I decided to try out a new woman-owned, and women-centred bike shop a couple of weeks ago to have my bike serviced. I like supporting women who love bikes, and after I had a pinch blow-out on my rear tire*, I had a perfect opportunity.
My ex-husband got the car and the bike rack when we split, so he helps me when I need to transport my Betty Foy anywhere. As we were taking the bike off the rear rack, he said "If they don't recognize how awesome your bike is, or at least comment on the frame maker, you know you can't come back here, right?" I laughed it off, because of course being a store that was set up by/for people who love bikes, they'd surely know Rivendell. Not only did they *not* comment on seeing a Rivendell in the wild, they misspelled it on the receipt when I went to pick up the bike. And thus endeth my experiment with feminist solidarity. * The pinch flat was caused by a jerk of a neighbour who has it in for my bike. I think they meddled with my rear tire. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
