Sure, sure, you know all about the Wallingford Market (Wednesdays 3 – 7 pm at the Wallingford Center) and how you can get fresh, local produce and small batch prepared foods. But did you know you can get your bike fixed?
Last week, we rapped with Ross Donaldson, owner and sole proprietor of Delicious Wheels, a mobile bike shop. That’s right mobile!
Ross carries the basics with him in a trailer behind his bike, and he makes house calls to tune up and repair bikes. He doesn’t carry all the variety of brake pads out there or chains and what-have-you, so sometimes it may mean two trips, but hey, it’s a housecall, so it’s not much of a hassle for you. The price works out around the same: you’re in for somewhere between $60 and $100 for a basic tune-up, same as Recycled Cycles or Gregg’s Green Lake.
And best of all, he makes market calls. Ross sets up weekly at the Wallingford Farmer’s Market and does the work while you shop. So bike up, drop off, browse around and peddle off.
I love businesses like this – man, that’s creative 🙂
Thanks for the tip, Wallyhood. Took my bike to Ross/Delicious Wheels at Wallingford Farmer’s Market yesterday –got some help with my bike and enjoyed the experience. Reasonable rates, too. Recommended!
The U-District farmer’s market sometimes (always?) has a knife sharpener there. That’s a great service you don’t see around much these days.
Ross is a heck of a mechanic too!