Here we go again, on the anti-Evans crusade
They are what they are... a hugely successful, high street retailer supplying the general public with cycles and related parafanalia, and offering service and repairs at a commercial rate to those that wouldn't know how to change an inner tube... They are ALWAYS going to be sneered at by a select minority of what essentially is a sub genre enthusiasts who will more than likely be knowledgable and competent after years of participation in said sub-genre.... more-so than the "yoofs" that will innevitably be employed in store...
Is it any wonder then that certain people get their nose out of joint?
Is it any wonder that certain parts or technologies from yesteryear are not known by 100% of staff
I think what this is, is a case of too high an expectation, maybe "wanting" to get irritated and rant about it in said sub-genre Internet forum,
Non story....
And to be fair, if I needed to go and get some loose bearings, the last place I would go is a bike shop and pay the mark-up.... I'd go to my local bearing supplier first
G