props to shops seem to get handed out mostly in a by-the-by fashion in the "bitching about X shop" threads, so i thought i'd start a thread - but if there is one in existence (searched but didn't look too hard) please let me know, i'll delete this and transfer my comments.
different bikes (specifically andrew handford) has been too good to me recently not to warrant a shout out. andy contacted me by pm when i posted here about having trouble finding a part - he special ordered it after answering a bunch of questions and got it the db location most convenient. then, when i was looking for a sleeve for my gravity dropper on short notice, he had a shop pull one off a model in stock (the sleeves were on backorder) and hold it for me. all of this with a proffered discount - i'd have been way to appreciative of his effort to ask. and sponsoring the nimby - an event that would seem to be well out of their geographic customer range - was pure gold. i'm a bit wary of "brand loyalty" but i'm developing a very soft place in my heart for db, the treatment's just been that good.
if you've recently had a shop interaction that left you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside post 'er up. if this thread breaks some rule i'm not aware of, please let me know.
"Nobody really gives a shit that you don't like the thing that you have no firsthand experience with." Dave