I had no impetus to write a Spring Service article this year. I covered all the basics last year prepping our Marin Hawkhill for test and the link to Wrench Now, Ride Later is right here. Then I'm pedaling up a popular local singletrack climb and from a switchback below I overhear this boorish conversation:

Rider 1: "...oh yeah, my bike is a roached piece of sh*t. I need to sell this thing a-sap."

Rider 2: "How much you figure?"

Rider 1: "About two grand."

Rider 2: "Two grand to fix it?"

Rider 1: "Ha, no it's right f**ked. Probably twice that to make it good. I figure I'll get two grand selling it."

Rider 2: "Who's going to buy that sh*tbox for two grand?"

Rider 1: "I don't know. Someone who doesn't know any better. It's carbon!"