Originally Posted by
DataJunkie
Also, I live in the cycling wasteland of the northern Denver suburbs that are not Boulder. Consequently, I frequent Golden Bear Bikes, Performance Bike, and the Bicycle village in Westie. Performance being my least favorite.
Performance is awesome for picking up decent quality stuff for cheap. I especially like their Forte kevlar belted tires. The store I visit is off of South Wadsworth (Used to be a lot closer to me @ Jewell and Kipling)
I have no complaints about Performance... as an example: I was out on a long ride and lost a bolt in my cleat. Stopped in Bicycle Village (It's where my bike was purchased) and they tried to sell me a $20 set of cleats... (I was in the middle of a bike ride and had about $10 with me....) You're honestly trying to tell me that a bike shop that large doesn't have a single cleat bolt that they could sell??? He told me I should find a hardware store.
Went up the road to Performance, and the mechanic took the time to go through the nuts 'n bolts bin and find a cleat bolt and gave it to me. (He had to FIND the stuff first... they were still straightening up after their move) No Charge.