Before wintertime hibernation, bicycles forage and fill their inner tubes with enough sustenance to feed training-wheeled cubs come spring, a noble act that often leads to serious exhaustion. Help spin the spokes of life with today's Groupon: for $30, you get a summer's end basic bike tune-up (a $63 value) at Dash Bicycle Shop, located on the west side of downtown Providence.
The nimble-fingered neighborhood cycle nurturers at Dash Bicycle Shop repair and restore two-wheelers to tip-top shape before storage season. Roll in your lifeless stallion to a knowledgeable attendant for a thorough basic tune-up. Both wobbly wheels will be removed to undergo cleaning, a hub adjustment, and a truing process to increase pedal-pumping efficiency and ease momentum retention. Surgical adjustments are made to the bottom bracket, headset, and the tension of the brakes, ensuring riders can stop on a dime, pick it up, and buy a Chiclet without ever dismounting. Derailleurs are inspected, adjusted, and lightly cleaned to transform sticky gears into smooth shifters. A lube-up of the chain, cables, and key pivot points on the brakes and derailleurs combats creaky rides, and torque is checked on all bolts to maximize not falling off. After a gussy-up of the frame with a light cleaning, a tire inflation gives the bike cushy pillows on which to dream fondly of next year's smoothed-over potholes.
Allow 10 days for service.
Reviews
Five Google Mappers give Dash Bicycle Shop, which also boasts more than 540 Facebook fans, an average of five stars.
- These guys were really nice and know their stuff; have good, well-made bikes. They want to find the best bike for you not just he [sic] most expensive model. – Matthew, Google Maps
- Staff was kind and very able to answer my questions. – Renarudo, Google Maps
Groupon Says
Give It a Tune-Up!
Fall cleaning and maintenance doesn't need to be limited to vehicles. What else could use a good tune-up?
Your career: What better time than now to march into your boss's office, punch him square in the jaw, kiss him square on the mouth, get down on one knee, and tell him, "Can't you see I'm a fool for you? Marry me a raise!"
Your Yeti: If your family's yeti has been tarped during the wetter months, it should require minimal upkeep. Use a fine-toothed comb to address the problem areas where mites and beautiful ice-blue waste tend to collect, and check each of its teeth with a flashlight and properly chilled No. 2 pencil.
Your guitar: If it's been a while since you picked up your old "axe," it may sound a little wonky. Tune your guitar properly by listening to Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction on full blast and playing along. If the music coming from your guitar does not perfectly match the music coming from your stereo, it is most likely broken. Throw it away, quick, before it explodes!
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