><br />Of course, it should amuse you to know that not only do I own driving shoes, but the stock tires (and wheels) on my car were junk and they went first. Followed soon after by the stock lights, shifter, and exhaust.<br /><br />Then I got into cycling, and commute of course I commute in Lycra. The stock tires are a distant memory, and the stock wheels serve as fancy conversation pieces on my driking bike.<br /><br />Wait..they maker aero water bottles?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-48198177714636273052012-09-18T09:02:18.056-07:002012-09-18T09:02:18.056-07:00I walked into my local bike shop called "The ...I walked into my local bike shop called "The Citizen Cyclist: Urban Bikes For Real People" and demanded they sell me a carbon fiber racing bike. I got so angry when they told me they didn't carry such a thing! Also, I went to the local runner shop and asked for a pair of penny loafers. All the had was RUNNING SHOES!!!<br /><br />What's the hurry??? Feet are made for walking people!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-89880473986575381372012-09-17T13:20:35.143-07:002012-09-17T13:20:35.143-07:00Did the salesman mention that when driving in the ...Did the salesman mention that when driving in the special driving pants you shouldn't be wearing underwear?Bill Kuhnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724000985602680504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-47830200741464874782012-09-15T04:22:16.471-07:002012-09-15T04:22:16.471-07:00Phew! You had me there for a minute. I'd never...Phew! You had me there for a minute. I'd never realised what a colossal let down it would be if you ever bought a car. <br />Obionecognobi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-228865336857658842012-09-14T19:06:54.335-07:002012-09-14T19:06:54.335-07:00I worked in a bike shop before that sold their own...I worked in a bike shop before that sold their own brand of titanium and carbon fibre bikes. One chap came in and, with the help of the manager, selected a very nice titanium touring frame and racks and panniers and fenders and Campy Record flat bar components to go with his upright riding position. It was truly a magnificent bike. However, a couple of the younger folks working at the shop were laughing as soon as the customer left the store, and remarked at what a stupid bike the guy was having us build, and that why didn't he just buy a racing bike if he wanted a racing bike. Their attitude was that there are real cyclists and there are people who ride city bikes and hybrids and never the two shall meet. It was a real eye opener.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-37470674870004122812012-09-14T15:16:11.282-07:002012-09-14T15:16:11.282-07:00Did you ask the salesman how much it weighed and t...Did you ask the salesman how much it weighed and then try to pick it up?Bike Hermithttp://www.biketouringnews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-21844494361059044582012-09-13T19:56:18.511-07:002012-09-13T19:56:18.511-07:00To steal a quote from another Peterson "Just ...To steal a quote from another Peterson "Just Ride"fatbob29rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08747122775697829654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-12352247352284299782012-09-13T19:06:08.240-07:002012-09-13T19:06:08.240-07:00meh - different strokes for different folks. If yo...meh - different strokes for different folks. If you want a commuter or touring bike, don't go to a shop that specializes in fast carbon racers. <br /><br />There's plenty of places in town (Free Range, Counter Balance, 20/20, Bike Works, etc, etc.) that won't look askew at you if you want to ride in your jeans, but some of us actually do race and actually do want a ridiculously light, NASA designed, pop-corn fart... <br /><br />Go to a shop that fits your needs - you wouldn't walk into a Lamborghini dealer and expect to walk out with a Hugo...cd bikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-58612931731964189262012-09-12T21:50:37.902-07:002012-09-12T21:50:37.902-07:00When I went to buy a car they told me I'd need...When I went to buy a car they told me I'd need a proffessional "fitting" for $100, though they'd apply that amount to any eventual car purchase. The "fit specialist" had me get into a simulated car "cockpit" and made me contort my body in the middle of the showroom so that my butt was in the air while the "fit specialist" encouraged me loudly to "lift it higher and wiggle it back and forth a little to get a feel for it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-43990672287498657412012-09-12T20:49:42.552-07:002012-09-12T20:49:42.552-07:00You had me going there for a bit, but what a post....You had me going there for a bit, but what a post. Love it! Keep the good thoughts coming.<br /><br />dougPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-61940480976000313692012-09-12T19:56:55.027-07:002012-09-12T19:56:55.027-07:00YAY KENT! I love this.
You now have to now descri...YAY KENT! I love this.<br />You now have to now describe what happens to overweight women when THEY go to a bike store and end up with a 40 pound bike with a tractor seat and they wonder why it's so hard to ride (and keep up with their husband) and the seat is so uncomfortable.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062266088887216663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-32421527405741256702012-09-12T19:28:10.220-07:002012-09-12T19:28:10.220-07:00I've heard there are these huge car recycling ...I've heard there are these huge car recycling graveyards where you can go and pick out broken cars and parts and for not a lot of money you can build your own car if you'r good with tools. Lots of people just throw away their cars when they can't drive them anymore, but you can recycle them.Wheels of Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882437389761648013noreply@blogger.com