After a brief phone conversation and photo, I sent my bent XO-5 fork to Yellow Jersey. They did a perfect job reasonably with unbelievably quick turnaround and good return packing. David
On May 27, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Will <[email protected]> wrote: > Yellow Jersey is hit or miss. I had a damaged frame re-aligned there. Work > was excellent. > > Other times not so much. > > Last experience was with a mech who sported metal in his nose, ears, lips, > and eyebrows. It was disconcerting to have a simple conversation.There was so > much metal in his face. > > Did things end well? > > No. > > I wanted the cotter pins pulled from an old Raleigh Sport so I could work on > the bottom bracket. I got a safety lecture instead. The lecture was stupid > and arrogant. The shop owner sat beside his laptop and laughed at us. > > Have not been back. > > Will > > > > > > > > On Monday, May 27, 2013 9:03:49 AM UTC-5, BykMor wrote: > I've not been there, but if you're near by, check out Coast In Bikes at 706 S > 5th St, Milwaukee ( http://www.coastinbikes.com/ ). The owners are nice young > folk. I don't know what Riv'ish stuff they might have in stock, but they're > definitely not a techy race shop. > > And I think the treatment is a reason to visit Yellow Jersey. It's part of > the experience. I've been told a few stories that have happened at that shop > over the years and I'd kind of like to have one of my own ;-) Actually, it's > probably not nearly as likely to happen these days. > > Have a great visit. > > BykMor > > On Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:55:10 AM UTC-5, Eric Norris wrote: > My wife and I will be spending a few days in Wisconsin next month, mostly in > Milwaukee and Sheboygan, and I wonder if anyone has recommendations for > interesting, Riv-ish bike shops that I could visit. > > Eric N > www.CampyOnly.com > CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com > Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
