Originally Posted by Hambone
I'm a Brooklyner who has made the trek to Brands too.
I know I'm supposed to love R&A because it is around the corner and they have a trillion dollars worth of frames hanging from the ceiling, but service there is way too hit and miss.
Nothing wrong with that! I am around the block from Roy's on Coney Island Ave. and I buy MUCH stuff there. My next bike will most likely come from Roy's. But I grew up on Long Island, and feel more comfortable having wheels built at Brands.
Since you brought up R&A I have a question for you. Before I did some research, I went to R&A and told them I wanted a set of 700c wheels with disc brakes for my mountain bike (my only bike) and they sold me a set of Mavic Speedcity wheels. He assured me that they would hold up under my 300+ pounds. These rims have a low spoke count though. Should they have sold me those rims after knowing my weight?
I don't want to kill these rims, that is why I had Brands build me a stronger set of wheels. My brand new Speedcitys are now my back-up (or my Sunday Best) wheelset.
Matty in Brooklyn