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But I think the point is if you know the bike shop they’re more likely to say ‘Ah hey Joe, of course we’ll stay open another 30 minutes so we can mend your bike.’
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It’s a grey area. And an honest racer would call them shop and just say please treat me like any other person who might call.
If you think they’re offering you special service, then you need to make the call to turn it down.
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That's harder to police. It's up to the rider to make the honourable call on that.
It's like people who live on a race route - they have some inherent advantage over those that don't but the rules TRY to equalise these disparities as much as possible. They can't cater for everything.
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hippy
If you call commercial establishments and they agree to help then it's legit.
You can't call private individuals and get help.