Bike repairs

So many bike shops have helped me out along the way, most of them without charge. The people working in bike shops are not working that hard expecting to get rich - they love biking and want to spread the wealth of bike-love around.

Community Bike shops are even more extreme; the workers are volunteers. I first learned about Community Bike Shops at Chainbreaker in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I traded my tiny little (flat black and shiny black with shiny red letters, lots of chrome and shocks, Oh my!) Magna mountain bike for a very tall Univega Visa Sport.
http://www.myspace.com/breakyourchains

From then on, I searched for community bike shops, of a like mind. I use them to enable my journey. I have a lot of time, labor and skill too offer but not a lot of money.

Austin, Texas
http://www.austinyellowbike.org/home.shtmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Street_Co-op
Boulden Creek Repair Shed behind the Boulden Creek Coffee House

Denton, Texas
Querencia Community Bike Shop

Tulsa, Oklahoma