Most Bike Shops didn't have websites so I knew what I wanted, and when I called I asked to speak to the most experienced person in the shop. After 4 calls, I found my Bike Shop.
I spoke with a guy who he said he was the most experienced all around. Knows his bikes and parts. He said he doesn't follow the circuit, meaning he does keep knowledge of races and riders, he likes what he likes and said he can just about ride just anything and get a good workout. I told him he is going to be my go to man and I will email him what I wanted. He said sure.and gave me his personal email. I had already typed up the email and saved it as a draft. I went to the exit door, he looked at me, I had already was in my email app... I hit send and walked out the door. I waited in the parking lot. He comes running out the door.
He tells me...'The Mountain Bike you want has to be ordered, then it has to ship, then WHEN it does and IF it does get here, it has to be out together. THEN I have to take it apart again and add what you want replaced. I don't even know how much all of that is going to cost and where I'm going to get those parts you want added to it from.' I stopped him and took out my cellphone, went to the other drafted email and sent that to him. He then says all shitty..'All that work..you have to pay for shipping, labor, the parts and me putting it all together again.' Sent him the third email, and asked him can we go inside and talk to The Manager.
He brings me to the manager. I tell the manager I know how much all of that is going to cost down to getting it here in The United States and to your store. I can pay that right now, and with giving the store $150 for getting it shipped here. What I need to know is how much is it going to cost me to have it assembled. He told $300. So I added $450 plus what the bike and the parts I wanted together and...
It comes to $4,371.89..i want to pay it now. The Manager looks at me. He said come to the counter. He goes in the computer and he takes the guys cellphone with him standing there and starts typing away. After 15 minutes, he asked cash or charge? I say debit.and hand him my card, a card I have never used before. He swipes it and says damn. I asked what? He says nothing. I tell him to hold on, I'm calling that company now. I was calling one of the workers in his cellphone it was a different time zone. I told him I just gave the money to the manager. He tells me to write this all down and gives me a set of numbers, an address and another set of numbers. He asks for the ema address of the bike shop, I give it to him and he says...'Okay, thank you and goodbye.'
I tell the manager that he is going to get an email and it's in English and he has to follow the directions carefully and right now. He opened the email, see the email that was sent to him. Gets black book from under the counter... An hour later he says done. But he asked when wi it arrive. I told him when the bike is within 200 miles of being delivered I will get an email with a real time tracking code. I will text it to you and you will know when it's like a me away and then it won't be tracked any more. He says okay and I leave.
The Mountains Bike take about 45 days to be out together. I don't know why, but it does. So I wait.
And then I get that email with the tracking..
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