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| - I am one of those people who loves! my bicycle but when it comes to fixing it, I am pretty helpless and am willing to pay lots of money to have someone else do it for me. Granted, I have a 1960s vintage cruiser and I don't really want anyone fiddling with its bicycle parts if they don't know what they're doing (which clearly includes me), so I normally go the three blocks to Bikes on Wheels.
While abroad for the summer, my friend informed me that I had a broken wheel and he was unable to find anyone in all of Toronto who could do anything about it and I was, well, devastated. I plucked up some determination to get it fixed and went straight to BoW, where they said after two minutes that not only did they have a wheel for my peculiar measurement of a wheel but it'd be ready in four days and the wheel only cost $28. Hurray!
In addition to speedy and professional service*, they always remember me (or my bike), they have a lot of fun bike things that you probably don't need if you can't even fix your own bike, and the boys that work there are nice and cute.
It can be a bit on the pricey side but it really depends on what you're paying for. Me? Location and service.
Once your bike is fixed, go celebrate somewhere in Kensington. I'd recommend sugar cane bubble tea and dumplings on Spadina or a Delirium beer at Ronnie's. (But ride safely!)
*I used to be a fan of UofT's BikeChain, and I do support them, but they shouldn't be dealing with a bike like mine because I normally wound up with another problem after I left. If you have a vintage bike, really, take it to a professional.
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