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

[Garcia, Joseph]

Amen...some simple stuff if left unaddressed can end up costing a whole lot
more, it does help when you can do some of the basic repairs yourself. 
Now go ride your bike. 

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On Behalf Of markw
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:58 AM
To: JonIsaacs at aol.com
Cc: sdcbc at bikesandiego.org
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Do it yourself? Re: Need bike shop recommendation

No there is no need to work on your own bike.  However learning basics 
will save you time and money.  Plus if your in the middle of a century, 
or far from a bike shop, knowing how to make your bike work is a plus. 
  I've seen quite a few people pushing their bikes with a simple flat 
tire.   I've also been in bike shops when people pull up in their car, 
unload their bike and walk it into the shop with a flat tire.  Knowing 
how to handle a flat, a broken cable, etc. is a good thing.  Having drop 
your bike off because it's not quite shifting right can leave you 
without a bike for a couple days.

Mark

JonIsaacs at aol.com wrote:
>
> 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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