Went to the local bicycle shop today.

[terrehautian]

How can you tell it is an awesome shop beside being locally owned, paper targets all over the back wall and rest room. Even a lance Armstrong cardboard cut out got used as a target. If I could find a justin bieber card board cut out, I would use that as a target.

 

[hps]

and a cake pan in the trash can

 

[Bearclaw]

Do tell. What bike shop is this?

 

[terrehautian]

J's in terre haute.

 

[Lebowski]

Motorcycle or bicycle shop?

What you described would surprise me a lot at most bicycle shops...

 

[magic man]

My bike shop in Orland Park, IL had a few Glock stickers on the display cases. Kinda surprised me.

 

[sepe]

Bicycle shop.

 

[terrehautian]

Also judging by the groupings, I wouldn't mess with them.

 

[WebSnyper]

Do they also serve bacon there?

 

[hps]

Do they also serve bacon there?

cake

 

[WebSnyper]

cake

Nice, I like cake.

 

[grogie]

That is amazing. I am rather surprised, but cool beans.

 

[csmith]

The first time I walked in J was wearing a nightforce shirt. I did a double take to make sure I was seeing correctly.

 

[Bfish]

It's a bicycle shop as stated. Owner is a great guy! Loves motor cycles too though... And yes most certainly a gun guy! Bought my last bike from him and used to see him in one of the local gun shops all of the time.

 

[nascarfantoo]

Jerry is a great guy. Bought a rather nice Madone off him couple years back and frequent there regularly just to chat. Talk bikes and guns. More than once we stepped out of the mainstream and checked our latest handgun. I have to give him lots of credit for taking risks a few years back when he opened the shop. Took his love for cycling and bikes and grew a nice little store. Tough in a market not known as a cycling town.

 

[Bfish]

Jerry is a great guy. Bought a rather nice Madone off him couple years back and frequent there regularly just to chat. Talk bikes and guns. More than once we stepped out of the mainstream and checked our latest handgun. I have to give him lots of credit for taking risks a few years back when he opened the shop. Took his love for cycling and bikes and grew a nice little store. Tough in a market not known as a cycling town.

Agreed, it's nice to have a local shop too!

 

[terrehautian]

Anyone doing the Indy Night ride in June? My wife, her brother and myself are doing it. Her brother lives up there and did it last year. After a 15.5 mile first long ride on my bike (third ride on it), 17 miles no longer seems that long. Plus riding through Indy streets with lanes/streets blocked off so you don't have to slow down will be nice.

 

[ChooterMcGavin1973]

Bring Your Own Milk

 

[jdmack79]

I'm glad you had a good experience at that shop, but I certainly haven't. I won't go into details, but it was quite the ordeal to get my own bike back from them.

 

[Bfish]

Only organized ride I plan on doing this year is the RAIN