I haven't been riding for the past few days, despite some great weather Saturday and Sunday. Instead, I was experiencing the thrill of working retail.
I am a sales rep in my normal job, a job a enjoy immensely. But Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and ending today my local bike store has been holding their annual store-wide sale. It's a big event, so I volunteered to help out during the madness. And it was madness.t hours.
I started Friday evening, and the store was slammed with buyers for 5 straight hours. No recession in the bike world. I am not used to being on my feet like that. My feet and legs were a little weary.
On Saturday the sale ran from 10 to 9. I worked the whole time. We sold a ton of bikes, mainly comfort rides and cruisers, mountain bikes, and some entry level road bikes. They were lined up at the door to get in at open. Madness! The 4 wrenches were slamming bikes together non-stop, just to keep bikes on the floor.
At the end of the day my feet and legs were shot. I have a new found respect for the hard working folks that work retail every day. It was exciting, and energizing to do, and when I sold a bike, I got a charge. But when I got home, I was exhausted. I put my feet up, and that was that, totally asleep. Slept like a log that night.
Sunday was a repeat, but with shorter hours. Again, they were lined up at the doors. Again, the wrenches were turning, bikes, accessories, the works flying out, cash registers ringing.
I enjoyed the work, but it was tiring. I did, however, have an ulterior motive. I worked out a nice deal on some carbon wheels and a travel case. I expect to add those items to my collection soon. I will report on that soon.
In the meantime, I expect to be back on my bike again soon.
Safe travels today.
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