Originally Posted by
TNCLR
1) American Cyclery is the most expensive shop in all of SF. They are also *******s. That is not even debatable.
Yes, American is expensive, but they certainly aren't price gouging. There's one guy at American who is consistently a dick, everyone else seems cool.
Originally Posted by
TNCLR
For a group of cyclists to come together and open a shop, provide tools, offer inexpensive used parts, affordable repair services, and manage to survive for more than 3 months should be applauded.
Yes, they should be applauded. Applause.
Originally Posted by
TNCLR
I have never heard so much belly aching over inconsequential details. Too many tires?? What a bunch of ungrateful, cheap ass, complainers.
If you'd like the reader's digest version of what I said originally:
Box Dog seems pretty cool, plenty of staff, some neat gear, tool rental is a major plus since a lot of shops don't do that - improvements could be made but otherwise they're doing a good job.
Originally Posted by
TNCLR
No wonder you all ride IRO's.
IRO sells a decent, cheap frameset, and the 53cm fits me like a glove. Got my frame, headset, bars and wheels built at Avenue. Got my crankset at American, BB at Valencia, brake cable and housing at Box Dog. Got my chainring, hubs, rims, and put it together myself at Freewheel Hayes. It's an awesome bike for commuting and tooling around, and for taking a break from my race bike. Sure, it doesn't have the ride quality of a De Rosa but it gets the job done. So, what's wrong with riding an IRO?