Old 05-12-19, 04:59 PM
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Loose Chain
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I would never leave a bicycle at a store/shop for work unless I could trust they would treat it kindly. Too much stuff over the years damaged by people who do not value my things in the way I do and they should have not been trusted to do so. I do my own bicycle work. There is virtually nothing I cannot do and do better than a shop monkey who only sees my bicycle as old junk past its prime. They could be me I guess. As I have gotten older, I notice the same dismissive attitude towards me and when I notice it directed to me or my machines, that is a red flag to be gone from that place. I think prior generations had more respect for old(er).
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