I had the most awesome experience with a customer this weekend. I got to introduce to someone to the joy of road riding.
She came into the store with her boyfriend/husband and it was obvious that this was something they wanted to do together. What I loved most was her commitment to getting into riding. She genuinely wanted to make riding a part of her life and I got to be the lucky person to help her get started.
Personally, that’s what I’ve always loved about working at a bike shop. I believe there is such a shear joy in riding but the joy is even better when you get to share it with someone else.
I remember the person who got me into riding. Sometimes I wonder, had we not met would I still be 25 pounds overweight and gasp, smoking. Would I not understand the joys of riding as a form of transportation or the pounds of CO2 that I didn’t spew into the air?
With that, I remind you to share the joy of riding. Riding is great, but it’s always more fun to share. Just think, maybe you could be the catalyst for change in someone’s life.
