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Permalink Reply by David Henri on June 18, 2018 at 6:08am

I wouldn't be surprised.  The bikes in that store are 20+ years old.

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Permalink Reply by mike w. on June 18, 2018 at 10:54am

More like 40+

it's amazing to me that they stayed open as long as they did, given their general attitude towards potential customers...

(BTW, nothing necessarily wrong with 20 yr old bikes.)

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Permalink Reply by David Henri on June 19, 2018 at 4:13am

I agree Mike, most of mine are lugged steel.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Reho on June 18, 2018 at 12:36pm

I've been hearing people complain about Sportif Importer for the last 35 years.  I bought a Raleigh Technium there many years ago.  No problem, it was a decent-enough bike for the price.  I never thought of the place as a bike shop, more like a giant bike warehouse where if you knew what you wanted, you could probably find it reasonably cheap.  I know I'm in a very small minority in liking it even a little.  

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Permalink Reply by Gene B on June 18, 2018 at 2:19pm

Grew up not far from there. Me (and my brothers') only memories of that place were of the owner being really rude and snarky but they DID have bins and bins full of old, weird parts. I'll hop in there one last time.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Reho on June 21, 2018 at 7:57am

Matt, I asked a friend of mine out there to investigate.  This should answer your question, unless he's both diabolical and a Photoshop expert.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Talbert on June 22, 2018 at 6:05am

I might need to make a trip. As they say, n+1, or in mine and many other cases, s-1

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