Find a friendly shop. Call ahead. Ask if they have X. The likely won't. They'll order it for you. It comes the next day. Almost always. They will hold it for you. Stop by the shop the next time you're riding by. Buy it.
Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Feb 16, 6:25 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > 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 <lochm...@msn.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > You have Stronglight chainrings?! > > > On Feb 16, 4:28 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > > 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
