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| - I was in a bit of a pickle. I needed a bike that had been boxed up and shipped cross-country, re-assembled ... and I needed it done on a Sunday and ready for my first Madison Monday morning commute to my new job. I called around to a few bike shops. "Drop it off, we might have it ready on Wednesday", says one shop. "Today? I need it to get to work?". "I suggest you call around you might find some mechanic who has time."
Williamson BW said, "Sure, we can put it together, check it out and probably get it to you by 5 PM". We dropped it of at the bustling service station. Tono, the guy I talked to on the phone was agreeable, reassuring and, as promised, called at 4:30.
What I haven't told you yet was that this was an old Schwinn 3 speed that had been in a box for at least a year. "It took a lot of oil to get things moving, I had to replace one cable and a tire (an obscure-sized vintage Schwinn part that they actually carried!)", he said as he handed me back a cleaned up, functioning bike.
Before I left, I spent a few minutes looking at other city bikes. The salesman (Jon) was friendly and helpful. He explained the differences between the models, listened to my questions and zeroed in on a sweet, new, lightweight and inexpensive single speed with just the frame geometry I was looking for. Not pushy, just helpful.
Tono (the mechanic), you are The Man! Thank you. I just found my new bike shop.
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