No riding today, so perhaps time for a quick plug for my lovely, friendly Local Bike Shop: York Cycleworks. The team there keep my bike serviced, reliable and on the road. They also spotted some stress cracks on my 2021 (and admittedly well-used) Trek Domane frame, readily arranging an under-warranty replacement (and possibly saving a catastrophic frame failure- gulp!).
While Trek have honoured their warranty, communications and delivery have been more hiccupy. With a global pandemic, bike components are a problem even for pro teams, so when my replacement bike (ordered in Nov. 2021) failed to arrive in time for this trip, it was hugely disappointing, but not exactly unexpected.
YCWs immediately pulled out all the stops to lend me a brand new gorgeous Trek Emonda SL6. It descends hills like a rodelbahn, and I am having a complete ball!
While we all can manage a variable degree of bike maintenance, everyone in this sport depends their LBS at some point or other. There are still many things the internet cannot provide, and friendly local help and advice is irreplaceable.
