Tuned Up

[dxmachina]

So, after much delay, bike shop guy finally rebuilt my rear wheel, broken since September. And he was also finally able to find a pair of the tires I ordered back in March. I went over there Saturday to get the wheel and new tires put on, as well as getting the bike the tune up it's been badly needing

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[mearagrrl]

...have you perhaps considered a new bike shop guy? Good lord!

[dxmachina]

He's a little unfocused, okay, a lot unfocused, but he's a really good bike mechanic. I've learned a lot watching
him work. Plus he never talks down to me. The other nearby shops I've tried seem to condescend to cyclists who don't fit their image of the ideal, like, say, overweight old guys who don't ride 500 miles a weeks.

Plus, I still have about $150 in credit with him from the sale of the Widowmaker. :)

And at the rates he charges me (and his other customers) for stuff, that's about $300 at one of the other shops. For Saturday's work he charged me $40 for the two new tires, which was list price. But he didn't charge me for a third new tire, two new tubes, a pair of new brake pads, nor did he charge me for the tune-up. I'm making out pretty well here.