Big 5 Sporting Goods

Once you get sliced, no matter how good the surgeon is, you are never the same. Inevitably, AGE dictates how long your body will last. Gifted Dr. Urrea cured my extremely painful meniscus tear in 2005, and I returned to him in SEP2014 for warranty repair after the same knee failed and I collapsed at work. Now, I don’t particularly care about the walking, standing, sitting but I’ve GOTTA’ pedal. Of course, this was scary for me, and Dr. Urrea’s message was not comforting though he made it crystal clear to me: the (knee) joint is like a tire, it wears out and you are wearing yours from the inside out. I’ve replaced many, many (bicycle) tires and understood the message perfectly. He gave me some alternatives, none of which I liked, so I did what has become the norm, I went to the ‘net for possible solutions. The best, of course, was to use certain additional stretches but I needed some additional equipment, specifically an Ace adjustable knee brace, a Harbinger medium cable (build my upper body strength), and an 18″ firm foam roller for my CT band. The price was extremely reasonable, but the staff were exceptionally pleasant, professional, and courteous. Manager Candace went out of her way to ensure my purchases went well. This is a great store with fantastic personnel and answers. I’ve not pedaled for a week, following the recommended R (set)-I (ce)-C (compress)-E (legate) principle. I’m slowly getting back to pedaling, and anticipate full recovery soon. I’m just grateful Big 5 was available to assist me in this process!

Still go here for fitness stuff, not so much ammo anymore (after the big rush of 2013;). They do have lots of fitness things. But this is a great place if you need running shores, hiking boots, etc. they have very sturdy shoes, look on the sales racks because you will find some great deals! Seriously, my son got some boots for $ 20, they are still with us a couple years later after some very strenuous hiking! Also, look online, they sometimes have a coupon. The fitness apparel is average price (average for the brand name stuff) but if you search around, you can find some pretty good stuff once again on the sake rack! This is also a place for a good jacket. You never know what will be on sale, so check every area of the store! It might be smaller than some of the others but you can’t go wrong:)

Good prices. You basically pay for what you get. Customer service was horrible. I was in the store for 30 mins and no one talked to me.