rbent Forum - RBM - What happened?

shellbear Posts: 476	Re: RBM - What happened? Reply #15 - Apr 22^nd, 2013, 5:42pm Ding ding ding! Quote from aikigreg on Apr 22^nd, 2013, 4:38pm: If my store sells em, then I'm paid to like em and not badmouth em. Quote from jcsadowski on Apr 22^nd, 2013, 2:49pm: Face it, not everybody likes recumbents.
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Phantom Rider Five Star Member Posts: 1056	Re: RBM - What happened? Reply #16 - Apr 23^rd, 2013, 12:13pm I've never had the pleasure of visiting RBM and have no plans to based on the feedback on this forum. Thursday morning 11am I will be standing in front of Easy Street when Mike opens the door, its worth the drive to me. I know what I get every time, quality service at a fair price and an opportunity to ride lots of cool toys.
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rmillay Five Star Member rbent member; go Clowns! Posts: 2205	Re: RBM - What happened? Reply #17 - Apr 23^rd, 2013, 3:31pm Quote from aikigreg on Apr 22^nd, 2013, 4:38pm: If my store sells em, then I'm paid to like em and not badmouth em. Well said, Greg.
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Re: RBM - What happened?
Reply #18 - Apr 23^rd, 2013, 3:40pm

I have to commend RBM for sponsoring monthly trike rides and furnishing food and drinks to the riders at the end of the rides. Depending upon the number of riders, RBM assigns one or two employees to leading and sweeping duties. One of the employees pulls a RideKick trailer, which is available for use by any rider that becomes gassed. If anyone in the DFW area is interested in TerraTrike or Catrike trikes, RBM is the closest place to go for a test ride. If one wants to test ride high performance recumbent bikes, then they need to head for Easy Street Recumbents. I remember standing outside Easy Street in 2011 with some buddies, waiting for them to open, so I could test ride a Musashi. I rode the bike around in the parking lots, then wheeled up to the front door and told Mike: "I want this bike." He prepped it, and we were on our way back to Dallas in less than an hour.

IMO not worth driving 400 miles round trip, and $60 or more for gas, just to have a bike or trike serviced by Easy Street, unless you love Austin.

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Denman rbent member Posts: 350	Re: RBM - What happened? Reply #19 - Apr 23^rd, 2013, 7:30pm RBM has always done right by me, and I'm a customer who does not tolerate mediocrity.
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Re: RBM - What happened?
Reply #20 - Apr 23^rd, 2013, 11:49pm

Quote from Denman on Apr 23^rd, 2013, 7:30pm:

RBM has always done right by me, and I'm a customer who does not tolerate mediocrity.

I wish I could feel that way but time and again, they have treated me with a range of behaviors from complete indifference to utter contempt. It is really hard to overlook that. I appreciate the trike rides and feel that there have been some improvements although it is clearly not consistent throughout the store. Perhaps it will continue to get better but I won't be holding my breath. I think I prefer to keep my expectations low and hope they will exceed them.

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Reply #21 - Apr 28^th, 2013, 12:00am

Quote from AustinSkater on Apr 22^nd, 2013, 12:01pm:

I went to RBM today to pickup Germenfest packets, and was promptly helped, but they still don't get it. My exchange with the worker went something like this:

Worker: Are you ready for the ride.
Me: Yeah, just not sure which bike I'm going to bring

Worker: Oh
Me: Yeah, not sure if I want to ride my mountain bike, single-speed or recumbent

Worker: Don't bring the recumbent, there are hills on this ride
Me: Smiley

I guess he figured that a recumbent must climb worse than a single-speed.

Oops, there goes my blood pressure again! Here's the cure: (start watching at 8:50)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KciNCAwpri0 Tepee is just a short hill, but with the same technique I shoot up hills several times the length when 'bents...especially trikes...are supposed to choke.

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Reply #22 - Apr 28^th, 2013, 9:51pm

Quote from AustinSkater on Apr 22^nd, 2013, 12:01pm:

I went to RBM today to pickup Germenfest packets, and was promptly helped, but they still don't get it. My exchange with the worker went something like this:

Worker: Are you ready for the ride.
Me: Yeah, just not sure which bike I'm going to bring

Worker: Oh
Me: Yeah, not sure if I want to ride my mountain bike, single-speed or recumbent

Worker: Don't bring the recumbent, there are hills on this ride
Me: Smiley

I guess he figured that a recumbent must climb worse than a single-speed.

LOL @ that. You would think that even a dim witted bike shop employee could figure out that gears would be easier on hills than a single speed.

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