That was fun while it lasted
Performance Bike just called.
Both my mechanic and myself [store manager] inspected your bicycle. We got the new wheel in and went ahead to try to repair it.
Your frame was damaged so badly by whatever bent your rear wheel, that your frame is just unsafe to ride. It’s unfortunate, as much as we wanted to get this fixed and working for you, it’s just not going to happen. Your bike is damaged beyond repair, and at this point you do need to replace it.
There is no charge for any of the work we’ve done at this point, we’re not going to charge you for anything, but I highly recommend you replace the bicycle. Sorry about that, I wish there was more we could have done.
This was the original incident.
April 21st, 2006 at 1:50 pm
:( sad face joe.
April 22nd, 2006 at 12:53 am
Tritonbike it around for now? :-
April 24th, 2006 at 12:08 pm
well, PBS is nice in that they wont charge you for the stuff they did… they can afford to have extra stock on hand…
wonder who/what did your bike in… serious amounts of damage there
:(
April 26th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
That’s unfortunate; I suspected frame damage from the bent lock.
It does sound, however, that the shop is great to deal with. I like buying from folks who do business with those values. Some shops would probably charge for their labor and possibly for the new wheel (if it couldn’t be returned or sold.) Good guys.
Ask ‘em about the 50-zillion-volt anti-tamper device…