Bicycle Mechanics - Test your knowledge

go here and see how good a mechanic you are! I failed, I only got 70 percent.
http://members.aol.com/biketune/biketest.htm

Dude , I did it and got ................100 % 20 out of 20 ...... Don't you just hate me ...Hehehehe ....:p my certificate # is BT496-7007381-100.

Originally posted by Buddy Hayden
Dude , I did it and got ................100 % 20 out of 20 ...... Don't you just hate me ...Hehehehe ....:p

LOL! I was suprised that I got a 70 actually. The questions I couldn't answer were about cones. I know nothing about cones.

I passed, 20/20, with certification #BT496-1562313-100. However, for quick release wheels, there actually was NO correct response option for question #11 -- correct bearing cone adjustment requires a small amount of free play, which then disappears when the QR skewer is clamped.

I particularly liked the part about breaking off the little knob to inflate a tube through a Presta valve. It reminds me of people who folded 5-1/4" floppy disks to fit them into 3-1/2" drives.

*sigh* I passed! 85%. I thought for sure I would fail since I only do the simple mechanical work on my bikes. I guess what I think is simple actually isn't that simple! ;)

velo

I got a hundred percent!!!:beer:
But I think there's a lizard in my tire...:eek:

Well I actually got 100%, they spofed me with the handel bar stem thing I answred according to the old type stems, they had the aheadset type in mind.
So I didnt actually miss, they were not specfic on their Q.

Second time around, diffrent set of questions 100% positivly.
Go back and try it again they have diffrent sets of questions.

I got 80..HA HA. My verification number is BT496-645982-80.

I got 95%.

Of course, I got the paint question wrong because I answered that it is often (or can be, or might be, or whatever they said) hard to find replacement decals. I've been having a hard time finding replacement decals, but maybe that's just me.

Anyway, I think I deserve 100%, but I'm not going to sulk about it.

Well, not too much, anyway.

Dam! My computer won't let me do it. :crash:

85% -- I passed. I'm a little annoyed that i got some of those questions wrong, though... especially when I knew I was getting them wrong while I answered them.

BT496-2658871-95

I am so humiliated. I actually missed one! I knew the right answer, just misunderstood the question. Won't say which one. No clues to those who haven't taken it yet.

The one about the axle washers was a bit ambiguously written, but I got 100%

I got them all right, but admittedly I got lucky on a few of them. Certification no. BT496-2537834-100. Can I get a night job with these credentials?

I passed 100% Cert #BT-496-6907436-100...Glad to see it since I have built my last three bikes. I never really knew if I knew what I was doing or not...guess I do

Fubar, hang your head in shame; I just started cycling in October, and even I got a 90% score!

I missed the "what is this tool" (never used it), and the one on the removal of the cotterless crank (I was kind of hoping there'd be a "remove the cotter pin" answer for the criminally stupid).