2022-09-13 - Bike Tuning

Took my bike in for tuning (thought about personally tuning but intertia set in). The chain has been rattling and the brakes no longer work (even after replacing the pads. )

Went to places.rei (Private) first - they wouldn't take in my bike because there was a chip in the carbon frame (which to be honest, I hadn't noticed until taking it in)

Took it to another shop whose tech said the same thing - they didn't want to be held liable if anything happend to the fork. Understandable but also frustrating.

Options: a) Find a frame repair shop and get the frame repaired ($600-$1k price range) b) Swap out the frame c) Get a new bike

For the same forces that made me take my bike to the repair shop, will probably will go with option c.