Old 04-17-09 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by el_chauce
While I have never been personally scorned by Revolution Cycles, my roommate was fired from the shop because of a temper tantrum that the owner threw - basically an unprovoked firing. Nevertheless, he maintains a business relationship with the owner, buying and selling used frames/bikes to the owner. While i cannot attest to any implications of promoting bike theft, i do know that a majority of the refurbished bikes the owner pushes DO come from craigslist.
I would like to add: the mechanics that work there are legit - the owner seems to be the problem. I have heard many complaints and grievances being aired not only from employees but customers as well as to this character's lack of a respectable business environment, and his lack of accountability to those customers.
This thread intrigued me because i have been shopping around for a LBS to build up a complete Surly for me, and Revolution seemed to be the ticket. Now however, I will wait until i find a shop who can provide the service but who doesn't come with such baggage - Any suggestions for shops around Eugene who will be able to build a reliable Surly?
As stated above any of those shops will treat you just fine. But I'm partial to the 6th street Paul's and deal with Rob Craft the Manager who is in my opinion and many I know the best wheel builder in town by far. Or deal with Scott the younger guy who really knows his stuff and will go the extra mile for you. Never had one bad thing to say about them.
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