Larry @ Mountain High?

[Ohio Mike]

So...apparently I've been away for a long time. I bought my last bike, a 2005 Turner 5-Spot (horst!) from Larry Mettler at Mountain High Cyclery in May '05. I'm looking to build a new ride, so I tried to surf over to Larry's website, and it seems to be gone. I can't find any mention of his shop on the internet. Huh?

So, is Larry out of business? If so, who is the go-to small shop to purchase a frame? Larry was a good guy. I'll be sad to hear that he's out of the bike biz.

[xcguy]

Redstone is still in bidness.

Redstone Cyclery

[6thElement]

Didn't he vanish/go bust taking lots of customers money for unfulfilled orders with him?

[Renegade]

Yes he did. Screwed quite a few good customers. The reasons why are not public knowledge. People are funny/strange.

[SteveF]

If you have a shop near you, they can order direct from Turner for you. That's the way I went--Michigan doesn't have a Turner dealer/rep, but they were happy to send one to my favorite LBS! And my LBS was pretty happy to have the business and chance to check out a Burner firsthand...

[CDMC]

Chad at Red Barn is a good guy and well worth dealing with.

[savechief]

I'm surprised you weren't able to find a couple threads about his disappearance:

http://forums.mtbr.com/colorado-fron...ry-714346.html

Larry at mtnhighcyclery.com is gone!?

[jncarpenter]

Chad at Red Barn is a good guy and well worth dealing with.

Another vote for Chad!

[mtnbiker4life]

Chad at Red Barn is a good guy and well worth dealing with.

Another Vote for Chad.

[Hangtime]

I bought my Highline from Chad, great guy to work with. If he sold Pivot I would have bought my current bike from him too.

[Jaybo]

I like Chad and have bought stuff from him. Good guy but I hear you can walk into a bike shop that sells Turner and get their products. I have also heard if you have problem you can go back to the same shop for assistance. Chad had better give some very sweet deals...

[Punta Lobos]

Sounds like chad is in the antique business.

[Jamie_MTB]

Bought my first Turner from Chad in 04 and had the pleasure ever since, top bloke.

[nwmtb]

Sounds like chad is in the antique business.

yeah, i've got a fetish for OLD schwinns too ! I cut those roots from the first bike shop i worked in and we'd get these collectors that really wanted to throw a little maintenance towards their investment. So some of the first bike overhauls i ever did were on old New Departure and Bendix coaster brake hubs. Clean, polish, repack with grease and put it back together. And at the same time period.....falling head over heels in love with mountain bikes and suspension. 1990, what a great year.

Now that i have my own shop i'd say we are first and foremost a mountain shop, but i like keeping the old bikes and my roots hanging proudly from the shop rafters.

If you ever get a chance, i'd recommend stopping by to see in person.

I also really appreciate the kind words from the folks above.


Chad

[LoneStar]

I'll vouch for stopping by and hanging with the Barn crew. Dropped in from Atlanta once and had lots of fun and a cold one or two!