The Shop Answering Machine Message
If we had an automated answering machine system (which we never will just on principle), the initial greeting and prompts would probably sound like this:
Thank you for calling Renaissance Bicycles, where Heritage Craftsmanship Meets Modern Technology.
Please listen to the following options (or you may press 0 at any time to speak with a real human being):
- To speak with a representative about a custom bike build, please press 1.
- To speak with a representative about”renaissancing” a vintage road or mountain bike, please press 2.
- To order a new lugged steel frame from Rivendell, Soma, or VO, please press 3.
- To order a new Batavus Dutch city bike, please press 1904.
- To speak with a retro-grouch, please press #.
- To speak with a commuter cyclist, please press 3FEET.
- To speak with a weight-weenie, please hang-up and call Competitve Cyclist.
… Please hold while we transfer you to the next available cyclist, and thank you for calling Renaissance Bicycles.

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