I got my bike fixed! If you missed it, back in July the from suspension fork on my bike just… separated. The bottom half fell off. It looked pretty corroded in there. I kept riding it for a while as I debated what to do about it. Oh, and since I hang my bike in the garage from the front wheel I started adding a bungee cord so the whole bike would not slide off from the front wheel!
Dana said “Why don’t you get a new bike? You ride all the time and could probably use something better.” And I really didn’t want to replace it, but I thought about getting a cheap “backup bike” in case it broke more. I thought about going to The Bike Farmer’s place but for reasons, I did not
But! The file folks at Allis Bike got me fixed up. It was very affordable, and they did great work. They even saved the old fork for me just in case. They also replace the chain as they noticed it was stretched a bit. Now, when I got the bike back I took a ride and somehow the chain started being all crazy so I contacted them and they said “Bring it in!” So I did…
The noticed the chain got twisted. How? I don’t know. But I do know they fixed it, and said “All good, no charge!” and I rode away. Awesome!
Also, the shop has a flyer I made up on the wall, and it’s been there for like… 35 years!?! If that’s not enough to trust a local bike shop then I don’t know what is. Good crew over there at Allis Bike.
The longer version of the flyer story is that I know one of the guys there, and have for a long time. When I was rebuilding a bike I found in a dumpster near a frat house in Madison I needed a new front rim, tube, and tire. Pete got me all set up I have this idea in my mind I handed him $30 cash for it. I cannot confirm this price but it was 35 years ago, and Pete was a pal. Each of us was the “Other Pete” to each other. So yeah. Solid!