For the work that I can't or don't want to do, it goes to my LBS. Always has. The mechanics think I have really cool bikes, and they always do a great job. I have been a customer of this shop since 2003, when I bought my Lemond Zurich from them. They see it very, very infrequently now.
On Friday, June 28, 2013 2:02:15 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Broke a spoke (no idea how, but a loud "sproing-crack" troubadoured it's > presence on a fast descent (I may have hit something, but have no idea). > Rode the ten miles down to the LBS after cutting off the spoke at the > nipple. > > It was fascinating. This was the first time I'd had the Hunqapillar in my > LBS since receiving it last April, a little over a year ago. Every single > person, customers and employees, on the walk back to the work area > commented on how great and classic the bike is. One employee, after working > on it, lamented as I paid that "They don't make them like that any more." > "They do, actually. You just have to go to Rivendell to get it. This is > just over a year old." Stunned silence. Still not sure if that's where I > should go in the future, but at least this was the fairly simple job of > spoke and brake replacement. > > How do you all figure out where to take your Riv. for servicing? I've > already ruled out several shops that are closer or equidistant. There is > one I'm pretty sure would do a great job for another mile or so. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* > *www.OurHolyConception.org* > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
