Re: [CR]Abilities of amateur vs expert framebuilders

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

From: <Nipponcomet@wmconnect.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:21:28 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Abilities of amateur vs expert framebuilders
To: brianbaylis@juno.com, sleitgen@charter.net
cc: gwlone@yahoo.ca
cc: gwlone@yahoo.ca

hey all, a wise old (expert) mechanic i relied on to help me understand and know my way around a shop told me once, noone lives long enough to be an expert, we're all amatuers...forget counting things you've done, every situation is a little different...yeah, some guys do stuff "wrong", but i love that people do...in my shop i had a case dedicated to tools and encouraged customers to buy that spoke wrench or chain tool, or third hand....tell them how to do something and give it a go...go slow but give it a go, i am here to help if you mess up....Ron Kitching had a chapter in his fine book titled "give us the tools".....please gents...what a forum we have here...who among us would dare melign another enthusiast...maybe rag on him a little bit... really....i've read nothing yet in these missives i'd consider slander....before Sutherland put that 3 ring binder together, we all had to ask someone...info was hard to come by or have we all forgotten that....a mechanic helping me out w/ a stumey-archer 5 speed problem told me after the reveal to tell noone....hmmmm, that's how it was in top shops...we know, you don't....everyone is pretty articulate around this site and obviously pretty good typists considering the banter, so continue to share...remember that we also all know a bunch, all taught a little differently, we've all had some big things we leaned all on our own....so it would be good let some comments not get too personal....good lord, we're talkin' bikes here, that's all. charlie flaherty in baltimore maryland.... oh and PS: i'm a johnny come lately to this but i had to jump in when i started to see the bloody "expert" towel thrown down.