Lowering stem, carbon steerer, bung length.
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Trouble is, the engineer, wouldn't own a fault code reader, so he'd never know what the problem was with car. He'd send you to the appropriate garage.webboo said:I would rather my car be fixed by an engineer rather than a technician who puts a machine on, which tells him what’s broken and then replaces it.
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Well they've not appeared on this thread yet..............MattFalle said:0 -
Well in another life I actually did a five year apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer. How long does it take to train as a bike mechanic.masjer said:
So you send your car to be fixed by an engineer and not a mechanic?webboo said:So the reviewer is a bike fitter/ bike mechanic not a structural engineer.
Let's face it, he's better qualified than anyone here.0 -
Cytec level 2, 2 weeks (Mon-Fri, 9-5 with tea breaks and a lunch break).webboo said:
Well in another life I actually did a five year apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer. How long does it take to train as a bike mechanic.masjer said:
So you send your car to be fixed by an engineer and not a mechanic?webboo said:So the reviewer is a bike fitter/ bike mechanic not a structural engineer.
Let's face it, he's better qualified than anyone here.
Level 1 is two days, same hours as above.
So a little bit less than your apprenticeship tbh..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Level 1 is probably just to teach how to use a torque wrench.MattFalle said:
Cytec level 2, 2 weeks (Mon-Fri, 9-5 with tea breaks and a lunch break).webboo said:
Well in another life I actually did a five year apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer. How long does it take to train as a bike mechanic.masjer said:
So you send your car to be fixed by an engineer and not a mechanic?webboo said:So the reviewer is a bike fitter/ bike mechanic not a structural engineer.
Let's face it, he's better qualified than anyone here.
Level 1 is two days, same hours as above.
So a little bit less than your apprenticeship tbh.
Level 2 how to set up electronic gears/internal cables.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Go back far enough and you won't have much/any experience of carbon fibre. As an apprentice engineer, surely you would accept the principle of sleeving a tube to increase its strength?webboo said:
Well in another life I actually did a five year apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer. How long does it take to train as a bike mechanic.masjer said:
So you send your car to be fixed by an engineer and not a mechanic?webboo said:So the reviewer is a bike fitter/ bike mechanic not a structural engineer.
Let's face it, he's better qualified than anyone here.
I still would imagine that a highly experienced bike mechanic/fitter has more hands on knowledge.
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level 1 according to the link on the course thread is shop floor assistant, level 2 is workshop lbs level.pblakeney said:
Level 1 is probably just to teach how to use a torque wrench.MattFalle said:
Cytec level 2, 2 weeks (Mon-Fri, 9-5 with tea breaks and a lunch break).webboo said:
Well in another life I actually did a five year apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer. How long does it take to train as a bike mechanic.masjer said:
So you send your car to be fixed by an engineer and not a mechanic?webboo said:So the reviewer is a bike fitter/ bike mechanic not a structural engineer.
Let's face it, he's better qualified than anyone here.
Level 1 is two days, same hours as above.
So a little bit less than your apprenticeship tbh.
Level 2 how to set up electronic gears/internal cables..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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https://activatecycleacademy.com/cytech-courses/cytech-technical-two/
doesn't actually involve anything difficult, you're paying for the certificate.
£1250 to you with more for the bolt ons (wheel stuff, etc).The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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That's the course you're wanting to enrol on. Lucky for you, it's simple but you still might be there longer than others.MattFalle said:Ciao
Can anyone recommend a mechanics course (Cytech or similar) around the Portsmouth area - ie 20 mins or so so cycle from Gosport.
Thank you
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I suppose a decade of daily experience counts for nothing? The Pro cycle teams need to listen to you Matt, and sack all their mechanics i suppose.0
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Classic internet argument. We're now at the 'confirmation bias' stage...0
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No, It's a classic case of denialism. Ignore the experts, make up your own faux science and never admit your wrong. Think of climate change deniers, Flat Earthers, Creationists, anti vaccers, they are so convinced they're right, when blatantly they're wrong. There is no arguing with these people as has been demonstrated on this thread.imposter2.0 said:Classic internet argument. We're now at the 'confirmation bias' stage...
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I'm thinking of them right now...1
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"It covers the following topics:MattFalle said:https://activatecycleacademy.com/cytech-courses/cytech-technical-two/
doesn't actually involve anything difficult, you're paying for the certificate.
£1250 to you with more for the bolt ons (wheel stuff, etc)
Health & Safety in the workshop
Customer service skills
Pre-delivery Inspection (PDI) – set-up, adjustment and frame alignment
Headsets, gears, rim brakes – removal, fitting, set-up and adjustment
Hub servicing – strip down and rebuild
Introduction to disc brakes and hydraulic bleeding
Bottom bracket removal, thread chasing and fitting including use of torque wrench
Introduction to internal hub gears
Wheel truing & spoke replacement
Wheel building – 3 cross lacing pattern, spoke measurement and tensioning
Full bike service – strip down, frame prep, rebuild and set-up for test ride)"
£1250 (if participants are paying) or watch Youtube videos.
It is all available, from recognised sources. Potential participant's choice.
PS - Told you about the torque wrench. 😉The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I shudder to think what you might be like if you arguing about something important and someone said you were wrong.masjer said:
No, It's a classic case of denialism. Ignore the experts, make up your own faux science and never admit your wrong. Think of climate change deniers, Flat Earthers, Creationists, anti vaccers, they are so convinced they're right, when blatantly they're wrong. There is no arguing with these people as has been demonstrated on this thread.imposter2.0 said:Classic internet argument. We're now at the 'confirmation bias' stage...
It takes all sorts.
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What would you want covered on a bicycle course? Particle physics, E=mc2, time dilation.pblakeney said:
"It covers the following topics:MattFalle said:https://activatecycleacademy.com/cytech-courses/cytech-technical-two/
doesn't actually involve anything difficult, you're paying for the certificate.
£1250 to you with more for the bolt ons (wheel stuff, etc)
Health & Safety in the workshop
Customer service skills
Pre-delivery Inspection (PDI) – set-up, adjustment and frame alignment
Headsets, gears, rim brakes – removal, fitting, set-up and adjustment
Hub servicing – strip down and rebuild
Introduction to disc brakes and hydraulic bleeding
Bottom bracket removal, thread chasing and fitting including use of torque wrench
Introduction to internal hub gears
Wheel truing & spoke replacement
Wheel building – 3 cross lacing pattern, spoke measurement and tensioning
Full bike service – strip down, frame prep, rebuild and set-up for test ride)"
£1250 (if participants are paying) or watch Youtube videos.
It is all available, from recognised sources. Potential participant's choice.
PS - Told you about the torque wrench. 😉0 -
I figure for £1250 I'd want more than can be had from Park Tools or GCN on YouTube.masjer said:
What would you want covered on a bicycle course? Particle physics, E=mc2, time dilation.pblakeney said:
"It covers the following topics:MattFalle said:https://activatecycleacademy.com/cytech-courses/cytech-technical-two/
doesn't actually involve anything difficult, you're paying for the certificate.
£1250 to you with more for the bolt ons (wheel stuff, etc)
Health & Safety in the workshop
Customer service skills
Pre-delivery Inspection (PDI) – set-up, adjustment and frame alignment
Headsets, gears, rim brakes – removal, fitting, set-up and adjustment
Hub servicing – strip down and rebuild
Introduction to disc brakes and hydraulic bleeding
Bottom bracket removal, thread chasing and fitting including use of torque wrench
Introduction to internal hub gears
Wheel truing & spoke replacement
Wheel building – 3 cross lacing pattern, spoke measurement and tensioning
Full bike service – strip down, frame prep, rebuild and set-up for test ride)"
£1250 (if participants are paying) or watch Youtube videos.
It is all available, from recognised sources. Potential participant's choice.
PS - Told you about the torque wrench. 😉
Of course, people are paying the money to give their business some credence. Doesn't mean that they are any good.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
webboo said:
Well in another life I actually did a five year apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer. How long does it take to train as a bike mechanic.masjer said:
So you send your car to be fixed by an engineer and not a mechanic?webboo said:So the reviewer is a bike fitter/ bike mechanic not a structural engineer.
Let's face it, he's better qualified than anyone here.
Not trying to one-up, but I'm a Chartered Civil Engineer working in a mechanical/civil environment (emphasis on the order of those either side of the oblique) and, in my opinion, the truth is somewhere between masjer and imposter/Matt.
I mean, who would have thought it? Internet argument falls into two extremes.
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ex British Army combat engineer here.
As well as building bicycles I'm pretty good at shooting things then blowing them up if that helps..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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ex British Army combat engineer here.
As well as building bicycles I'm pretty good at shooting things then blowing them up if that helps.
Ah so you were in the demolition team?Ben
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