OK, that's enough of the story for now. Point of note: I saw a really low end Decathlon mountain bike leaning against the wall and Thomas noted my look. He explained that Olivier works on any bikes, not just his high end specials. This was just a local customer's bike in for some regular maintenance. You can see some reviews online of the Singer shop that are unfavorable, but they're from people who don't get what they stepped into. Olivier can be a funny guy to deal with, but he has a heart of gold when it comes to keeping people on their bikes and pedaling.
I'll update this when things get moving on my bike. I've asked to do the build up myself and that's pending... We shall see.
A few last pics:
Cool poster
The "new" Ideals. Yeah, I'm gonna have one.
You say you need to press a bearing?
Christian caught this shot of me and Thomas.