Originally Posted by go4broke44
sorry, to run off the topic i originally started, but to sum it all up, im fixed on riding fixed. it should only be a couple more days before my suzue hub comes in, then i can lace it up to a rim, and have a proper fixed rear wheel. also, for anyone looking for truly quality service, and great prices, or just a selection of fixed/SS bikes in general, check out "garage de velo", across from the bus terminal at south station, on atlantic ave. ( i think the address is like 797 or something).
I am going to check this garage de velo out. The only other fixie friendly stores I found are harris cyclery (quite a ways away and very expensive) and cambridge cycles (near MIT). Here is an experience I had at harris cyclery. I went there to pick up a surly tiggnut. The guy gets friendly and we were talking for a while. He takes me downstairs where they have a warehouse and lets me check out whatever I want (nice of him). Another guy walks up to him and asks him what parts he installed on some customer's bike (a repair job). The guy (who was talking to me) mentions a bunch of parts and the time he spent installing it. Then he tells the other guy to pad up the bill by 10 bucks. I was dumbfounded. He already accouned for labor and parts and now he is asking the other guy (the customer was waiting outside to pick up the bike) to pad the bill! I was standing right next to him. He realizes that I was listening to the converstion and then grins sheepishly at me. Didn't know what to say!