I love working on my own bike, but we have such a good mechanic at the local bike shop that I will bring it to him, because I like supporting him. (That combined with being overwhelmed in my personal or work life.)
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > Some people should not work on their own bikes. This is not an insult, just > something that I've observed over a number of years fixing massive DIY f-ups. > That said, as a mechanical object, the bicycle is quite approachable for an > amateur wrench, so for a person who has the aptitude and inclination and > tools, I say have at it. I believe there are lots of fine bike mechanics in > any large-ish city. There are also lots of shops that employ inexperienced > mechanics in the busy season. It can be a trick to find the mech who's > compatible with our bikes and personalities. > > As a parallel to the above: I have learned over the years that I should not > do home improvement/repair projects. MUCH easier and cheaper and faster and > better to find an experienced person to do it for me. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Bz-cJOwTiK4J. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
