Has anyone gotten a basic mountain bike tune up at REI?

I need to take my new Stumpjumper FSR mountain bike to get a tune up, and I was thinking about taking it to REI. Does anyone have any advice? If you have taken your bike to an REI, how long did it take to get the basic tune up done? Thanks.

Honestly... I would never trust REI to tune up a bike or wax skis. They may not have the specialty skills necessary to work on either. REI hires people from the general population and 'trains' them to work in a given area.

If you take your bike to a bike shop, you KNOW that the wrench working on it works on bikes and only bikes. This you will get good quality work for a reasonable price.

I can tell you for a fact that REI hires real bike techs for their shop so there is no worry about their competence.

It would seem to me that you should take your bike back to the dealer that sold it to you but if that isn't an option REI will be fine.

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