How to become a bike mechanic?

A bike mechanic once told me that being a mechanic is a bit like being a gynacologist. Seems like a great job but in actual fact most of the equipment you are working on is old and past its best.

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and you have to deal with c*nts all day…

I find working on my bike a load of fun. I reckon the best way without doing a course and purely for the sake of mending your own bike and your friends' would be to work on it and just throw yourself in, keep track of how stuff went together when you took it apart and put it back together after having taken it apart. Personally, I love getting my hands dirty but I have yet to wheel build, look at what a bottom bracket looks like although I have a fairly good idea, and same with hubs n headsets.

Btw, I'm honoured that hillbilly was the one who tightened my lockring a few weeks back. Was good meeting you a few days ago (I was the blonde fellah in the high vis with the charge freestyler. Good to meet matt moose too!

I was thinking of buying Zinn myself, but you might like to know it is being reprinted in a few months. Not sure what difference this will make in terms of content, but it might make the existing prints cheaper?

It's got an extended section on wheel truing as this year a lot of manufacturers made less round rims.

evans on the cut has a sign outside advertising for an experienced bike mechanic

I find working on my bike a load of fun. I reckon the best way without doing a course and purely for the sake of mending your own bike and your friends' would be to work on it and just throw yourself in, keep track of how stuff went together when you took it apart and put it back together after having taken it apart. Personally, I love getting my hands dirty but I have yet to wheel build, look at what a bottom bracket looks like although I have a fairly good idea, and same with hubs n headsets.

Btw, I'm honoured that hillbilly was the one who tightened my lockring a few weeks back. Was good meeting you a few days ago (I was the blonde fellah in the high vis with the charge freestyler. Good to meet matt moose too!

Good to meet you in the day light(instead of night time on the roof of trixie dix). See you up there next week.

evans on the cut has a sign outside advertising for an experienced bike mechanic

Thats the workshop I started in way back in the day. Its a very good workshop to work in and get much needed experience.