Dear Uncle Charlie,
BTW (by the way)I did have an Uncle Charlie and he was the best. I was super close with him. Anyway, as for Alex and the lack of a good mechanic, he used to have a guy named "CUE" who was decent. His other mechanic ...I've had issues too. I don't know where to bring the bike for servicing now. I hear that Canton Cycles and Libby's are both good. As for riding together...once the spring comes along...absolutley YES.
Ron