Saftey Cycles.....
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OsnapsonJC at 08.6.10 - 11:50 am
Never get work done at Safety Cycles ... I had them install my sugino messenger cranks I bought from them 2 weeks ago. Last Saturday (3rd time riding since installed) my pedal fell off while riding because whoever installed it .. forced my pedal in and stripped my left crank arm.. I go and tell them .. the guy says " well your pedal looks stripped " .. Umm yeah dude you did it ... They are only going to replace my crank arm and not the pedal they ruined... on top of all of this .... Instead of giving me a black crank arm to match the guy insisted that I take a mismatch silver .... I told him no and he said he would have my black crank arm by the end of the week. Today is Friday .. no crank arm .... So no riding for me ...I learned a lesson from this .... Buy tools and do it myself ....
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lesson #2: work on your own bike.... you have have one gear to adjust... LOL
Adrian_The_BEAST08.6.10 - 11:59 am
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Like I said BUY TOOLS AND DO IT MYSELF >...
OsnapsonJC responding to a
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08.6.10 - 12:04 pm
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but if you do your own work and you fuck your own shit up, you have no one to blame but yourself.
ruinedbyidiots08.6.10 - 12:08 pm
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Two suggestions: Check out Catalina Bicycles on Catalina & 3rd, be prepared that they don't speak much English, but they're good about trying to hand gesture and translate. They have always done good by me (although I've only had them do minor work).
Second suggestion, the same thing happened to me with a crank arm and pedal. I went to Bikerowave, got a $2 replacement crank arm, and fixed it in all of 5 minutes, with their help. I plan on getting a replacement crank arm to match what's on the bike eventually, but at least I'm riding, right?
danceralamode responding to a
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08.6.10 - 12:12 pm
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Is that the place on Melrose with the loud guy who yells about brakes? Because they installed my friends crank and it also stripped/fell off on him. I get all of my work done at Palms or Helen's. I rather like paying people who do good work, especially my local bike shops. :)
et08.6.10 - 12:16 pm
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lesson 3: you should of been prepared with your own toolsss. lol
Adrian_The_BEAST responding to a
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08.6.10 - 12:17 pm
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True ...but at least I'm not paying someone to fuck my shit up ....
OsnapsonJC responding to a
comment by ruinedbyidiots
08.6.10 - 12:18 pm
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fyi - i have mondays and fridays off. i have my own tools. i also have decent rates.
ruinedbyidiots08.6.10 - 12:21 pm
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I have no problems paying you ... its a win win for both parties ...
OsnapsonJC responding to a
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08.6.10 - 12:27 pm
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yeah, hes at work right now. someone go bother him.
ruinedbyidiots responding to a
comment by Adrian_The_BEAST
08.6.10 - 12:28 pm
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Support the co-ops....Bike oven, kitchen etc..
Foldie08.6.10 - 1:00 pm
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wow they still havent fixed it?! >:(
godmode responding to a
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08.6.10 - 1:02 pm
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in a sense, i guess. but if you don't know what you're doing and non of the volunteers know what to do(it's happened), then you're still gonna leave with a have assed job. sometimes it's better top pay a pro the first time and possibly have them walk you through.
coldcut responding to a
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08.6.10 - 5:12 pm
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JOHN how many times do i have to keep telling you this!
Safety Cycles Loves Asians(Henry)
But hates all other ethinicities!
oh and the mechanics their are a bunch of fuckn retard who dont know what they are doing or talking about!
Go to Orange 20 Bicycle Kitchen or hit me up you know i got you!
and i still have that brake lever for when you ready to get it
BLAHER08.6.10 - 5:17 pm
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one of my friends went to the Bike Kitchen about a year and had one of the volunteers install his crank and bottom bracket. But it wasn't put on properly.. : He donated around 40 bucks for the help, but after a few rides his crank and bottom were badly stripped and had to replace them :( ...
but I guess its his fault too for being overly dependent on other people to get his bike fixed
godmode responding to a
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08.6.10 - 5:32 pm
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It's been said several times, but read, ask, and learn to work on your own bicycle. Trusting someone to work on your bike for a critical repair is like trusting some with your life. There's not too much to do on a bicycle on a bicycle that isn't within the technical expertise of a shade-tree mechanic with the right tools. You can do what I did and work at a bike shop for a while. Just don't go off on your boss like I did (he was a serious a-hole).
Velocipede08.6.10 - 5:38 pm
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you're making the assumption a certified mechanic does his job with a full ass
_iJunes responding to a
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08.6.10 - 5:39 pm
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demand that they replace the pedal. that's bullshit. dont take no for an answer.
Roadblock08.6.10 - 5:53 pm
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Orange 20 will get all of my business .. I can promise you that ....
OsnapsonJC responding to a
comment by BLAHER
08.6.10 - 6:06 pm
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Best ones to talk to are Omar Kyle Goeb Woody Ace Sean Danny Cache TJ basicalli everyone their haha
BLAHER responding to a
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08.6.10 - 6:12 pm
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usually safety cycles does me right... do you know the name of the mechanic who worked on it?
Roadblock08.6.10 - 6:40 pm
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I buys tons of things from Safety Cycles ... this was the first time I have let them do anything .. I cant think of the mechanics name off the top of my head .. but if I saw him I would know him...
OsnapsonJC responding to a
comment by Roadblock
08.6.10 - 6:45 pm
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The whole ass is the only way to go.
Not 1/4, not 1/2, not 3/4.
bentstrider responding to a
comment by _iJunes
08.6.10 - 7:00 pm
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also make sure that if the crank they replace it with is the same size. i had a bike shop strip my crank and replace it with a mismatched size. fucked up my knee.
tortuga_veloce08.6.10 - 7:00 pm
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I went to Orange 20 to get a crank arm replaced and they didn't have any in stock. I vote for bike co-op.
danceralamode responding to a
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08.6.10 - 8:05 pm
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Safety Cycle has been right to me.
Before O20 that was my local shop.
O20 has always treated me right.
The helped me put my bike together and it has been rock solid for 2 years, so i don't need to visit them very often.
trickmilla08.6.10 - 8:09 pm
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Shocking ... On the FMLY ride this weekend this kid had the same thing happen to his brand new crank set on the ride ... when he described who installed it ...same dude .... Has anyone else had any issues with Safety Cycles because this problem of terrible work is going to get someone hurt and needs to be taken care of.
OsnapsonJC08.9.10 - 7:01 am
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they should call it....
UNSAFETY CYCLES
_iJunes responding to a
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08.9.10 - 8:02 am
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There is a reason that there are only 2 people in this world, other than myself, who are allowed to touch my bicycles.
shotgunBOOMBOOM08.9.10 - 9:27 am
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and NEITHER of them work at a bike shop!!! beware of ALL bike shop mechanics....that is all I have to say
shotgunBOOMBOOM08.9.10 - 9:28 am
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safety cycles isnt even bad what are you freaks talkin about
NOOZY08.9.10 - 10:36 am
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I haven't been there in a while, maybe they have new help.
trickmilla responding to a
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08.9.10 - 10:42 am
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well keep in mind that many people have had good experiences there for years on end
Noozy prolly read the general shit talking and the the specifics of your original post, as often happens.
trickmilla responding to a
comment by OsnapsonJC
08.9.10 - 11:13 am
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O yeah I understand that ... Im just getting people a heads up that they have someone working that doesn't know what they are doing ...
OsnapsonJC responding to a
comment by trickmilla
08.9.10 - 11:50 am
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more likely than not, your pedal stripped the crank arm, but the mechanic essentially stripped the crank arm by forcing your pedal with bad threads into the crank arm.
the metal from the crank arm is most likely softer than the metal of your pedal's spindle.
And why is a shop installing cranks and pedals for you? I figured ijunes would have scolded you by now. He seems to be maturing.... i'll have to talk to him about this...
md2 responding to a
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08.9.10 - 12:06 pm
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I got a promotion and my workload has tripled .. not so much today ...or not yet at least .. but way more than normal .. so I thought I would save time ...
OsnapsonJC responding to a
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08.9.10 - 12:34 pm
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safety cicles messed up my hub bearings :(
jesse162608.9.10 - 12:44 pm
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