Mad respect for Ridley's kensington.
Just lost my 2nd commuter to theft. So I called into to Ridley's and asked what they have for SS flat bar commuter bikes. Happened to get one of the owners on the phone and he said I have a used bike for you, come get it. I go get it, payment is refused on the grounds of karma. I made it clear that it's not an issue for me to pay retail for a bike and that there may be other cyclists who benefit more from this gesture. Nope.
So, tomorrow, I'll head to work on a new used bike. I'm now completely sold on LBS over direct-to-consumer. And this is also my last season on both the carbon RM tbolt and IBIS. I guess I know where I'm shopping at seasons end.
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