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I live in Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico. It's a small town of 75,000 people in west central Mexico. It is in a valley on the eastern side of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Here many use bicycles for transportation, work, errands and of course recreation.
I thought you might like a look at the inside of a small shop here. Jorge Torres, a riding friend of mine, is the owner. There are many LBS similar to his in size and quality in town. They basically maintain bikes for the masses repairing flat tires, welding up cracked frames, replacing bearings, chains, cables etc. Many of these mechanics in town also race, like Jorge. He's an elite class racer here riding MTB or Ruta (road).
He doesn't have a lot of fancy equipment in his shop but can get the job done. I plan to shoot pictures of some more shops here. They are nothing like LBS in the US. First difference is price. Last week I purchased a used 1988 Bianchi Premio in super condition from another one of the shops here. I had it completely taken down cleaned and greased. I also replaced some bearings and cables and bar tape that due to age, rust and disuse were shot. All this for 125 pesos, the equivalent of $12 US! Labor is cheap. Parts cost pretty much the same as in the US.
The first outside the shop, then inside, various shots including his famous poster shot from La Chupacabras MTB race in Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua State last year.
I thought you might like a look at the inside of a small shop here. Jorge Torres, a riding friend of mine, is the owner. There are many LBS similar to his in size and quality in town. They basically maintain bikes for the masses repairing flat tires, welding up cracked frames, replacing bearings, chains, cables etc. Many of these mechanics in town also race, like Jorge. He's an elite class racer here riding MTB or Ruta (road).
He doesn't have a lot of fancy equipment in his shop but can get the job done. I plan to shoot pictures of some more shops here. They are nothing like LBS in the US. First difference is price. Last week I purchased a used 1988 Bianchi Premio in super condition from another one of the shops here. I had it completely taken down cleaned and greased. I also replaced some bearings and cables and bar tape that due to age, rust and disuse were shot. All this for 125 pesos, the equivalent of $12 US! Labor is cheap. Parts cost pretty much the same as in the US.
The first outside the shop, then inside, various shots including his famous poster shot from La Chupacabras MTB race in Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua State last year.
