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Old 07-24-07, 02:29 AM
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WGreenLB
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From: http://www.bikewebsite.com/rprper.html

"Although the hierarchies vary from one shop to another, generally the apprentices work entirely under supervision, generally on second-hand bikes owned by the store. Apprentices are moving up when they are asked to do flat tire repairs on customers' bikes without supervision. The intermediate level mechanics work only on assemblies, but as they gain experience are asked to help with simple general repairs on busy days. The regular mechanics work only on repairs for customers. The master mechanics write up service orders, work on racers' bikes, or build frames and specialized bicycles."

According to this, every mechanic at my shop is a master mechanic, and none of them have ever been Apprentices or Journeymen.

My point is that you can literally take anybody with a slight mechanical inclination, throw them into a UBI Professional Repair class for two weeks, and put them to work at a shop. They will be able to handle about 80% of the repairs that come in, and given a few months experience will know enough to handle everything but the most obscure issues.
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