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Repair And Replacement

While the other shops do all
of their repair and replacement
work in one place, The
Spokesman sends most of the
repairs down to the Harris
Street location. "There's also a
continuous flow of personnel
back and forth between the
two shops," Rick said. "We
just opened up this place to be
closer to our customers."

An obvious danger to the
rapid addition of bicycle
service centers around the
Grounds is over-expansion. For
instance, Rick feels that
business is not as heavy as it
was this time last year, which
may be due to the competition
of the other shops. However,
he admits that it is too early to
tell.

"Each shop that opens has
its own personality," Becky
said. "I don't know how it's
going to be in a year or so; I
don't know if there's room for
four bicycle shops. But we'll
see."