Yellow Bikes
I beat the crap out of my old Bianchi this winter. After several months of winter riding I have no brakes that work, a busted front derailleur that barely shifts and the rear derailleur is completely stuck…meaning I’m constantly pedaling in high gear. I rode for awhile with a braking system that hardly worked, but figured today was good a day as any to stop playing with my life. So back the Bianchi is on its way back to its maker…Kingston’s Yellow Bike Action .
They guys at Yellow Bikes are replacing the entire gear system on my bike and revamping the brake system…cannibalized parts of course…but I don’t need the latest disc brakes for running around Kingston.
Yellow Bike Guy: “You know, this isn’t just a small repair…it could take awhile and cost a bit”
Bryan: “Oh…how long? How much?”
Yellow Bike Guy: “Probably Friday and should be about $50 dollars total”.
When I lived in Victoria I took the bike I was riding at the time into a shop for a basic tune up…which essentially accounted for nothing more than replacement of brake cables…which probably didn’t need to be replaced…I think they might have thrown in some chain oil… All for $100…and it took me about 5 days to get my bike back.
Yellow Bikes is such a great Kingston resource.
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10 Mar 2010 03:52 pm Bryan 3 comments
Total cost ended up being only $30 :-)
Good deal! Way cheaper than the tune up I had done at Koops in PG last year. Too bad it wasn’t a franchise.
It’s a non-profit. Everything @ cost. They accumulate frames and other unwanted bike accessories and then built complete units out of them. A quirky place. Personally, I think they should have called themselves “Frankencycle”