Originally Posted by
Wilfred Laurier
If improperly mounting a pump bracket is a disturbing level of incompetence, I suggest you not pay attention to bikes you see in the wild. A few Sunday afternoons in a bike shop will show you so many customers bikes with badly executed 'simple' repairs that your head will explode. Ever seen a person who carries their U-lock by locking it sloppily around the head tube so it dangles in the front wheel while riding? Ever seen an aluminum crank arm that someone has tried to weld to a steel bottom bracket spindle? Ever seen a broken frame 'repaired' with duct tape? How about a rear rack fastened with self tapping sheet metal screws driven into the M5 threaded mounting holes? How about a 'men's' bike modified to be a 'woman's' frame by hacksawing the top tube out?
A pump bracket falling off is nothing.
My "favorite" is the dad who's young son outgrew the bike. The dad made the bike bigger by jamming a pipe in the seat tube and then used a couple of hose clamps to hold the saddle on. After we refused to work on the bike the dad got a bit belligerent and the shop's owner decided we'd let the police explain the issue to dad. That's when we found out the dad was trying to be the hero and have the bike fixed before his wife and son got back from the ER. Yeah, saddle fell off while the kid was riding it.
Bad repairs that get you hurt are one thing. Bad repairs that get your kids hurt are another story.
A pump bracket falling off doesn't even move the needle.