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most common repairs
I am researching an article for a bike magazine.
Wondering what the most common repairs are for a bike shop and if any are out there mobile bike service? Maybe you can give the top 10 services you guys provide, the tops for difficulty and also exactly what you cover in atune up. thanks Brian |
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B wrote: I am researching an article for a bike magazine. Wondering what the most common repairs are for a bike shop and if any are out there mobile bike service? Maybe you can give the top 10 services you guys provide, the tops for difficulty and also exactly what you cover in atune up. thanks Brian Most common repair? Fixing flat tires, of course. There's a guy local to me that operates a mobile bike shop out of a Sprinter van. Jeff |
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B wrote:
I am researching an article for a bike magazine. Wondering what the most common repairs are for a bike shop and if any are out there mobile bike service? Maybe you can give the top 10 services you guys provide, the tops for difficulty and also exactly what you cover in atune up. thanks Brian Most common? The one that 20 years ago didn't exist...can ya adjust my rear shifting? Most diffucult and most ignored, good wheelbuilding. Many people build wheels, not a lot of 'wheelbuilders'. I think the type of shop will determine your responses. For the 'take 'em outta the box, get 'em sold', vs the type that focusus on service as we and others like Andy Muzi does. Then you will get somewhat of both with Mike J. |
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maybe I worded it incorrectly...
what I would like is the 10 most common repairs that come through the shops and on top of that the most difficult and time consuming. Brian "Qui si parla Campagnolo" wrote in message news:1112792177.c69dad10ec4f858c41d51f6e04fbb45f@t eranews... B wrote: I am researching an article for a bike magazine. Wondering what the most common repairs are for a bike shop and if any are out there mobile bike service? Maybe you can give the top 10 services you guys provide, the tops for difficulty and also exactly what you cover in atune up. thanks Brian Most common? The one that 20 years ago didn't exist...can ya adjust my rear shifting? Most diffucult and most ignored, good wheelbuilding. Many people build wheels, not a lot of 'wheelbuilders'. I think the type of shop will determine your responses. For the 'take 'em outta the box, get 'em sold', vs the type that focusus on service as we and others like Andy Muzi does. Then you will get somewhat of both with Mike J. |
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B wrote:
maybe I worded it incorrectly... what I would like is the 10 most common repairs that come through the shops and on top of that the most difficult and time consuming. Repairs don't come through shops, problems do: "I've got a flat. I've got a wierd noise. I can't shift. I want to be more upright." Difficutly has little to do with the type of repair, everything to do with the specific circumstances (age/type of bike, parts on hand, customer's time and financial constraints, etc.). Same for time required per repair. -Vee |
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On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 05:09:55 GMT, "B" wrote:
I am researching an article for a bike magazine. Wondering what the most common repairs are for a bike shop and if any are out there mobile bike service? Maybe you can give the top 10 services you guys provide, the tops for difficulty and also exactly what you cover in atune up. I'm not a bike shop operator by trade, but quite a few bikes go though here on their way to a new home, most of which had lots of problems when they arrived. Ignoring the issues that are simply due to long storage and intentional misrepair, the top items are flat repair, shifter adjustment, wheel truing, brake adjustment, hub bearing repack, chain replacement, cable replacement, and brake pad replacement. I seldom see a bike pass through which needs less than three items from that list, and many need them all. The frequency ordering varies. All other repairs are less common. By the way, while tire replacement would be in there near the top of the list if I was including things that were needed simply due to the age of the bike, I don't consider that to be typical. Most of the bikes I see have either been ignored and left to gather dust for many years or have been grossly abused and patched together with no regard for proper repair techniques. The former group's tires are typically rotten, but often show little or no wear. From what little I see of the bikes brought in to the local shops, they're almost all units which are actually in regular service; I doubt that very many of their tires get replaced due to the sidewalls having crumbled to dust. If I were doing tune-ups on other people's bikes, I'm not sure what I'd include at the basic level and what would go at the more thorough level; this is the sort of thing that should be developed as a result of experience with the realities of the specific market. I suspect that it would vary somewhat with local conditions. As for what is the hardest repair from a technical standpoint, I have to say that there's not much on a bike that qualifies as inherently difficult if you know what you're doing. Of course, my opinion may be colored by the fact that I spent some years turning wrenches on foreign cars; by comparison to an old Peugeot V6 or VW Diesel, nothing on a bike is a challenge at all. The real obstacle, in my estimation, would be persuading the bikes' owners to do all of the repairs that are really needed. -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
Most diffucult and most ignored, good wheelbuilding. Many people build wheels, not a lot of 'wheelbuilders'. Just curious. What separates them? Mike |
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On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 15:41:18 -0400, Strayhorn wrote:
In article , Werehatrack wrote: The real obstacle, in my estimation, would be persuading the bikes' owners to do all of the repairs that are really needed. That's also true of autos: I was always astounded by people who would buy a $50k Porsche and then budget no money for maintenance or repair. And IIANM, today that's a *cheap* Porsche. (I still think the very concept of a Porsche SUV is just ludicrous; it's no more logical than a Winnebago sports car. Of course, the neoPorschephile isn't as likely to be buying the vehicle for the performance as they are to be getting it for the Image.) Perhaps worst are the people who lease a Porsche, and then scrimp on the repair budget for the car that they end up driving for the last 10 months of the contract term because they've maxed out the mileage. -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Werehatrack wrote: I still think the very concept of a Porsche SUV is just ludicrous; it's no more logical than a Winnebago sports car. I'm picturuing a nice two-seater with a 'fridge in the glove box and a toilet under the driver's seat. Could be a great car for a fast, long, cross country trip. Oh, and a ladder on the back to strap the bike to. |
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On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 15:15:44 -0400, "Michael Dart"
wrote: Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: Most diffucult and most ignored, good wheelbuilding. Many people build wheels, not a lot of 'wheelbuilders'. Just curious. What separates them? A wheelbuilder knows what works and chooses components accordingly, where others will assemble and/or sell whatever they have. A wheelbuilder will stress-relieve every spoke, where others will overlook or be unaware of the need for this step. A wheelbuilder will deliver a wheel that's really ready to use, where others will deliver something reasonably round which, after a little additional work, may or may not be ready to be ridden for many thousands of trouble-free miles. The difference is in the details, and there are sometimes more details than you might think. -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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