Originally Posted by
crawdaddio
Every bike shop I have been to in chicago will fit you for free. Is this not a standard practice?
I told them flat out what I was looking for, and that I would probably buy it online. They were very friendly and completely cool about it. Seemed happy at the simple fact that I was going to get rid of my car and hop back on a bike.
Made a customer for life out of me.
I have since spent some serious cash there on labor and parts.
Yep, any local bike shop worth there salt will do that (though many
do charge). Providing a service like that creates customers.