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Yojimbo's Garage no longer selling spokes?

Old 07-29-20, 10:13 PM
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Yojimbo's Garage no longer selling spokes?

Just checked ebay and nada from them anymore. Can it be true? Anyone know the inside scoop on them?
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Old 07-29-20, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by yojimbosgarage
** July 14, 2020 UPDATE: Ebay removed my listings. Not sure of the problem. I'm working with them to re-list. In the mean time- contact me directly using information below. ** * JULY 2020: a bit behind schedule with shipping and answering emails after busy, etc spring; pls be patient. * Yojimbo’s Garage is a single-location, brick and mortar bicycle shop at 1310 N Clybourn Ave on Chicago’s near North side, established in 1997, telephone 312-587-0878, marcus@yojimbosgarage.com or yojimbo.chicago@gmail.com ... Fridays 2-7, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4, Mondays 2-7pm and by appointment. -Marcus Moore
SO, that's likely what's up. Sorry to raise the alarm, but I guess I have to contact them on the phone or via email! Hope you find this information useful. I was in a panic! I don't know where else I can get my fave triple butted spokes. I will have to ping him with my order. Sheesh I am feeling so wound up with worry I think I'm gonna go build a wheel to de-stress..
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Originally Posted by scarlson
...I think I'm gonna go build a wheel to stress relieve..
Wheel building pun for wheel builders... Seriously, though, thanks for this info...
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Originally Posted by noobinsf
Wheel building pun for wheel builders... Seriously, though, thanks for this info...
Ah I always called it de-stressing, but I was taught by an Irishman. You're right, most people say stress-relieve, don't they. You missed the one about pinging and the one about being wound up!!

Sorry I gave away my spoke puns, the tension was killing me..
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Eep, I’ll just back quietly out of the room. Nothing to see here...
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Thanks for sharing the info, I would’ve panicked too! You did dish out some true puns right there!
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This thread got my nipples wound up.
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The tension in here is palpable
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Happy that this turned out to be untrue
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I was going to contribute but I can see this thread is well spoken. nuff said Joe joesvintageroadbikes.wordpress
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There must be stress involved with wheel-building; when I was getting my Schwinn Factory training at their facility in N.J. back in the Eighties, we were specifically told that their method allowed you to stop at any point to take a coffee break and be able to pick up right where you left off.
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One would think that the real question with Yojimbo's is "Do they still feed human hands to stray dogs?"


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Originally Posted by juvela
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One would think that the real question with Yojimbo's is "Do they still feed human hands to stray dogs?"


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I imagine this guy rolling spokes on the Phil Wood machine.

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Hopefully he's not too dished from catching up on the back orders.
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I'm fatigued by this whole thread. Plus, it's making me cross.
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I hear Ya! This vicious circle was making me cross X 3!!
And then I got a glance of my sorry mug in the mirror:
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