From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech
cyclintom <
cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Sat Jul 5 02:47:31 2025 John B. wrote:
On 5 Jul 2025 04:24:10 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
https://cyclingindustry.news/shimano-europe-launches-survey-to-address-mechanic-skills-crisis/
No but then I use my local bike shop which has had the two main guys and >>> mechanics both called Adam which is handy! For few decades now!
Roger Merriman
but bicycle mechanicind is some of the simpler form of "wrenching"
compared to, oh say, rebuilding an 8 cylinder V-8.
John, yes, it is "simpler" but in many cases it is not "simple". Di2 electronic shifting is a royal pain in the ass. So is hydraulic disc
brakes. Having my local mechanic getting the disc brakes to work properly ended up needing the disc's replaced with one's of the proper width
replaing the shoes and a total rebleed after bedding the shoes and disc's together. That was $700 worth of work but the results are more than worth it,
Rebuilding an engine isn’t particularly complex it’s more the size and weight of components, with both cars and bikes the complex bits are the electronic components.
My new bike will have internal routing as is the way of modern kit, though
not a one piece bar/stem so I will be able to change kit if needed.
But it will be clearly more awkward to work on.
Cars are larger with more systems but lot of it is mechanical or black
boxes, ie the fix is to replace the part than fix.
Roger Merriman
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