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AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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No but then I use my local bike shop which has had the two main guys and >mechanics both called Adam which is handy! For few decades now!
Roger Merriman
On Fri, 4 Jul 2025 08:12:12 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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Unlike cars and trucks, which are high-teched beyond my abilities and interest, if my bike needs mechanical work, I'll figure out how to do
it myself.
On 5 Jul 2025 04:24:10 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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No but then I use my local bike shop which has had the two main guys and >mechanics both called Adam which is handy! For few decades now!
Roger Merriman
but bicycle mechanicind is some of the simpler form of "wrenching"
compared to, oh say, rebuilding an 8 cylinder V-8.
On Sat Jul 5 02:47:31 2025 John B. wrote:
On 5 Jul 2025 04:24:10 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
https://cyclingindustry.news/shimano-europe-launches-survey-to-address-mechanic-skills-crisis/
No but then I use my local bike shop which has had the two main guys and >>> mechanics both called Adam which is handy! For few decades now!
Roger Merriman
but bicycle mechanicind is some of the simpler form of "wrenching"
compared to, oh say, rebuilding an 8 cylinder V-8.
John, yes, it is "simpler" but in many cases it is not "simple". Di2 electronic shifting is a royal pain in the ass. So is hydraulic disc
brakes. Having my local mechanic getting the disc brakes to work properly ended up needing the disc's replaced with one's of the proper width
replaing the shoes and a total rebleed after bedding the shoes and disc's together. That was $700 worth of work but the results are more than worth it,
https://cyclingindustry.news/shimano-europe-launches-survey-to-address- mechanic-skills-crisis/
On 7/4/2025 9:12 AM, AMuzi wrote:
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I haven't relied on a shop mechanic for anything in the past 30 years,
except for a bottom bracket warranty replacement two months after I
bought my Cannondale Habit 3 in 2017.
cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Sat Jul 5 02:47:31 2025 John B. wrote:
On 5 Jul 2025 04:24:10 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
https://cyclingindustry.news/shimano-europe-launches-survey-to-address-mechanic-skills-crisis/
No but then I use my local bike shop which has had the two main guys and >>> mechanics both called Adam which is handy! For few decades now!
Roger Merriman
but bicycle mechanicind is some of the simpler form of "wrenching"
compared to, oh say, rebuilding an 8 cylinder V-8.
John, yes, it is "simpler" but in many cases it is not "simple". Di2 electronic shifting is a royal pain in the ass. So is hydraulic disc brakes. Having my local mechanic getting the disc brakes to work properly ended up needing the disc's replaced with one's of the proper width replaing the shoes and a total rebleed after bedding the shoes and disc's together. That was $700 worth of work but the results are more than worth it,
Rebuilding an engine isn?t particularly complex it?s more the size and
weight of components, with both cars and bikes the complex bits are the electronic components.
My new bike will have internal routing as is the way of modern kit, though not a one piece bar/stem so I will be able to change kit if needed.
But it will be clearly more awkward to work on.
Cars are larger with more systems but lot of it is mechanical or black
boxes, ie the fix is to replace the part than fix.
Try and rebuild a 2025 car and you will take it to a mechanic every time. They inevitably break not in the mechanical part but the data and sensor areas.
On Sun Jul 6 12:00:13 2025 Roger Merriman wrote:
cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Sat Jul 5 02:47:31 2025 John B. wrote:
On 5 Jul 2025 04:24:10 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
https://cyclingindustry.news/shimano-europe-launches-survey-to-address-mechanic-skills-crisis/
No but then I use my local bike shop which has had the two main guys and >> >>> mechanics both called Adam which is handy! For few decades now!
Roger Merriman
but bicycle mechanicind is some of the simpler form of "wrenching"
compared to, oh say, rebuilding an 8 cylinder V-8.
John, yes, it is "simpler" but in many cases it is not "simple". Di2
electronic shifting is a royal pain in the ass. So is hydraulic disc
brakes. Having my local mechanic getting the disc brakes to work properly >> > ended up needing the disc's replaced with one's of the proper width
replaing the shoes and a total rebleed after bedding the shoes and disc's >> > together. That was $700 worth of work but the results are more than worth it,
On 7/7/2025 8:32 PM, John B. wrote:
you are simply proving my point that bicycle repair is at
the low end
of the mechanic skill chain as you are.
As an aside: On July 4th, I was having some really
interesting conversation (through a translator) with three
European guys traveling the U.S. as part of their extended
vacation. (One of the guys was drooling over my antique
motorcycle, offering to buy it.)
I later heard one of the three was a professional bike
mechanic. I guess it is possible to make a decent living in
that trade. Around here, my impression is that most of them
don't do that well financially. Andrew may want to enlighten
me.
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