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Me too, but they refused to sell me anything or deal with me because I had no brakes on my bike; I've put them on my 'List of Cunts' in permanent ink. Sounds like something from the "Shit hipsters say" thread but the guy in there was genuinely a fucking twit.

They refused to sell you something because you don't have brakes on your bike?

Are they fucking insane? Independant bike shops aren't the busiest places on earth and we're in the middle of an economic downturn...