Originally Posted by
Kmeyer93
Tbh if your a quality welder it 100% should transfer i should be able to give you a schematic and you should be able to 100% build it as a quality welder. Thats literally there job. The too hot is just silly... it either is a good weld or isnt. Ask an iron worker.
that analogy is just dumb. Did I start in cars? Sure. Flat rate sucks went to RVs and trailers. Then moved down south and went to tractors and forklifts. Thats like saying because I only have car experience in dont know how to fill a tractor tire with washer fluid.
Anyway
Same thing with a quality mechanic. If it has moving parts he should be able to figure it out and fix it. If not hes a parts changer. We do t have the choice i. The field sometimes. I get the point of feel and eye. But if you dont have that natrually you prob should put the wrench down. Add repair manuels ontop of that and yeah if a trade mechanic cant do it.. A bike doesnt even have as many parts as a single wet brake system or have enough hydraulic pressure to cut you to the bone. Theres nothing on a bicycle mechanically that scares me to fix. Even if it takes me a try or 3. Its a $50 junk yard bicycle not $150k forklift or $400k combine. Im not scared of breaking a part that I can find in the garbage pile on bulk garbage day. Again not being mean its just the truth even your crazy $6000 carbon bikes. I deal with batteries that cost more lmao if im on here asking a question its because I haven't touched it yet. Ntm the tools...
the eliteism here is absolutely wild. I always knew cyclists were snobs (not all of you) but damn this forum set it in stone. God forbid im confident in myself and my work to work on a 30 year old bicycle. Fk what i know about equipment and systems a bike tech would scream in horror just looking at.
you really need to learn to adjust post type pads in canti brakes.
get the KoolStops.
and just wait until you get the chance to hear a CF seatpost splinter as you barely over-torque the seatpost clamp...
i retired from general mechanics(M/C, ATV, Ag, Const., and Golf Course maint. equipment, mostly), and came back to bikes as a hobby... i still have a ton to learn as i build and repair what you describe as "simple". i once diagnosed a running problem on a Kubota KX-080 excavator that was caused by........ a pile of about 2 dozen apple cores behind the seat.
3 other mechanics had not paid notice to the acidic garbage that corroded the main harness connections, including the fuel solenoid hold signal wire, buried deep inside a foot of cast iron bulkhead.....
before being a general mechanic i assembled, dialed in, operated, tore down and moved large Rock PA systems, while being the stage manager too.... it was far easier than some bike repairs.
build a wheel up soon.
most skilled welders either refuse to weld bike tubing, or quickly learn to refuse to weld bike tubing, btw.... a highly skilled TIG Welder can usually do ok at it...
remember.. the correct lever pull ratio, quality cable housing, and new/fresh/correctly set up pads make the true difference in rim braking, not a bunch of opinions on an SM site.
and i'd advise dripping some pb blaster into the freewheel..the grease in there is as old as the rest of the bike... the pb will loosen it up for a while...
and, have you done axle bearing, headset, and bottom bracket grease renewals yet? they need it too.
those tasks require a selection of special bicycle tools to complete properly.
ever revived a dead Onan gen.? been there, many times... the Green Monster hiding under many old RVs.
that same engine is used in an array of Golf equip. too. the first one i rebuilt was buried deep inside a cart path sweeper.