Survey shows hike shops offer similar rates
Thursday, February 10, 1977 The Daily Tar Heel 3
by Jeff Coheri
Staff Writer
For people confused about which of the
five Chapel Hill bicycle shops to patronize, a
Daily Tar Heel survey learned that both
brand-name products and quality repairs are
offered by each shop at similar costs.
Each store also sells 10-speed bikes in
about the same price range, as bottom-of-the-line
bikes generally start at $125 and
better bikes may cost $1,000.
The shops questioned in the survey
include Bailey's, Carolina Bikeways, The
Chapel Hill Cycle Shop1, The Clean Machine
and Tumbleweed Cyclery.
Although the five shops have similar costs
and repair services, there is one major
distinction among them one store rents out
repair space and tools, two shops lend tools
to customers and, presently, two stores
neither rent nor lend tools.
Chuck Lewis of the Clean Machine said
that his shop rents out both tools and
working space at 50 cents per hour. He
added that the service includes a complete
tool selection.
Carolina Bikeways allows people to
borrow tools to make their own repairs,
according to owner Gordon .Jumerel. Alan
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MacDonald of Tumbleweed Cyclery said
that his shop also lends out tools to patrons.
Butch Bailey, the owner of Bailey's, said
that presently he does not rent space or tools,
but added that he may sometime in the
future.
Dave Witten of The Chapel Hill Cycle
Shop said that he also does not rent out
tools. "1 don't rent tools, but I have
considered it and 1 might do it in the future,"
Witten said.
All five shops offer experienced
repairpersons. Butch Bailey said he has been
in the business three years and his part-time
helper has one year of experience. 1 have a
mechanical engineering degree, and I have
worked on helicopters and motorcycles
before opening the store," Bailey said.
According to Gordon Sumerel of
Carolina Bikeways, I have worked on bikes
all my life, including three years
professionally."
There are three part-time graduate
students repairing bikes at The Chapel Hill
Cycle Shop, the least of which has five years
experience.
While Chuck Lewis of The Clean Machine
has five years experience, there are two
Tumbleweed repairpersons with a total of
nine years experience.
The five stores also have similar costs for
parts. Each shop was asked to give the cost of
both a freewheel sprocket and a standard
steel rim. The steel rim prices showed little
variation, for the prices ranged from only
$4.50 to $6. The cost of the sprockets were
also similar, with the prices ranging from $7
to $10.
Tumbleweed offers the least expensive rim
at $4.50, while The Clean Machine and the
Chapel Hill Cycle Shop both sell a steel rim
for $5. Bailey's offers a rim for $5.95, and
Carolina Bikeways sells a rim for $6.
Tumbleweed sells a freewheel sprocket for
$7, while Bailey's and The Clean Machine
both offer a sprocket for $7.50. The Chapel
Hill Cycle Shop sells a free wheel sprocket
for $8, and Carolina Bikeways sells the
sprocket for $10.
However, all store owners added that
there are a variety of rims and sprockets at a
wide range of costs, and the cheapest may
not be suited for everyone's bicycle.
The five shops also sell dependable,
brand-name bicycles in similar price ranges.
Bailey's, offering both Panasonic and
Zebra-KencOtlO-speed bicycles, has a price
range from $ 1 20 to $565. Carolina Bikeways
sells five brands, including Falcon,
Centurion, Coppi, Atala and Fuji. Prices for
these bikes range from $129 to $750.
The Chapel Hill Cycle Shop offers Fuji
bicycles from $125 to $650. The Clean
Machine also sells only one brand, Schwinn,
from $50 to $750, with 10-speed bikes
starting at $136.95.
Tumbleweed Cyclery sells four kinds of
bikes, including Windsor International.
Grand is. Motobecane and Viscount. The
least expensive bike is the ' Windsor
International, costing $135, and the most
expensive bicycle, the Grandis, is $1,100.
Concerning future plans. Bailey's hopes to
add both motorized bikes and skate boards
in the spring, while The Chapel Hill Cycle
Shop will emphasize high quality touring
equipment for racing and cross-country
touring. The remaining stores plan to
continue business as usual.
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