Originally Posted by sydney
Another one I'll throw out is that recently on another forun a poster starts out about not being able to get rid of derailer rub....after extensive suggestions and dead ends,the poster comes back with 'Well, ya know, it worked fine till my "mechanic" adjusted it. Someone else looked at it gave it a bit of a tweak and it works fine now'. Well D'oh. Countless times the problem has been with simple adjustment or even improper cable attachment, on anotherwise perfectly matched setup.
Sydney - I understand where you are coming from and the spirit for which it is intended. And, I appreciate your (apparently) professional input. But, while I will never proclaim to be a professional wrench, I probably have a good 250+ hours in building, fixing, maintaining, revising, upgrading, adjusting and exploring on my own bikes. And since more than a couple pros have already taken quick turns at it, I can't imagine what the labor costs would be to have them do an exploratory. I can assure you we are at the point of looking past the obvious. Up until now, the only cost has been for a new crank/BB - which Booger wanted anyway. And of course, time.
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