text: I really wanted to like this place Since I moved to Phoenix I have been looking for a nearby local bike shop Bike Barn is right around the corner from my office It seems like the tendency is for anybody that deals in specialized goods is to become really cliquish As you can see from looking at the reviews under bicycle shop it is definitely something that goes on a lot with bicycles When I first started looking for a shop I took some time off and went to in a row I would go into the shop and look at their stuff No one said anything to me in the first shops That seems to be typical of bike shops in Phoenix If you are not in the club they do not have time for you I suppose it does not help that I am not young pretty and particularly fit but when I was all three I raced bikes worked in a bike shop and lived the life for years so apparently I have unrealistic ideas about what service canshould bennUnfortunately Bike Barn is a typical Phoenix shop I have gone twice The first time I talked to a semiinformed unfriendly mechanic The second time I sought help in getting the right fit on my bike with an appointment paying for the time mind and it was clear that the person had better things to do Do not know what the store was emptynnSoif you are part of the club or the staff is having a good daygood for you I will not be back