I've been treated well at some shops and like a pest or interloper at others. I try to keep going back just to see what's around, but I rarely have the cash to spend on big things and am always trying to teach myself how to do stuff.
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Bikes: 1996 Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, 1989/90 Colnago Super(issimo?) Piu(?), 1990 Concorde Aquila(hit by car while riding), others in build queue "when I get the time"