Originally Posted by
justinschulz9
there are easy concepts like changing a tire or truing a wheel...
but what about tough concepts. where do most of you guys get the hands on experience for say a hydraulic brake job? or adjusting bluetooth shifters?
it would be nice if those grey beards were around more often for us younger guys learning deep in our passions.
Qualified mechanic, tick. Degree in engineering and design, tick. Many years working on designing, developing and repairing, tick. Grey beard, tick.
My advice - be interested, talk to people, never be too proud to work on anything that looks crap, and never trust serial multi-quoters
I owe a deep ocean of gratitude to a mechanic called Fred Barrington, to whom no task seemed impossible once broken down into small enough parts, always explained things to clients in ways they could understand, and kept on smiling no matter how much the foreman went yabbitty yabbitty yabbit.