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
