I've always done my own work mostly because I wanted to learn and I was cheap. However, I'm very lucky now to have Jim Thill's Hiawatha Cyclery within 6 miles it's also a great place to drop in and hang out for a while, Jim and Mark always have great tips. Before I discovered them and while I was rebuilding my old Nishiki Pro I couldn't get the bottom bracket fixed cup loose so I took it to our local coop and all the mechanics fawned over it.
Every city or town should have the equivilant of a Hiawatha Cyclery! On Saturday, June 29, 2013 10:43:52 AM UTC-5, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Wait you're suppose to work on your bikes? > I thought they just fix themselves. > > > On Friday, June 28, 2013 7:48:20 PM UTC-7, jpp wrote: >> >> To be Honest this is near the exact story of how I discovered riv. But I >> was the shop employee and a guy brought in a Romulus to get some work done, >> I was really stunned how he had kept this "bike from the 70's or early >> 80's" in such great shape. When he picked it up a couple days later I said >> how nice it was and asked how old it was and he said a little over a year >> or something like that. I went home and looked up Riv that night. >> >> On Friday, June 28, 2013 5:02:15 PM UTC-4, 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.
