Today (Sunday) I walked to two local bike shops (Morley) for a very small purchase:
2 x 3/16 ball bearings for a front hub and
2 x 1/8 ball bearings for a headset.
Sometimes bikes come in short a ball or two and I did not want to go all the way to town for a few cents purchase or send the bike back incomplete.
Well, bike shop #1, would sell me both, but only in quantities of 144!
Bike shop #2 only had the 3/16, but in a race of 7 for $2, so no good as no 1/8 balls.
Tomorrow I will spend the $1.40 on the train fare, go to my favourite shop in town and get 4 balls, have a chat and a coffee, spend no additional money and probably sell bike for him while I'm there!
2 x 3/16 ball bearings for a front hub and
2 x 1/8 ball bearings for a headset.
Sometimes bikes come in short a ball or two and I did not want to go all the way to town for a few cents purchase or send the bike back incomplete.
Well, bike shop #1, would sell me both, but only in quantities of 144!
Bike shop #2 only had the 3/16, but in a race of 7 for $2, so no good as no 1/8 balls.
Tomorrow I will spend the $1.40 on the train fare, go to my favourite shop in town and get 4 balls, have a chat and a coffee, spend no additional money and probably sell bike for him while I'm there!