Grant has also mentioned that his personal bike (I believe he was referring to the proto Atlantis?) is the worst exammple of the Riv staff bikes.
Many shops offer maintenance classes, from simple "flat fix" up to complete bike assembly. These can be well worth the time & cost to learn one's own limitations and gain confidence about basic bike service. I recently took the League of American Bicyclist's basic safety class. One requirement was to take off the rear wheel, remove & replace the tire & tube, inflate & re-install the wheel. I was somewhat amazed at the level of difficulty this proved to be for a surprising number of students. My observation is the bicycle is a black box to a lot of people. Basic mechanical survival instruction could increase the comfort level of many riders. dougP On Oct 4, 8:05 am, Peter Morgano <[email protected]> wrote: > Lest we forget there though that Grant has said/written on more than one > occasion that he dislikes doing wrenching on his bikes so someone else > would have to write that book. I nominate the star in those videos, my > wrenching/design hero Mark. Also, I have seen many many a kludged bike in > NYC walking around and I bet it is part cheapness, part creativity and part > ignorance. When in doubt I go to the Park Tools site but I am pretty > mechanically inclined, if you arent and you dont have alot of cash you are > best served finding a friend or getting info on a friendly shop. I believe > Jim is a stand up guy but I know even in my hood some bike shops will > charge you 30 bucks in shop labor to change a tire while others will do it > for free if you buy the tube from them. > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > True, I guess I can only presume the motives. Just so we are clear, I > > always encourage my customers to learn, I frequently loan out my tools, and > > I've given instruction to DIY types whenever I've been asked, all for free. > > Lighten up. > > > "Cheapness" may not be exactly the right word. More like fear of an > > unknown outcome. "My bike is making a funny noise. If I take it to the bike > > shop, they might charge me a fortune." Mostly people are pleasantly > > surprised that I can fix the problems they've been tolerating, maybe for > > years, with a $10 adjustment or with a basic tune up, etc. > > > By all means, learn to work on your bike. But also try to be mindful of > > your limitations. It's not always easy to know, of course, until its too > > late. > > > -- > > 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/-/vqtQdIwXa2oJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
