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  1. adiwan adiwan

    I'm going to cycle 4km to a bike repair shop and walk back as the bike doesn't fit into my car. The gears don't work that well as the highest gears don't work at all. I had to wait for the appointment for 3 weeks. All the bicycle repair shops are flooded with repair requests. I asked around and the closest bike repair shop (1km) had a waiting time of almost 2 months.

    Sunday, 13-Jun-21 13:34:41 UTC from web
    1. Scribus Scribus

      @adiwan Dang, is it because the shops are shorthanded, or are that many people suddenly tuning their bikes?

      Sunday, 13-Jun-21 17:00:19 UTC from web
      1. adiwan adiwan

        @scribus Right at the beginning of the pandemic bike ownership spiked hugely here. I think that the long wait times are a result of the massive demand that roll over the available personnel. The more people using their (old) bikes the higher the probability something needs to be fixed, as in my case. I haven't used my bike for over 14 years because I had a car or I could use the bus and tram for "free" (paid with tuition costs for the uni).

        Sunday, 13-Jun-21 17:20:16 UTC from web