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chops
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I just heard about a shop downtown called One on One bicycle studio. It is so freakin' RAD!!! They even have a dude serving coffee named (B)RAD. How cool is that? All the people that work there are super cool and helpful. They always have change for the meters and have bike racks. They also seem to like beer and don't leave town for 2 weeks at a time. Check 'em out if you are downtown. They also love to spend 2 hours helping you so they can sell you a $2.00 seatpost from the basement only to have you return it later 'cause you didn't know what you needed.
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rev105
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:34 pm |
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| ClincherJoined: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:25 pmPosts: 122Location: cooper
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chops wrote: I just heard about a shop downtown called One on One bicycle studio. It is so freakin' RAD!!! They even have a dude serving coffee named (B)RAD. How cool is that? All the people that work there are super cool and helpful. They always have change for the meters and have bike racks. They also seem to like beer and don't leave town for 2 weeks at a time. Check 'em out if you are downtown. They also love to spend 2 hours helping you so they can sell you a $2.00 seatpost from the basement only to have you return it later 'cause you didn't know what you needed.
Hahahahahahahahah
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pink pigtails
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:32 pm |
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 Can't decide if BikeLove is one of the 7 deadly sinsJoined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:51 amPosts: 697Location: northside
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i hear it's best when you make your own change for the meters outta the barista's tip jar.
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Atomkinder
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:27 pm |
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pink pigtails wrote: i hear it's best when you make your own change for the meters outta the barista's tip jar.
Oh it's just sitting in the jar already not doing anything. Isn't that what it's there for?
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zoomzoom
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:15 am |
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The only time I was in there, I felt that I was ghost ,no one was around, and could have walked out with whatever I wanted. But, someone poked there head out from the back area and gave me the stink-eye, so I left.
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berrywise
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:35 am |
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| Exists in the limbo between winning and DFL in every single alleycatJoined: Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:11 amPosts: 381
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zoomzoom wrote: The only time I was in there, I felt that I was ghost ,no one was around, and could have walked out with whatever I wanted. But, someone poked there head out from the back area and gave me the stink-eye, so I left.
That's better than someone giving you the brown star.
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GRocky
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:12 am |
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I love that shop! It's a good thing I dress like a lunatic (black girl pants and all) and have a "haircut" that I achieved by drunkenly attacking my head with an electric razor! I love it when I'm hanging out in there, nibbling on vegan flax-and-buckwheat treats, talking with the owners about socially relevant topics (and Campy bottom brackets) when normal-looking, vegetarian (NOT VEGAN!) dudes come in looking to spend some cash! We just pretend like they're not even there! We continue our discussions loudly, peppering them with passive-aggressive insults aimed at the idiots that think they're worthy of buying something! And if they even attempt to ask about something behind the counter, we give them the ol' heave-ho by telling them that we're too busy for them!
Yup. I love knowing that I'm superior to everybody! I mean, look at the privileges I'm afforded! I can hang out in a dirty bike shop that others get heckled out of! This clearly makes me a finer example of progressive-thinking, environment-saving, bike part-hoarding, EQUALITY-loving humanity!
F!@$ YOU, unenlightened environment killaz! My bike is cooler than yours!
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fafnir
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:47 pm |
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So who has a picture of a dead horse being beaten they can post in this thread-
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Charliewinz
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:55 pm |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:36 am |
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Charliewinz wrote:
Ahhhhh relief.
xoxo,
Gene o
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That_Guy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:51 pm |
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I have to disagree with some of the comments here. As an employee at another local shop, I have always felt welcome in On on One. During the Stupor Bowl the only attitude I encountered was from Zeto threatening to run me off the road (because of what bike I own...) as I went into the shop and happily spent retail on a fixed cog. (I of course realize that his less than friendly attitude was in no way associated with Gene-O or the shop.) If I wasnt employed at another shop, I would definatly be a loyal patron of One on One.
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Slimpee
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:54 pm |
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| Sometimes worries that steel is not realJoined: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:33 amPosts: 1054Location: South Minneapolis
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I was in there last week and although I couldn't find what I needed the guy at the counter was helpful enough. I like that place plus it's fun to browse the graveyard.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:03 pm |
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you know i heard they treat you totally different if you just come in the back door instead of the front.....
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Z-tox
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:14 am |
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That_Guy wrote: I have to disagree with some of the comments here. As an employee at another local shop, I have always felt welcome in On on One. During the Stupor Bowl the only attitude I encountered was from Zeto threatening to run me off the road (because of what bike I own...) as I went into the shop and happily spent retail on a fixed cog. (I of course realize that his less than friendly attitude was in no way associated with Gene-O or the shop.) If I wasnt employed at another shop, I would definatly be a loyal patron of One on One.
The threat wasnt because of the bike you owned. As I recall it was a tricked out bmc track frame. Worth ALOT of $$$. Awesome bike....for the track. The threat was a DERBY, not running you off the road, derbies can happen anywhere. The only time I have ever seen bikes that nice at a MESSENGER race was in Chicago and they were ridden by some serious heavy hitters who had years of fixie riding expeience. I was just so suprised to see one at one of the dirtiest, wet, not real "fancy" bike friendly, races in the country. I mean really.. you stack that thing up once, reall good like and its done for.
Kinda see where the "threat" (joke,ribbing, making light of a dude rollin a thousand dollar plus bike in a drunken mess race) was comming from? And you were right, I in no way represented OneOnOne Bike Studio. or Gene-O at that time. Dude you should bring that out to the Snowballs Chance In Hell Formula Ice Race this Saturday. You could probably win the Snowy Das fo Cold Hard Cash with it. If you dont get derbied!
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Slimpee
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:24 am |
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| Sometimes worries that steel is not realJoined: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:33 amPosts: 1054Location: South Minneapolis
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Z-tox wrote: The threat was a DERBY, not running you off the road, derbies can happen anywhere. I didn't know what a "derby" was so I looked it up: Quote: While historically based on a popular children's pastime, the modern bicycle derby was first implemented in Minneapolis, MN by the employees and friends of bicycle industry giant QBP.[citation needed] Since that time, bicycle derbies have spread through the industry and to events such as the Single-Speed World Championships.
Nice work, Q!
This sounds like fun...
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