Article in Guardian about shortage of bike mechanics
nomadicbry
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... -your-bike
Change of career anyone?
Have to say my knowledge is rubbish but have a great LBS just round the corner which is quite cheap and kleeps my bike running well. so my lack of manual skills benefits the local economy...well that's how I justify it
However, I would like to pick up some knowledge to do more of the simple things myself
Change of career anyone?
Have to say my knowledge is rubbish but have a great LBS just round the corner which is quite cheap and kleeps my bike running well. so my lack of manual skills benefits the local economy...well that's how I justify it
However, I would like to pick up some knowledge to do more of the simple things myself
Enough bikes to open a bike shop but always room for one more...
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In Belgium you need a special license to run a bike shop and the training takes something like 3 years, quite a lot of which is mechanic training. What this leads to unfortunately is that all the bike shop owners I know bar one have trainee mechanics rather than qualified ones doing their spannering as once they're qualified they sod off and start a shop ... and pay a trainee peanuts.
Beer in moderation ... is a waste of beer
If riding an XC race bike is like touching the trail,
then riding a rigid singlespeed is like licking it
... or being punched by it, depending on the day