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Old 11-02-05, 07:10 AM
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I'm in a similar situation. My boss worked at the shop since 1974, then he bought it. He loves to brag about the days when your fingers were trained to pick exactly 9 spokes out of the pile and speed fire them through the hub and shoot the nipples on. Engraved on our wheel building bench is "5 min or less". That of course is with the simplest of wheels. 3x, steel rim.

He tried the other month to see if he could still do it, he failed horribly and we all laughed but he still beat my time of 15 min on a modern wheel of equal simplicity.

PS I had no idea there was an apprenticship for being a bike mechanic! I just assumed it ment your first years untill another lackie is hired your the '*****' hahahaha
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