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Quick fixers outnumber problem solvers

The guy in the stroller oversees major repairs.Tsai You-ming, owner of the Taipei shop where I bought my $180 Giant Boulder in mid-2006, looked with his customary nonplussed silence at my front derailleur, which won't shift between gears 2-3 without... ...full story at Laowiseass

from Laowiseass on Sat, Oct 03 2009

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