BongoInTheCongo
Old School Hero
I would say maybe it's a job for the bike shop though, easy to make a mess of the frame if inexperienced
Although this bike is from an age and market segment expecting regular use of punch, hammer, pliers, heat, screwdrivers, whatever comes to hand, by the owner, unlike your modern carbon chainset with m4 torx bolts and a sticker stating min and max torque, pushfit bearings with no lip to removeI would say maybe it's a job for the bike shop though, easy to make a mess of the frame if inexperienced
That's a sad state of affairsAlthough this bike is from an age and market segment expecting regular use of punch, hammer, pliers, heat, screwdrivers, whatever comes to hand, by the owner, unlike your modern carbon chainset with m4 torx bolts and a sticker stating min and max torque, pushfit bearings with no lip to remove
Quite honestly I doubt the halfords style shops would take the job on, (last count our local H, and E, didn't know what a square taper bb axle was) and the concept stores with the aprons and white gloves wouldn't know where to attach the data cable
By bike shop, I mean a proper lbs, a guy with dirt under his fingernails and a permanent sarcastic expression!I would say maybe it's a job for the bike shop though, easy to make a mess of the frame if inexperienced
My local Decathlon has got a full wall of Park tools, and they know how to spanner 'em!If the chain store has a good manager and staff who give a sh1t, there's nothing to stop them being great.
(Although they might need to bring their own tools and stock, cos it's not in head office's plan)