Originally Posted by
cudak888
Lousy article. It strengthens the notion that all used bicycles are hopeless disasters, and that anyone looking for a used bike in this manner is a hopeless idiot with a dream. The interview with the shop staff doesn't speak any good of the MIT student body either.
For that matter, I fail to see the "do it yourself" concept if the students are simply hauling their newfound heaps to the bike shop. That's not DIY; that's the same thing that every other non-mechanic (or mechanic less tools) does.
-Kurt
The shop I owrked at was located in Endicott, NY, the birthplace of IBM. Other fledgling industries sprouted up and eventually major players in the aerospace/defence industry were local like GE Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Link Flight Simulation and many others.
What a bunch of pain in the a$$ customers, they over analyzed everything and always tried to fix things that couldnt or shouldnt be fixed. One guy had 17 patches on his inner tube and wanted to know why he needed a new one. Another guy was test riding a bike and his 10yo kids says to me, "yea, we've been shopping for 2 months, he's not going to buy it. It took him 4 months to buy a chainsaw."