Actually, it is nice to have a shop like Hiawatha nearby. Or, in my case, after I pass up oh, maybe half a dozen closer to home shops to get there. And probably the same from my workplace. (Although there is a "famous" shop less than 4 blocks from where I work). Every time I've purchased something from that shop have had to get a replacement part at Hiawatha. Who knew there were actually two different sizes of bar end shifter cables?
Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Feb 16, 8:17 pm, RayO <[email protected]> wrote: > You have Stronglight chainrings?! > > On Feb 16, 4:28 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > In the oddball little Rivendell niche, a shop could conceivably stock most > > of the parts of interest, most of the time. In the broader world of bikes, > > however, it's impossible. There's just too much, and since few shops can > > isolate themselves in a niche and survive, we have to be ready for anybody > > who walks through the door, from the guy who rides dumpstered X-mart BSOs > > to the bleeding edge roadie to the retrogrouch looking for a wide selection > > of toe clips and straps to the antiquarian who wants us to find chainrings > > for his old Stronglight crank. Here, when we're busy, "we can order it for > > you" means "it'll be here tomorrow". Still, I get a chuckle when customers > > tell me, "that's ok, I'll try some other shops" when I'm 99% certain that > > no local shop would intentionally stock such a low-demand item. Good luck, > > I say! Anyway, "we can order it for you" is not the kiss of death. They'll > > likely get it faster that you would from Harris or whatever, and if it's a > > good shop they'll keep you from making a mistake.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
