05-21-2004, 11:00 AM
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Reid Priedhorsky <reid@reidster.net> wrote:
> I'm looking for recommendations on bike shops in the Twin Cities, for the
> purposes of buying a new bike sometime this year. Specifically, I'm
> looking for dealers carrying Fuji/Trek/Jamis or other decent touring bikes
> and opinions on the bike departments at the local REIs; however, all other
> input welcome too.
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> I did some googling and found a number of threads on this topic, but all
> of them were a few years old. Perhaps things have changed.
freewheel on the west bank is my lbs and they have set me up for touring.
they do trek. not sure about funi or jamis. they cater to the U of M
crowd so they have a more transportational bent to cycling than most shops.
http://freewheelbike.com
also kenwood cyclery, grand performance (saint paul), flander's brothers
are all good shops (they're a bit less on the touring thing, tho). rei
in the twin cities is a wash, imo. the big chains are penn cycles and
erik's and i've had some good luck with both (hit or miss). but i
mostly goto freewheel (since 1988, actually).
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david reuteler
reuteler@visi.com
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