Comments on: Best Bike Shops in Minnesota http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/ Consistently against torture. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:23:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Hub Bike Coop Shopping Tips » The Deets http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/#comment-1621 The Hub Bike Coop Shopping Tips » The Deets Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:01:43 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/#comment-1621 [...] Dress down: Don’t go walking in there looking like a Yuppy like Fritz does (see comments here) and expect to be [...] [...] Dress down: Don’t go walking in there looking like a Yuppy like Fritz does (see comments here) and expect to be [...]

]]> By: Fritts http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/#comment-589 Fritts Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:47:01 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/#comment-589 So it appears that opinions vary: I had just about the worst service ever at Carlson Cycle on Minnehaha (and I mean in the history of all service ever provided to me). They seemed bitter with me that I was bothering them with my business. So I did them the favor of not returning, depite their proximity to my old house. The Hub gets mixed reviews based upon location: the shop on Minnehaha near Lake St. has mediocre service at best and I'm pretty sure that although I'm a lefty-liberal, they hated me because I look like a yuppie. (I felt the hate, no yuppie hate-speech was spoken). However, I received excellent service from a gentleman at the Cedar Ave. location on two occassions (another time I received mediocre service from someone else). As it stands, I'd probably go back to the Hub on Cedar, but I may have to seek out a locale in St. Paul and give them a shot. Any suggestions? So it appears that opinions vary: I had just about the worst service ever at Carlson Cycle on Minnehaha (and I mean in the history of all service ever provided to me). They seemed bitter with me that I was bothering them with my business. So I did them the favor of not returning, depite their proximity to my old house.

The Hub gets mixed reviews based upon location: the shop on Minnehaha near Lake St. has mediocre service at best and I’m pretty sure that although I’m a lefty-liberal, they hated me because I look like a yuppie. (I felt the hate, no yuppie hate-speech was spoken). However, I received excellent service from a gentleman at the Cedar Ave. location on two occassions (another time I received mediocre service from someone else). As it stands, I’d probably go back to the Hub on Cedar, but I may have to seek out a locale in St. Paul and give them a shot. Any suggestions?

]]> By: kohler http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/#comment-575 kohler Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:32:54 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/#comment-575 I don't believe I said The Hub was awesome. It fills a need, but I'm not exactly raving about the place. I don’t believe I said The Hub was awesome. It fills a need, but I’m not exactly raving about the place.

]]> By: Mike N. http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/#comment-570 Mike N. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:36:01 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/#comment-570 We bought our bikes at Carlson Cycle on Minnehaha. They were pretty awesome. Great service with a few service perks and discounts. But we're by no means hardcore bikers. We got us some of them hybrid mountiain bike/tourning bikes. I really want to get a tandem bike but the wife sees no awesomeness in this. We bought our bikes at Carlson Cycle on Minnehaha. They were pretty awesome. Great service with a few service perks and discounts. But we’re by no means hardcore bikers. We got us some of them hybrid mountiain bike/tourning bikes. I really want to get a tandem bike but the wife sees no awesomeness in this.

]]> By: Eric http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/#comment-567 Eric Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:15:51 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/2007/02/19/best-bike-shops-in-minnesota/#comment-567 I second the Hub's Awesomeness. And Freewheel? They might be an okay place as far as retail goes but they are complete morons as far a service goes. They broke all kinds of tools trying to transfer my old freewheel to a new Phil Wood hub (I purchased a new wheel from Rivendell at their recommendation) and then they told me that I was out of luck, couldn't be done. I took it to the Hub and the guy got it on the first try. I won't go back to Freewheel for service. I second the Hub’s Awesomeness. And Freewheel? They might be an okay place as far as retail goes but they are complete morons as far a service goes. They broke all kinds of tools trying to transfer my old freewheel to a new Phil Wood hub (I purchased a new wheel from Rivendell at their recommendation) and then they told me that I was out of luck, couldn’t be done. I took it to the Hub and the guy got it on the first try. I won’t go back to Freewheel for service.

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