Texas - Quick tune in Irving???

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sgrahek

04-09-08, 09:28 PM

Hi,
First post. Recently bought a wonderful bike from Bikes Direct. After a couple hundred miles I brought the bike to a large DFW store to get the derailleur's adjusted. Well, $40 and ten minutes later, they are more out of whack then when I brought it in!!!!

Can anyone recommend a shop in the Las Colinas/Irving area to do a proper tune for me? I am sure I could bring the bike back to the original shop for a free re-tune, but I have lost all faith and feel cheated.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Creakyknees

04-10-08, 10:18 AM

1. Which store was it? Help others out.

2. If you're going the mail order route (NTTAWWT) then you should learn to tune your own stuff. Adjusting a modern indexed derailer is brain dead simple.
See step 6 here: http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/rrderadjust.htm

MMACH 5

04-10-08, 10:34 AM

+1
Here's another place to learn to DIY:
http://sheldonbrown.com/derailer-adjustment.html

StephenH

04-10-08, 12:04 PM

I'd take it back to the same place and have them redo it.

sgrahek

04-10-08, 08:19 PM

Thank you for the DIY links. I just switched jobs and did/do not have time to figure it out myself. However, I brought the bike back to the original shop this evening and a different tech readjusted everything and did a great job.

I prefer not to say the name of the shop because they have a good reputation. They have also earn all of my "non tech" business.

Again, thank you for your help and for not making me feel like an idiot :)

chirojeremy

04-18-08, 07:31 PM

glad you got it fixed. I went to a shop today called Bicycles Plus in Coppel/Valley Ranch near Beltline/MacArthur and they seemed VERY friendly. I am not sure how reasonable their work/prices are though...