When I can I take bikes to local bike shops because I often don't have time to do the work myself. It can be a frustrating experience because not all shops/mechanics have the tools and/or knowledge to work on old bikes. There are a few that can successfully do the work. Some will try and succeed and others will either fail or refuse to deal with you. Sometimes I end up redoing the work at home or finishing it.
Paul Patzkowsky
Longmont, Colorado
> From: cmontgomery15@cox.net
> To: louiss@gate.net
> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 19:07:45 -0700
> CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR] Care of Vintage Bikes
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> > 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
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> 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.
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> Craig Montgomery
> Tucson