Bikes are the best way around most places, What an awful thing for the wrench to say, not "you have to replace the chain and power train ...." or "you'd have to replace the chain and hub" or .... "we can turn it into a fixie".

This could cost as much as his new bike but you give the cyclist the choice.

What I know about bikes has come from those choices discussed over coffee with my LBS .... and from you gals on TE.