Originally Posted by Wooden Tiger

Same with my local shop, "Eastern Panhandle Bicycle Company." I had them do a tuneup prior to the start of the season and the difference in how it performed was like night and day. It felt much looser, as in far easier to pedal, braked better, handled better, accelerated like a totally different bike, etc. All in all, everything was just BETTER. That bike has never ridden so good.

Prior to bringing it to EPBC, I'd always had the tuneups done at Performance, as I bought the bike there. I joined their little "club," so I got free tuneups. I'd pick the bike up and wouldn't really notice any changes in anything at all. I expected it to feel like a well-oiled machine, and it did not. This time around, everything from the crispness of the shifts to the effort required to turn the cranks were just substantially better. The bike felt better after this tuneup than it's EVER felt, and that includes the first day I bought it.