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I have decided to do it and plan on combining the race with a family trip to Mall of America. Can you tell me if there is a bikeshop in the Bloomington or Twin Cities area that I could ship my bike to and have them assemble/disassemle it for me?
Thanks!
Being that I've never shipped a bike to a race in my hometown, I really don't know which shops offer the service. But here are a couple you could e-mail or call...
The premier tri-shop in the Twin Cities is Gear West. They are about 20 miles from the airport but in the opposite direction from WI.
http://gearwestbike.com If you don't want to drive way out to Gear West, you could try Erik's. They have a Bloomington store that is not too far from the airport and they have an Oakdale location that is on the way to WI.
http://eriksbikeshop.com