Steven Willis wrote:
> How about another view. I think it is great that you fix your own bike
> that is how I got started but for every hour you spend fixing your bike
> that is one less hour riding.
I'm not sure I follow this. If the bike needs fixing, you're not going to be riding it anyway, no? So you either haul it to the shop and wait around for them to fix it, or you fix it yourself. I figure I can do it better and faster than most shops, and I enjoy doing it.
Besides, if it's such a problem that it's going to cut into important riding time, I'll hang it on a hook and ride a different bike. Then when it's raining/snowing/dark/whatever I can spend the time fixing it. I can do a lot of fixing in the six plus months of winter we have around here... :-)
> Some people around here, given the fast
> pace of life, would rather have that hour riding not fixing their bike.
> I have finely given up changing my own oil for that reason.
I stopped doing that when I couldn't find or reach the oil plug anymore. Besides, you need a computer interface to work on most cars these days anyway. I miss the days when I could set the timing on my VW with a big screwdriver and a circuit tester. No woosy timing lights needed!
--
-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA