Been doing most of my own repairs since high school - back in the days when the gasoline intended for the outboard motor was considered a wonderful degreaser and paint brush cleaner. I've been using my
Glenn's Complete Bicycle Manual since ~1976, only recently upgraded to Zinn's because I acquired a "modern" bike. Darn those brifters...
Originally Posted by
guybierhaus
As a child, there was beer, cigars and tools in my parents home for me to sneak and do whatever. Didn't really care for the beer, cigars made me sick, that left the tools. At one time I've pretty much taken apart everything. After working on my own cars, a bike is a breeze. And I can do it in the family room in front of the TV. And now I even like the beer.
+1 on the beer
Substitute Players Navy Cut roll-your-own cigarettes for the cigars and you've got my childhood. As long as we didn't use the tin snips as cable cutters, my dad was pretty cool about our projects.