Getting Paid.
03-06-13 | 11:34 AM
#26
Fat Guy on a Little Bike
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Philadelphia, PA
Bikes: Two wheeled ones
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03-06-13 | 11:42 AM
#27
Port
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 9,167
Likes: 6,115
From: Boston
Bikes: 2022 Soma Fog Cutter, 2021 Calfee Draqonfly 44, 1984 Peter Mooney, 2017 Soma Stanyan, 1990 Fuji Ace, 1990 Bridgestone RB-1, 1995 Independent Fabrications Track, 2003 Calfee Dragonfly Pro
I worked at two different shops. My first job was wrenching at a small shop in Allston. Usually, it was just me and the owner, who was a frame builder -and a bit surly. I learned TONS just watching him. I also learned to tolerate and maybe even like jazz (maybe "like" is a bit strong 
) and learned to love coffee and Belgian beer. HOWEVER, we could go for days with only a handful of customers in the winter especially, but there always seemed to be plenty of work. I became a pretty competent mechanic, IMHO. But my friends would come in and just hang out for hours while I was working. It was a cool place to work, hang out and talk about bikes.
The other job was a pretty negative experience. I remember assembling seemingly endless truckloads of entry level MTBs and hybrids. No challenge, didn't further my knowledge or mechanical skill. Just mundane and repetitive. Terrible pay. It was part of the sponsorship deal with the team I was racing for at the time. We got very generous sponsorship from the shop, but did a lot of pretty unglamorous grunt work -and nearly all my pay went back into the shop. This was (is) a huge shop and is still in business. The first one, is long gone....
) and learned to love coffee and Belgian beer. HOWEVER, we could go for days with only a handful of customers in the winter especially, but there always seemed to be plenty of work. I became a pretty competent mechanic, IMHO. But my friends would come in and just hang out for hours while I was working. It was a cool place to work, hang out and talk about bikes. The other job was a pretty negative experience. I remember assembling seemingly endless truckloads of entry level MTBs and hybrids. No challenge, didn't further my knowledge or mechanical skill. Just mundane and repetitive. Terrible pay. It was part of the sponsorship deal with the team I was racing for at the time. We got very generous sponsorship from the shop, but did a lot of pretty unglamorous grunt work -and nearly all my pay went back into the shop. This was (is) a huge shop and is still in business. The first one, is long gone....
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03-06-13 | 11:46 AM
#28
Photographer
Joined: May 2006
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From: The other Cape, Cape Ann
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03-06-13 | 12:02 PM
#29
Extraordinary Magnitude
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Waukesha WI
Bikes: 1978 Trek TX700; 1978/79 Trek 736; 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport; 1984 Schwinn Voyageur SP; 1985 Trek 620; 1985 Trek 720; 1986 Trek 400 Elance; 1987 Schwinn High Sierra; 1990 Miyata 1000LT
03-06-13 | 12:03 PM
#30
Extraordinary Magnitude
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Waukesha WI
Bikes: 1978 Trek TX700; 1978/79 Trek 736; 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport; 1984 Schwinn Voyageur SP; 1985 Trek 620; 1985 Trek 720; 1986 Trek 400 Elance; 1987 Schwinn High Sierra; 1990 Miyata 1000LT
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Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.
