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Old 06-30-22, 11:36 AM
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The custom frame for my last complete bike cost more than $3,000. I got two King SS cages (installed) at a discount. I also got a 2% discount on the bike for paying with a check instead of a credit card. I didn't need a fitting, but the shop adjusted the saddle height a couple of times during test rides around the corner before I rode it 12 miles home. When the two-bolt stem turned out to be inadequate for me after a couple of rides the shop ordered me a new one and swapped it while I waited. And, of course, I got a couple of free tune ups after I had logged some miles. That summer, during a club ride, I lost a plate on a chain link on a different bike. I was near the same LBS. Limped over there and got it fixed while I waited. No charge for the labor, only the new quick link.

All that is a lot more than I got when I bought a $25K+ new car.
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