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“But I could buy a NEW one for that money” she stammered.

€198 for getting a bike that hadn’t been ridden for 7 years up to scratch doesn’t sound TOO over the top, given the list of parts that he chanted out.

Have my doubts, though.

Took mine in for a service the other week.

€35 later, the chain and rear cogset hadn’t been cleaned and oiled, the brakes hadn’t been adjusted, one of the cables was frayed and in fact the ONLY thing they appeared to have done was to tighten the rear axle to get the 24th (longest) gear working again.

And only when I was leaving the workshop did they notice that the rear wheel had a wobble which pointed to the rear axle. Again.

Fixed that and then the front dérailleur stopped shifting properly after I’d done 5km.

Nice people and all, but am I going back?

No

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