For me, working on them myself is half the fun and it takes some of the bite out of bad weather.
That is what rainy days are for.
Jon M. Crate Marietta, Georgia
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From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
[mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of W PAUL PATZKOWSKY
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 10:08 PM
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Care of Vintage Bikes
>
> > I can understand the feeling. But this brings up a question I have
> > wanted to ask.
> >
> > Do people on this lists take their bikes to shops? I would think that
> > working on your own bike was part of this hobby. I am 55, and I built
> > my first bike from parts (including lacing the wheels) over 40 years
> > ago. I have owned and built a lot of bikes since then, but have never
> > had the occasion to take a bike to a bike shop.
> >
> > For those of you who do take your bikes to a shop, what do you have them
> > do? What would you allow them to do?
> >
> > Just curious.
> >
> > Louis Schulman
> > Tampa, Florida
>
>
> I let them do the wheelbuilding for me nowadays. Primarily because I put
> in 12 hour days plus some on the weekend. Anything that takes time in either
> contracted out or put on the backburner.
>
> Craig Montgomery
> Tucson