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This is now old news, but in case you had not heard:

Shaw's Cycle Shop, in Santa Clara on Bascom, closed at
the end of March.

I was a dedicated, but thrifty customer, especially for
things like straightening out a steel fork, or trying to
fix a bottom bracket which would not stay in.  It was
a unique resource, and I will miss having it.

Terry Shaw's health has been failing.  This article from the
SJ mercury describes that.

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_17709017?source=rss

A Shaw story I heard from Terry:

Once, cycling in the Sierras, he was struggling up a
steep climb in the usual gear (39/23?  39/21??), when
he looked behind and saw the two Toms (one was Tom Ritchie,
the other I don't remember).  He was making a go of it,
but it was tough, and but they passed him without visible
effort or difficult, disappearing around the bend ahead.

That was enough for Terry.  He dismounted and rested.
Much later he found out that it was all
for show.  The two Toms were putting him on, and
when they got just out of sight they were completely,
physically spent.  They dismounted, and at least one
couldn't keep his lunch down.

When I visited on April 2, the sign said
"Shaws Cycle Shop Closed -- Forever."

I sure will miss that store.

-- Robert Neff
robert@n^^^s.net