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Sure, a "boutique bike service station" certainly wouldn't attract your typical Wal-Mart bike owner. But those bikes won't be served by the bike shop that runs the workshop at a loss for his loyal bike buyers either.

That part of the market is usually served, quite well actually for both sides, by a shop that is one third preowned bikes, one third budget parts and one third highschool job repairs (sometimes they also rent out the preowned). Lifesavers for my theft-immune three speed (they'll happily take on daring salvage operations nobidy else would even attempt), but I surely no place were I'd leave one of my Campag steeds even for just a tire inflation.