Comments on: What Do You Like About Your Bike Shop http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/09/06/what-do-you-like-about-your-bike-shop/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jay http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/09/06/what-do-you-like-about-your-bike-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-5892 Jay Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:47:04 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/09/06/what-do-you-like-about-your-bike-shop/#comment-5892 You DRIVE to the LBS? Of course a bike shop 50 miles away probably does not qualify as local. My bike shop is cool because they don't care what you bring it to get fixed up, they'll only sell you something new if you ask for it...otherwise they fix up the old ride. I think the best bike shops embrace cycling as a lifestyle and not just recreation or a hobby. You DRIVE to the LBS? Of course a bike shop 50 miles away probably does not qualify as local.

My bike shop is cool because they don’t care what you bring it to get fixed up, they’ll only sell you something new if you ask for it…otherwise they fix up the old ride. I think the best bike shops embrace cycling as a lifestyle and not just recreation or a hobby.

]]> By: zweirad http://www.commutebybike.com/2006/09/06/what-do-you-like-about-your-bike-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-5891 zweirad Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:24:55 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2006/09/06/what-do-you-like-about-your-bike-shop/#comment-5891 I can bring a bike into the Cary REI and they won't blink an eye. This GT Avalanche [see link] is my "frankenbike." Right now it sports bullhorn bars and that crazy Girvin Crosslink fork. It's not the latest or greatest, but they're happy to help me keep it sorted out. I bought a Randonee from them and proceeded to modify it into a proper commuter. [also on the .Mac site] It looks nothing like what rolled out of the store, but I think they dig it anyway. When I go to some of the other LBS in my area, they are all about the lastest and greatest. I could care less if a part weighs 2 grams less. I just want it to work. A good LBS is about the ride, not the junk they can sell you. I can bring a bike into the Cary REI and they won’t blink an eye. This GT Avalanche [see link] is my “frankenbike.” Right now it sports bullhorn bars and that crazy Girvin Crosslink fork. It’s not the latest or greatest, but they’re happy to help me keep it sorted out. I bought a Randonee from them and proceeded to modify it into a proper commuter. [also on the .Mac site] It looks nothing like what rolled out of the store, but I think they dig it anyway.

When I go to some of the other LBS in my area, they are all about the lastest and greatest. I could care less if a part weighs 2 grams less. I just want it to work. A good LBS is about the ride, not the junk they can sell you.

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