Golly gosh, such a hard question that should be easy. It is all about the interactions between ownership and the mechanics. I spoke with a local owner last week, and he seemed to think that mechanics are commodities that are interchangeable. I happen to think not, but the fact of the matter is that the job does not pay all that well and some owners think they can have a young person with little bedside manner doing the wrenching, since it is just a commodity.
Bicycle Space downtown is no more, and that is where I ALWAYS took my bikes. I like the owner and the mechanics were crusty and honest. They are now just in Ivy City and I don't really know who is left. The Bike Rack is downtown and seems to have great mechanics, but I have a palpable dislike for the owner, so I don't go there. They seem to win awards for best bike shop each year, so worth a try. When it comes to servicing my older bikes, the Bicycle Pro Shop always has parts in stock and very good mechanics who were nice to me. I also had some success with the Conte's in Ballston, depending on who did the wrenching. On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 3:48:19 PM UTC-4, Wilson Wilson wrote: > > Paul, who did you speak with at Proteus? Reason why I ask is that just > sounds like an odd time. I would like to contact them as I recommend them > first in the area as to why this would happen. I wear their jersey on my > cycling adventures. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/44513787-c596-4373-b052-e1d1ca82065b%40googlegroups.com.
