Ahhh, remember the days when bike shops used to carry a good range of spares? I do, but those days are all but gone. Even the most basic part always seems to need to be ordered from Japan.
I recently-ish picked up a bike that had been sitting round a while. It had a DID 530 chain that needed a rivet link. When I went to order one through my local shop, the wholesale supplier told them "That is a old chain series of chain, we don't do links for those anymore, it is probably stuffed anyway, just tell him to get a new chain". The chain was not stuffed at all, in fact it was in as new condition. I did not want to lash out a few hundy on a new chain, but luckily for me, someone said to ring Boyle Kawasaki in Wellington, mentioning they had an impressive range of spares behind the counter. I duly called them, and John Boyle answered the phone. I told him what I needed, he put down the phone and about 30 seconds later informed me he had several. Not only that, he sent it right away and I got it the next day.
Boyle Kawasaki, a small shop from the outside, with a tardis like inside full of over the counter spares!!! Legend guys. Seriously, give them a go, you may well just get a pleasant surprise like I did!
Thank You Boyle Kawasaki, good to see those old values still exist in this day and age!
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