Bike Event: Basic Maintenance (drive-train clean)

This Sunday I will be doing a bike maintenance clinic at the shop. Topic of the day will be Drive Train Cleaning. This should be fun. Come on over at noon and learn something, or just hang out.

A good Read... Bit long but worth it.

From the Smoke Room with Johnny Smoke (forwarded by DPac)

Excerpt:

"Good mechanics are surly and miserable. Why? Because they don’t have to be nice if they’re any good at their job."

Bike Parts Arts

Now I know what to make when the shop is slow...

The Cyclotrope from tim Wheatley on Vimeo.

A good customer a bad customer

A good customer is one that offers to pay you for work that you are happy to do for them for free.

A bad customer is one that expects you to do work for free.


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Spring Riding Season

Setting your clocks an hour forward this weekend is a sure sign for the average rider that cycling season is upon us once again. Which means that bike shops will be inundated with customers looking to get their steeds worked on. After all, we have all been told that a bike will need a Spring tune up before the season starts. Keep in mind that you are not the only one that thought about this at the last minute, though. So be prepared to leave your bike at the shop for a week or two, (as the weather gets warmer) maybe more.

And please don't go complaining about wait times or give the excuse that you have a "race" you have to train for. Yeah, sure... you and the 50 other people that brought their bikes in this morning. Wait your turn or you can pay the expedited "rush" fee. Either that or bribe the hell out of your mechanic.

As the saying goes,"Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine."