I am fortunate, the LBSs that I have visited in Indianapolis have all been
very professional and interested in helping me with my needs. I have one
shop that I prefer. I consider the owner a friend, and he makes a really
fine wheel, but his shop is not close to my home. That means I visit a lot
of
I've had similar reactions to my bikes ... vehicles, including the Herse,
the two customs, the tr*k*, and the Citroen Acadiane. And the Fargo. I
think many bike shop employees, even in high-end, mostly carbon fiber shops
are interested in well designed and executed bikes.
I've taken my Rivs; even
I should probably clarify, on the off chance that the owner is reading --
there is ONE shop somewhat near me that I send a lot of people to, and who
does see my bikes for the very rare job that I don't have tools for, but
it's quite rare. They installed a headset for me recently.
On Fri, Jun 28,
My bikes seldom see the LBS... Sadly, I don't trust most of them around
where I live; I do all of my own work.
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote:
> Broke a spoke (no idea how, but a loud "sproing-crack" troubadoured it's
> presence on a fast descent (I may have hit something
Broke a spoke (no idea how, but a loud "sproing-crack" troubadoured it's
presence on a fast descent (I may have hit something, but have no idea). Rode
the ten miles down to the LBS after cutting off the spoke at the nipple.
It was fascinating. This was the first time I'd had the Hunqapillar in m
