Dear LBS...

[VeloVT]

When I bring my bike with canti brakes in for a full tune-up, can you please remember that cantis need to be toed in? It is nice that you took the time to adjust the throw on my brakes, and you did a good job on that too, but I really hate it when I bring my bike home all spiffy and lubed, and the brakes squeal like a stuck pig.

Luckily it's an adjustment that I can do myself, but since I did have to PAY for a full tune-up, and it's a really small thing to do right, it is disheartening to bring the bike home and find that my brakes, which were toed in when I brought the bike to the shop, need to be readjusted.

I really hate it when I'm riding in traffic and my brakes are as loud as squealing car brakes would be...

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Liza

[VeloVT]

p.s. and can you have someone test ride the bike to check your adjustments? The front derailleur is undershifting a bit and the rear derailleur is overshifting. I'm sure it was fine on the stand, but...

sigh...

[Kalidurga]

p.p.s. Could you also wipe the excess lube off the chain and the grease smears off the frame before you hand it over to me? I'm not asking for a full cleaning of my somewhat muddy frame, just for enough of a wipe-down that I don't end up with greasy smears on me as I'm loading it on the car.

[PinkBike]

p.p.p.s.

and could you put the seat back where it was? you marked it with tape i spoze for just that reason.

liza, it's very true that the way it shifts on the stand is not how it will shift under weight/power. i wish they would do a good lengthy test ride on every bike they adjust.

one more reason to learn how to do it ourselves

[Becky]

liza, it's very true that the way it shifts on the stand is not how it will shift under weight/power. i wish they would do a good lengthy test ride on every bike they adjust.

This is absolutely true....I only wish that I had time to do a test ride on every bike I worked on. But payroll keeps getting slashed, and shops keep doing more with less....

[Triskeliongirl]

This is why I started to do my own maintenance. Why should I PAY someone to mess up my bike????????????

Its really not that hard guys, just take it a step at a time. It will take no more time than dropping it off and picking it up at your LBS.