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    Mrs. KnottedYet
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    Salvage shops? This guy had 5 bikes in the back just waiting to be the parts for this beauty. I don't know what chain my LBS guys used on my mixte freewheel rebuild but I imagine there are chains out there.

    DebW? RunningMommy? Is there a mechanic in the house? Right, r.b.m., you are one too. Wa D.C. is flat, right? Why not suggest a freewheel?

    What bugs me is while we get extraordinary service, good service, ok service from our shops .... I don't expect this behavior from any shop.

    Communication. Education. Good shops do that. This is how my shop is getting me to plan for a new bike. I asked him "if I wanted to use my commuter for ALC is there anything that could make it lighter?" He described how we could throw money at it .... and said it would cost less to get a Surly LHT, which would be lighter, faster, touring geometry and I still have the commuter.

    That's how you sell a bike. And the shop might have gotten the rebuild too.
    Last edited by Trek420; 02-06-2008 at 06:02 AM.
    Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
    Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
    Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
    Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
    Folder ~ Brompton
    N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
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