See also our Labor Rates and Repair Standards. We can also fix non-bicycle objects.
Many modern bicycles have such varied and unique equipment, it can be daunting for a shop to keep up to date with repair tools and procedures. Here at Aaron's Bicycle Repair we see it as a challenge and even FUN! We are constantly investing in specialty tools and manuals.
Like Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High said, 'I can fix it! [We have] My old man is a television repair man, got the ultimate set of tools!'
Seriously, our mechanics are extremely meticulous. They will treat your ride as if it was their own. No scratch, that, they will treat your bike like it is your mom's! Your bike's systems will be clean and polished inside and out. It will operate better than new! We supply (and ride with on our own bikes) upgraded parts like Jagwire hydraulic lines and fittings and stainless cables, Kool-Stop brake pads and Slick Honey lube, and compressionless brake housing. Heck, we even mix our grease! We are picky about small parts like ferrules (housing caps).
Some of the Bikes and Components we have the tools and expertise to service:
The list goes on....but we probably can fix it. If we can't or don't have the tool, we will find out a place you can get it fixed. We might even purchase the special tools if appropriate. |
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Other services include, Removing Frozen Stems or Seatposts, Painting Frames, Frame Facing and Cutting Operations (a.k.a. Milling), Tapping Threads, Cutting Fork Steering Tubes, Frame Saver Prep and Wheel Building.
We are constanty servicing, testing and upgrading our personal bikes so that we may see what works best and for what conditions.
We are Seattle's source for internally geared parts and knowledge.
Check out HubStripping.com and while you are at it: Planetary Gears
Custom Shifter Stem Mount with Shellac'd Tequilla Cork!
Schlumpf Drives now in stock! We stock all 3 versions, Mountian Drive, Speed Drive and High-Speed Drive.
DT Swiss 240s Freehub
Phil Wood Freehub
GT iDrive
Marzocchi Z1 MCR
We are a service center for Rohloff hubs!
We can drill your Rohloff hubshell for 48 spokes. (please note this will void your warranty, but a new hubshell is only around $200 if it should ever crack. However, the only Rohloffs that we have ever heard of cracking, are from tandems. 32 spokes may be strong enough, but the durablility is just not there for heavy loads. The guts of the hub, however, are plenty strong!)
We stock every color of cloth bar tape and custom mix shellac.
We can service any part from Chris King.
A Sturmey Archer AW Hub from May 1979
Exploded Diagram Cut-Away View
Mikey is resurfacing a hub cone, old school.
Most hub races and some, bottom bracket and pedal races can be re-ground. The method is very effective and the results are better than new! Also it is a very nice option on obsolete equiptment that you still want to use. Bring us your pitted bearing race and we will resurface it to Campagnolo quality for only $8 per cone and $15 per BB spindle or $15 per hub cup or headset race.
2007 UPDATE: We now use our Southbend Lathe to rotate the cones. The pictured method is still very effective, however.
To those of you that say machining a cone breaks through the case hardening and they won't last, I say this:
In therory that is true, but in practice this method works. We have been doing it sucessfully for 15 years with many hubs serviced over and over again with no pitting. We reserve this method for minor pitting and for cones that are no longer available.
Aaron is resurfacing a hub cone, New school.
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