I'll add that to my list of "things I never thought I'd hear anyone say".I hate to say it, but I miss PSP.
I'll add that to my list of "things I never thought I'd hear anyone say".I hate to say it, but I miss PSP.
Fixed.Ahhhhh, Dick's/The Sports Authority... Similar sky-high markups as an LBS, similar (identical) product, far worse service and assembly, and yet millions of people shop there to avoid the snobbish attitudes and condescending conversations with Loco.
Buy stuff online and ride with people who are better mechanics than you. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Dumb enough to live on a farm and not buy a dieselim not stupid enough to put bio diesel in my gas powered car
I bet you say the same thing about the folks at the coffee shop. At least I do.Also some of our local bike shop techs need to work on their people skills.
Anything that can be heated up with a torch until it is glowing and thusly be used by a fraternity meathead to brand a prospective member in an elaborate ceremony can be replaced or upgraded.... I think it's called hazing....Are bike parts make specific, or can they be upgraded?
On bikes under say.... $2,000 they're not make specific and anything can be upgraded. If you keep the parts the same it's usually a relatively simple upgrade (going from one set of disc brakes to another, for instance), but if you're trying to change something (going from V-brakes to discs, for example) then you can run into compatibility problems.Are bike parts make specific, or can they be upgraded?
That's what I meant. Thanks for getting my back....On bikes under say.... $2,000 they're not make specific and anything can be upgraded. If you keep the parts the same it's usually a relatively simple upgrade (going from one set of disc brakes to another, for instance), but if you're trying to change something (going from V-brakes to discs, for example) then you can run into compatibility problems.
But no, bike parts are not make-specific, even if they have the manufacturer's name pad-printed on them. ;-)
Sooooo....... Do something about itI thought that this thread was about something else?? I was all excited that I might be able to relate to someone here on the same level. Oh well I was wrong. My dick is crying..... He is rather lonely... I am all out of wash clothes until I do laundry to compound the problem....
You should take it back there again so just say it's from some bike that you bought there. See if the guy still refuses to work on it.I went to the local big box store the other day. Good place to find hot deals, tools and small parts. Also cool Euro cycling clothing if thats you thing (I dig it...). Took a single speed rear wheel in to see if they could pull the bearings for me...guy looks at it and says "What kind of bike is this from?"
I say "A single speed..."
He says "No, what brand?"
Me "A Kona...but thats got nothing to do with it."
He "We cant work on it. We dont handle Kona"
I walk away thinking thanks for not working on my stuff. It probably would have spontaneously combusted if he had...
Ok, but I don't see why you came on here to brag about it.i made a mechanics dick cry
no ****.Ahhhhh, Dick's/The Sports Authority... Similar sky-high markups as an LBS, similar (identical) product, far worse service and assembly, and yet millions of people shop there to avoid the snobbish attitudes and condescending conversations with your local IBD salesman.