Leah, Colorado Springs doesn't have anything in the way of a Rivish shop, so I thought I'd share my non-mechanical approach that may be helpful.
First, standard things like brakes and derailluers are no big deal. Any bike shop can handle them, though they may scoff at friction shifting and non-disk brakes. In my experience, every shop I've taken my Hunqapillar to appreciates the bike but fails to understand why I ride such old fashioned tech. I've gotten comments like "Wow! They don't make them like THAT anymore." (Reply: "They do: at Rivendell" -- response: speechless); "You ride THIS on single track?" "Absolutely." Speechless with a head shake. So, the more you can know about how your bike works, the better off you will be. The good news is that "old tech" is fairly simple tech -- hence part of its appeal. It's easy to understand the concepts of how it works even if you're not comfortable fixing it. Brake and derailure/chain issues are very standard, and my well be covered as part of a upper end tuneup. I'd simply call around and get pricing and what the service includes. That alone will tell you a lot about each shop you call. As you've likely seen, when I have a specific issue, I tap into the fantastic folks on this list to get a better understanding of if it requires a shop or is something simple I can do. It sounds like you may well be nearing the point I hit, where it's time for a new chain (or at least a cable tension adjustment) and brake pads. Let us know how it goes! With abandon, Patrick On Monday, November 11, 2013 12:42:55 PM UTC-7, LeahFoy wrote: > > We moved to Vegas a few months back, and I'm at a loss as to where I > should take my Betty Foy for service. I don't know how to fix my bike - I > just ride it. Lately my gears seem to be grinding, regardless of my coaxing > my Silver Shifters this way and that. Also, I think my brakes could use > some work. I've had the bike 11 months and am coming up on a thousand > miles, so maybe it's time. Recommendations? I don't want to wheel my Riv > into some carbon fiber racy place that will not understand me and my bike... > Thanks! > Leah -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
