[SDCBC] Do it yourself? Re: Need bike shop recommendation

[JonIsaacs at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/18/2008 9:14:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
neil0502 at yahoo.com writes:

> Fair point.
> 
> The original e-mail had me a little confused about the geography, though.
> 
> Perhaps the original author can rephrase, asking for a reco for a good bike 
> shop in X, Y, or Z area.
> 
> Meanwhile, I hope others glean some value from the recently posted links.  
> Good sites, all!
> 

Hi:  Many of us do all our own work or at least the vast majority of it, I 
certainly do.  However there is no need to do so.  These days doing your own 
repairs is no more necessary than it is a  to work on one's own automobile, many 
ride on a daily basis with only rudimentary knowledge of how to fix their 
bikes.  (Of course one does need to be able to change a flat...)  I understood the 
original post to be asking about a nearby shop.

So, not knowing the exact locations involved, I will simply through out a few 
shops I know of in the general area that I respect.  These are all smaller 
shops, "mom and pop" shops, that offer the kind of service and customer care 
that we used to take for granted.  

-  http://blackmountainbicycles.com/   Limited experience with them but 
definitely a shop that does the good work.

- Quality Bike in Clairemont  My LBS, Susan and Xavier know their stuff and 
take the time to make sure you get what you need.

- Adams Avenue Bikes  Andrew Lee rekindled the defunct Adams Avenue with a 
wonderful vision of the what biking in San Diego could be...   (When you go 
there, make sure you get Andrew to show you one of his special 22mm inner tubes, 
he keeps these in stock.)  

I am sure there are plenty of other shops where you can get good service with 
a smile from someone who will take the time to not only do the job but help 
you understand...  Maybe the rest of you can chime in with suggestions of shops 
that work for you.

Jon Isaacs


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