Anyone see the printed Target ad April 30th -May 6th, 2017 (I think this ad is printed for national distribution too)?  If you didn’t notice, the stem is bolted to the fork 180 degrees out of place (fork is shown assembled backwards).

BTW, they have already corrected the photo online (I’ll save you the time in looking for it).  I’d attach the photo, but this part of the forum doesn’t allow attaching files.

WTF Target???  While I love my Super Target in Steele Creek for groceries, beer, dog treats, TP, etc. (did I say beer)…. It would take a zombie apocalypse before I would consider a bike at a big box store.  Let’s give all of our local bike shops business and let the big box stores handle the toilet paper!!!

I was doing a team bike building event for a management group recently. When they were all trying to assemble their bikes i gave them the "here is another reason why you should buy bikes from a local bike shop, there are people just like you assembling the bikes at the department store." It definitely got their attention.

There's a couple people at work here that think the size of a bike is comparable to buying a bigger car. In other words, they want to expand the junk they were given with a substitute. One guy who went to a bike shop, was given a frame size they said he should ride. He then told me, that they were trying to insult him. He said he liked a bigger bike, which in his case the shop suggested a 52 cm. He ended up getting a 60cm at a used shop. He claimed it was a 27". He said he felt he had more control on bigger bike Another guy wanted a carbon fiber Trek. The bike shop fitted him for a 54 cm. He then found a 56cmon criagslist. He told me that he liked to be stretched out.He put a wider gel seat on. I'm surprised he has clipless pedals on the bike. But he said that you couldn't change the pedals on that bike. Does Trek make a bike that has pedals permanently attached? Anyways, about being stretched out, he doesn't ride it a whole lot, because it gives him a backache. But he says that since it's a race bike, he was told that he shouldn't ride it a whole lot because it could hurt your back😝

Rockys Smarter Brother wrote on 05/05/17 at 8:12pm:

How's that?  I seem to have lots of "serious" cyclists buying and have "serious" bikes serviced.

Rockys Smarter Brother wrote on 05/05/17 at 8:12pm:


I think by BBS he means Big Box Store....

Slothzilla wrote on 05/08/17 at 4:21pm:



This is correct! But if you start carrying Next down in Cornelius let me know and I'll trade in my Kona's!!!