I agree with Roberta and Joe about calling the LBS on it. And I know, dear Bicycle Belle that you won't be a harpy .. You are too articulate and kind to be like that. And the BBITW would blush with shame..I am sure the LBS will do the right thing.by you as I'm sure you are a good customer. they would be sorry to lose. It's a crazy time for bike shops in spring
Ryan in Winnipeg On Thursday, 28 March 2019 09:30:27 UTC-5, REC (Roberta) wrote: > > First, I typed this above: "Between you and me, we probably have about 1/2 > of knowledge on the subject of bike mechanics. " but I meant to type this: > "Between you and me, we probably have about 1/2 *hour* of knowledge on > the subject of bike mechanics. " > > The pictures are lovely and I'm glad you got in some riding before > everything broke again. I don't recall seeing so much green around you > area (I guess I need to look around more, but it's such a > driving-to-everywhere place), but I like the way your city is planned for > open spaces. I guess as independent women, even though we prefer to > support our LBS (and yours isn't very local), we need to know how to do > some on-the-spot fixing. There are lots of videos on YouTube and I think > I've also viewed some on the Riv site and on the Handsome Cycles site. > > I hope your bikes are doing well after some work at REI. I hope you do > speak with the LBS, because they need to know if things aren't done > correctly. > > Roberta > > On Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 7:06:39 PM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> Well, where should I begin? >> >> Overjoyed at the quick turnaround, I picked up my bikes on Monday. I made >> big plans to do a big ride into town and run every errand by bike. The ride >> home is ALL ascent. I had parked my vehicle with the bike rack on it in a >> parking lot and was making my way to it when suddenly that darn front >> derailleur began acting up. I fiddled with it, making it worse, until a >> plastic thing fell off into my hands. The little collar that holds it up >> against the frame had come off. The ONLY descent was into that parking lot, >> so I coasted to the van. I called the LBS (“Craziest thing just >> happened!”)and they told me to bring the bike and the pieces back. >> >> Today I took the broken (again) Betz and also tossed the Clem (whose >> brakes needed attention) on the rack as well. The shop graciously fixed my >> Betz and I asked if there was time for the Clem or if I should leave it >> there. They fixed it on the spot. I was happy but in a hurry to get the >> boys form school, so I paid double what they charged for the Clem and took >> off. >> >> Well. I got the bikes home, finally had time to inspect them, and the >> front brake is WAY too tight on the Clem AND THE FRONT DERAILLEUR IS NO >> LONGER WORKING. On the Clem. Not the Betz. And I paid double because I felt >> it was kind of them to fit the Clem in. >> >> I know I should call. I know I should take it back, but it’s such a long >> drive and I think I’m just done. I called REI and will take it there >> instead. So bummed. Meanwhile, I’m on YouTube trying to figure out how to >> fix derailleur - is this the nudge I needed to get myself a bike mechanic >> education????? >> >> PS The ride I did yesterday was lovely, as evidenced by these photos; >> more of which can be seen on my Instagram... >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
