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Old 08-02-12 | 07:33 AM
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From: finland,baltimore

Bikes: hans lutz, , puch mistral ultima,2x Austro Daimler Smoked chrome Ultima,Austro Daimler Mixte,Austro Daimler 531 mixte, flying arrow,F Moser,

I am so lucky with my LBS.

he is very high end oriented.

he sells his own frames
he will built a bike exactly the way you want- carbon,alu,lugs.
he has a very nice NOS backroom-currently I am fixing up a forumite with nos shimano 105 stuff.
his shop sponsors a team with his company name.
not totally uncommon to see a C&V bike in there.
I saw a nishiki in for service with full shimano arabesque
in the loft are NOS tubular rims,2 tandem frames,several ALAN alu lugged frames among other stuff.

this morning I brought in my grail build PUCH to install the campy TI bottom bracket and headset.
I was allowed full access to his workshop so I can use the correct tools-he checked that everything was proper before I left.
I purchased 4 stainless cables for my build also-cost 6 each.

total cost for all goods and service- 24.

when the bike is rideable the first trip is to his shop, and then the painter who sprayed it.

I wish the same for all of us to have such a shop 2 miles away.
mike
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