Why would a shop do this?

[Bruce K]

Cyclist takes his bike into an LBS for minor repairs while traveling.

When he picks it up they have removed the decal/logo of a team sponsor shop from the chain stay and replaced it with their own.

I can't for the life of me understand why any LBS would do something like that without the cyclist/owner's permission.

Thoughts?

BK

[Hindmost]

They used to do that with license plate frames when I took my car into the dealer for service.

[zmudshark]

Originally Posted by Bruce K

Cyclist takes his bike into an LBS for minor repairs while traveling.

When he picks it up they have removed the decal/logo of a team sponsor shop from the chain stay and replaced it with their own.

I can't for the life of me understand why any LBS would do something like that without the cyclist/owner's permission.

Thoughts?

BK

Sue for damages.

I've known of shops that do that, I don't frequent them and tell everyone I know to stay away.

[veggieburger]

Ask for original sticker back. Not cool.

[BobO]

Originally Posted by Bruce K

I can't for the life of me understand why any LBS would do something like that without the cyclist/owner's permission.

It's a marketing strategy, nothing more. Put the name out there for the most eyes to see. I agree that it's a really crappy thing to do.

[David Kirk]

Because they are thinking small and short term.

dave

[hollowgram5]

Originally Posted by David Kirk

Because they are thinking small and short term.

dave

This. Absolutely agree here.

[drewellison]

Maybe to make the point, ask the shop owner how he'd like it if you put your favorite politician's bumper sticker on his car?

[m4rk540]

http://tbsdp.blogspot.com/2015/

[Clean39T]

Ridiculous. I'd contact the owner - it may have been a newbie wrench behaving badly..

[Keith A]

Originally Posted by David Kirk

Because they are thinking small and short term.

dave

Yep, excellent point.

[pncguy]

Originally Posted by m4rk540

http://tbsdp.blogspot.com/2015/

Yeah, but I think this is different - or should be.

I completely support the idea of a small bike shop to put their sticker on a bike I buy from them. It's good advertising and makes sense to me.

But to have someone PULL OFF a sticker - regardless of whether it is a team sponsor - and put on their own...

That's low class.

Please let us know how this turns out. I'd love to not go into THAT shop.

[m4rk540]

They shouldn't do it but it's not something I'd get upset over. You would hope that the bike shop would exercise some restraint or discretion. If a customer brought in a pristine 60-year-old classic French bike, I doubt anyone would remove a preserved decal from a beloved Continental bike shop.

[bianchi10]

I'd be pissed!

[chiasticon]

maybe the wrench envisions himself as one of the pros and wants everyone to know who tuned up this particular bike?