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5d ago
inWarning: a customer quoted me $40 for a derailleur tune and I almost laughed in his face
Keeps the price real by asking the guy what they actually do, but I don't buy that a shop like that is only wiping chains. A $40 tune at a big box is probably a real tune for the kind of rider who walks in there, and a lot of people just need their shifting fixed so it stops skipping. The gap between $40 and whatever you charge is mostly about how deep you go and the time it takes, not whether the other guy is a hack. Explain what the extra money buys and let the work speak for itself instead of laughing at the quote.
5d ago
inI finally quit carrying 6 different crimpers after a brutal Tuesday in Rochester
How many times did you dig through the bag before it clicked that the bag was the problem? I did the same thing last summer after a job where I was on my knees in a crawlspace hunting for a coax crimper. Dumped out nine tools that night, kept my good compression one and a stripper, and never looked back. The only thing I regret is not doing it years sooner.
10d ago
inVent: A guy in a Cleveland parking lot argued with me for 20 minutes about the moon landing
A bag of frozen peas" is the funniest part, dude picked his moment. I just say "yep, sure was" and keep walking, no arguing with that crowd.