Barracuda - Totally Driven!

Thank goodness! I was really worried there for a bit! Luckily the new technician seems much more confident. He says he's even rebuilt the internal workings of shifters in about four hours before.

Well, I still appreciate your warning, mix. Without it, I would have left the A2T with that guy I didn't trust, and he probably would have messed it up. Believe it or not, it took courage to go in and get it before he'd worked on it, but I'm glad I did. I should be picking it up from the other shop ...

Well, I collected my bike and took it to another bike shop that I feel batter about, but both shops say it's totally unnecessary to open a shifter to change the cables. They said they just thread them through without opening it.

Opening up the shifters is what I consider normal maintenance. To replace a cable, the shifter has to be opened up.. Not a good sign, Niika.. Yeah, no kidding. I remember the maintenance video you posted on the other thread. I think I'll go in first thing in the morning and stop him; he said he was...

I hope it works out OK. The guy at the local bike shop is not winning my confidence. He says that the guy who disassembled the bike (Bo) overdid it, and that he might have actually messed up the shifters by unnecessarily loosening the screws that hold the things together. He says that he's not sure ...

The fork I ordered FINALLY arrived. It took ages to get here, and it looks pretty beat up, but seems to be functioning well. The steer tube needs to be cut, so I took it to my local bike shop to be assembled... it should be ready in a couple days...

http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/bik/2237746020.html

Selling a used Barracuda A2Z mountain bike. Includes Rock Shox Quadra 21R front suspension, Grip Shift 21-gears, Onza bar ends, Yeti handle bar grips. The rest are OEM parts. Fair condition. The tires will need to be replaced and the bike will need some basic maintenance. Sold as is.

It's been relisted for $125:

http://denver.craigslist.org/bik/2236402275.html

That must be a '94 A2M. Welcome to the site!

Are you thinking of selling that too?