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| - this place only has 2 reviews? there were so many people in and out of here when i was there today! although, not to stereotype, but most of them didn't look like to computer savvy yelper type..
i recently got a new bike off craigslist and needed to make some adjustments.
firstly my tires needed air and seat needed to be lower, and one of the guys there kindly pumped my tires and adjusted my seat. my bike is a road bike with drop handles and i had been thinking about flipping it over and cutting the bars to make them bullhorns. i was going to get all the parts and do this myself, but who knew when i would actually get around to it, plus i don't really have any tools :( so i was referred to jeff, who is the road bike guy. when i came in he was balancing on his single speed road bike chatting with someone. this was the guy to talk to! he said, no problem! let me go take this bar off and see where we can cut it. he mentioned something about how it was sort of his hobby turning road bikes into single speeds, and so he took some time to explain that whole process to me.
long story short, he took off the original levers and handlebar tape, cleaned up the adhesive, cut the bars into bullhorns, put on the new levers (which required some customization bc they were a bit big), and also installed the new bike seat that i had decided to pick up while i was walking around waiting for the rest of the work to get done.
side story - another guy who worked there told me i should go get a chili dog and there was a great place for a chili dog down the street. i decided to go out for a stroll, not for a chili dog tho bc i am vegetarian, and actually ended up finding a place with vegetarian chili that was right next door! awesome!
anyway, all in all, i walked out spending more on upgrades than i had planned to, but i got a discount on an open package item and the other items were very competitively priced. i was so happy with all the work (and that they weren't going to charge me for the labor for the over two hours i was there getting everything adjusted)!! this is my new favorite place. like the other reviewer said, they were so friendly and knowledgeable and not trying to sell you a bunch of crap you don't need. i will have to go back to get some adjustments to the levers i think, and i'll probably pick up a couple more things while i'm there - toe clips are on the list!
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