Originally Posted by
patentcad
We have a local bike shop here called 'Joe Fix Its'. They sell high end bikes.
The poignant irony of that name was made clear to me when a Dura Ace chain they had installed came apart 8 miles into the first ride. Needless to say I get my bike repairs done elsewhere. Now you know why my 'local' bike shop is Piermont Bicycle Connection, 40 miles from here.
Joe's Bike Shop is in an area called Mt. Washington on the west side of Baltimore. Unfortunately, I live on the east side of Baltimore, so usually, it's not worth it to me to go all of the way over there for 10% off of goods and 5% of repairs. I can get 10% from Performance and I can do all of my repairs myself, except for the most major of ones dealing with wheel rebuilding or headset work.