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04-14-04, 07:25 PM
I work at a bike shop. I went in today to replace the cables, give it a good cleaning and possibly replace the chain. Within seconds, a swarm of well meaning mechanics descended on the helpless bike and now I have:
Ultegra front der.
Shimano 600 rear der.
Tiagra 9spd STI's
Dura-Ace 9spd cassette
Swapped out the rear hub body for a 8/9spd unit
LOOK Carbon fork
All of it except the front derailleur are scrounged parts from our parts bins, not too bad. Bad new is now I owe my boss MORE money so I'm gonna be an indentured servant a bit longer ;)
Lesson to be learned: never bring a shiny vintage roadbike into a shop staffed entirely by tinkerers and parts scroungers.
Ultegra front der.
Shimano 600 rear der.
Tiagra 9spd STI's
Dura-Ace 9spd cassette
Swapped out the rear hub body for a 8/9spd unit
LOOK Carbon fork
All of it except the front derailleur are scrounged parts from our parts bins, not too bad. Bad new is now I owe my boss MORE money so I'm gonna be an indentured servant a bit longer ;)
Lesson to be learned: never bring a shiny vintage roadbike into a shop staffed entirely by tinkerers and parts scroungers.