Bike Works

Bike Works is a bike shop in Urbana, IL just off of the UIUC campus.

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Entertainment

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• Bike
• Works
• Bruce
• Bicycle

[DaveSauce]

Does anyone else find it funny that he's working on fenders the entire video? I mean, he has the balls to tell a customer to fuck off for a flat tire, but he's not above installing fenders which, if your bike has the right holes, take 5 minutes to mount? That's a bit odd in my opinion. Flat tires take about the same, but fenders come with instructions, whereas tubes/tires don't.

[oddsends]

And the video is 6 1/2 minutes long; Moreover, you have no idea what order the material was shot in and how long or short it took to shoot. You do realize he would pause/stop what he was working on while answering questions. The only time he was actually working at his normal pace was when I was thinking of the next question/prompt to jump start his dialog.

[snoreis]

Oh the memories. I used to work in that amazing little store back in 2005. People have to realize that Bruce doesn't work to fix pieces of shit for money.

Everyone here is pissed because they bought a shitty bike and it stopped working and Bruce put it very clearly to them that it wasn't going to be his problem.

We had one customer come in with a huffy, she had big tits and a nice smile, so we fixed it. Total nightmare. But I guess Bruce enjoyed it.

Much love

[feathermate]

"Reticule(d)"? Man, no wonder he doesn't respect you.

[knexkid6]

I would advice anyone reading this to take your business else where. There are plenty of bike shops in CU. Bruce does not treat you with respect and will only reticule you and your bike.

[jinsoup]

I've heard plenty of things about this place but he seems to know what he's doing. Needed only a new pair of brake pads on my newly built track-bike; as the wear indicator had worn off, after 2 years of prior use. Road caliper barrel adjuster was all the way out. He claimed to not have the $5 component in his shop and insisted that they were 'fine'.

Go to Champaign Cycle, they are far from campus but they will actually help you instead of push you out of the door

Don't buy walmart bikes, ever.

[jpop287]

ineconomically unviable

[effervescentspork]

Don't know if he still runs it, but Bruce's bike maintenance class was the most education per $ that I've ever had. His (significant) attitude is more like a sorting function; put up with it and you'll get a great deal and probably learn something in the process, don't, and neither you nor he will have to spend time on a doomed relationship.

[naldo77]

I have a walmart bike... can you fix it?

[naldo77]

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