The Tip Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 sigh, It's true, Sometimes I will order from Amazon to get it quicker and cheaper than from HomeDepot that is only two miles from me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) when I left REI in 2015, they had just started making every store a warehouse. All of the stores' inventory is represented on the website, so when a customer orders something, the order shows up in every store that should have that item in stock. staff fill the order and ship it from the store to another store or to the customer's home. The first store to fill the order gets credit for the sale. I thought it was brilliant because it got inventory to move everywhere instead of just one place, and it kept the local stores busy. I'm not sure how that worked out long-term, but it appears to not have been enough. Edited May 18 by mack_turtle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 (edited) REI used to be a hub. Lots of firsthand sport experience employees. Climbing wall to test gear, fake rock to try out hiking shoes, stuff like that. It was a niche. Then they got too freakin corporate 10-12 years ago and pulled out everything that was a lawsuit potential. Banned dogs all that crap. Everything that attracted hippies and climbing/hiking/camping bums with disposable income is gone. Now they’re almost upscale Academy. The only remaining attraction for me is what a friend always called it Return Everything Indefinitely. If I try something new it’s easy to return it used if I just don’t like it or it doesn’t work like I thought. No questions. Got my daughter a pricey rain jacket recently and after 4-5 uses she decided it wasn’t as waterproof as she wanted. No questions. That makes it infinitely better than Amazon. Edited May 19 by Chongo Loco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 27 minutes ago, Chongo Loco said: The only remaining attraction for me is what a friend always called it Return Everything Indefinitely. that's gone now, too. https://www.rei.com/help/returns TBH, so many people totally abused that policy that it was ridiculous. true story: there was a guy who bought a top-end mountain bike when I was there. he kept buying it from one store, returning it to another store for a full refund, then buying it again at a discount. This happened a few times before someone noticed that he had downgraded nearly every component on the bike and was slowly collecting stuff like Kashima-coated suspension and XTR components and returning the bike with Deore or something. so shitty people like that ruined it for the rest of us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 I worked years ago at the REI Northern Va , about 20 years ago maybe. Worked there simply for the killer pro deals. If I need to get anything from REI nowadays I just go to here https://www.rei.com/used They sell used gear, Kind of like an online REI garage sale. Save a ton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, Cafeend said: They sell used gear, Kind of like an online REI garage sale. Save a ton REI Gateway has a "garage sale" area in the corner of the store. Each item has a little tag with the reason for the return, and sometimes it's trivial. I have to practice discipline by not buying stuff I don't really need, even if it's a killer deal. I don't think the downtown location has this; it's such a small store, I don't think there is room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) 1 hour ago, June Bug said: I don't think the downtown location has this; it's such a small store, I don't think there is room. The used gear is in the rear-left corner of the downtown store, across from the stairs. There's not much in there when I've checked. I think they disperse some of the used gear around the store. Used shoes are in the shoe dept. Edited May 22 by mack_turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 On 5/22/2023 at 11:52 AM, June Bug said: REI Gateway has a "garage sale" area in the corner of the store. Each item has a little tag with the reason for the return, and sometimes it's trivial. I have to practice discipline by not buying stuff I don't really need, even if it's a killer deal. I don't think the downtown location has this; it's such a small store, I don't think there is room. Yea -- But picked over. Online is pretty sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlikesbikes Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 On 5/22/2023 at 11:52 AM, June Bug said: REI Gateway has a "garage sale" area in the corner of the store. Each item has a little tag with the reason for the return, and sometimes it's trivial. I have to practice discipline by not buying stuff I don't really need, even if it's a killer deal. Not always a killer deal - ALWAYS get your phone out and check prices. I've found sometimes the stuff on the shelf is a year or more old and the new old stock price is the same or lower than the marked down original price. Buyer Be Smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 (edited) I have a frame with a t47 bottom bracket in 73mm width. I'm trying to fit a Rotor Kapic crankset with a 30mm spindle in the external t47 bottom bracket. the bearings are 92mm apart, if that helps. I have a Rotor spacer kit, so what freaking spacers do I need on either side of the spindle? https://rotorbike.com/mwdownloads/download/link/id/15 Edit: I think I got it through trial and error, but dang! Edited May 27 by mack_turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted Sunday at 08:08 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:08 PM Anyone have a favorite shop Chain Breaker? My 9yo Bell from Fred Meyer finally met it's match. Luckily my trailside tool worked well. I was eyeing this one. Seems like a nice balance in quality/price https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EP95ZC/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted Sunday at 08:31 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:31 PM On a separate issue. I discovered a missing tooth while cleaning my cassette. I've haven't been able to notice it while riding. At $65-$110 for a replacement cassette, it's not exactly a item I want to replace, especially since it has ~300 miles on it. Any issues with just riding it as is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted Sunday at 09:10 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:10 PM 1 hour ago, RedRider3141 said: Anyone have a favorite shop Chain Breaker? My 9yo Bell from Fred Meyer finally met it's match. Luckily my trailside tool worked well. I was eyeing this one. Seems like a nice balance in quality/price https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EP95ZC/ I too have Saturday chain tool and replaced it with a heavy duty Park tool. That is worth every penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted Sunday at 10:35 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:35 PM (edited) 2 hours ago, RedRider3141 said: On a separate issue. I discovered a missing tooth while cleaning my cassette. I've haven't been able to notice it while riding. At $65-$110 for a replacement cassette, it's not exactly a item I want to replace, especially since it has ~300 miles on it. Any issues with just riding it as is? What cassette is that? Most of the wear seems to be on the big cog. Rest of the teeth look fine without much wear visible.Usually that kind of damage is from a manufacturing defect, drivetrain adjustment issue or poor technique. Edited Sunday at 10:36 PM by ATXZJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted Sunday at 10:41 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:41 PM 5 minutes ago, ATXZJ said: What cassette is that? Most of the wear seems to be on the big cog. Sorry should Have included that. Shimano M8000 11-42 (11spd). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted Sunday at 10:55 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:55 PM Make sure the surface where the tooth was isn’t bent slightly in/out so it doesn’t grab chain. They usually bend and snap so a little bit will be mushroomed over. You just file it so you have a nice flat vertical plane in line with the rest of the cassette. Doesn’t take much to hook the chain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted Sunday at 11:41 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:41 PM 3 hours ago, RedRider3141 said: Anyone have a favorite shop Chain Breaker? My 9yo Bell from Fred Meyer finally met it's match. Luckily my trailside tool worked well. I was eyeing this one. Seems like a nice balance in quality/price https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EP95ZC/ I have an old version of this one: https://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-CT-5-Chain-Brute/dp/B000OYHCHG it has been great, had it for many years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted Monday at 02:20 AM Share Posted Monday at 02:20 AM 3 hours ago, RedRider3141 said: Sorry should Have included that. Shimano M8000 11-42 (11spd). Fwiw, I'd grab a sunrace 11-46 in the lighter model. Maybe MX? I forget which but it's in their catalog. Also looks like you spend a lot of time in the big cog (not judging, I have a 30t-50t) so it might be good to have 46t and 40t cogs on the cassette to spread the work around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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