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La Paz Bicycle repair shop recommendation wtd
Hey Everyone we're down in La Paz and have brought our mountain bikes, we're looking for a decent shop that does good work but isn't over priced, not
looking for a high end Gucci shop just a good solid mechanic who can communicate with us non spanish speaking gringos. Anyone have any experience?
There seems to be quite a few shops around.
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La Paz bike repair
forward to 9:10 in the video
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Quote: Originally posted by Suncoast  | | Hey Everyone we're down in La Paz and have brought our mountain bikes, we're looking for a decent shop that does good work but isn't over priced, not
looking for a high end Gucci shop just a good solid mechanic who can communicate with us non spanish speaking gringos. Anyone have any experience?
There seems to be quite a few shops around. |
What kind of repairs? Bikes are pretty simple, most of us do our own maintenance.
Any bike shop can do maintenance. The only maintenance task I would be careful about is choosing someone to true wheels.
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I do all my own maintenance as well but my tools are back home, I need my front brakes bled and a shock pump to put some air in my wifes fork. We
haven't ridden the bikes since last summer and loaded them on the rack when it was -20 back home, when we arrived here I noticed the lack of brake
pressure and air in my wifes fork. Just thought I could maybe get a local shop to do a minor tune up adjust the derailers and clean them up a bit.
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Ressel bikes (first choice)
Thunders bikes
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Thanks Goat! I stpped by Thunders Bikes on the way through town the other day, the owner seemed like a nice knowledgable guy I asked him about just
bleeding my front brake and he quoted me $450 then dropped it to $400, seems too pricey for a 20 minute job, I'm hoping to get eveything done for
around $450 if possible
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| Quote: Originally posted by Suncoast | | Thanks Goat! I stpped by Thunders Bikes on the way through town the other day, the owner seemed like a nice knowledgable guy I asked him about just
bleeding my front brake and he quoted me $450 then dropped it to $400, seems too pricey for a 20 minute job, I'm hoping to get eveything done for
around $450 if possible |
$23 usd seems like an ok amount. You gonna drive all over the city to price other shops and spend $5 in gasoline to save $3
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