[AT] OT Bicycle program

[Mike M]

As a young boy, I was an expert bicycle mechanic. I specialized in
taking them apart, and then not being able to get them back together. My
nemeses was the coaster brake.

Mike M

On 4/12/2019 2:36 PM, Brian VanDragt wrote:
>
> I didn't know there was a such thing as a bicycle mechanic.  I had a
> few bikes when I was a kid and I didn't need any school to figure out
> how they worked or how to fix them.  To me a bicycle mechanic seems
> about as necessary as a wheelbarrow mechanic.  Are there any
> wheelbarrow mechanic degrees?
>
> Brian
>
>> On April 12, 2019 at 1:35 PM James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> So true. This link lists a couple of vocational bicycle mechanic
>> programs. The problem such programs have is that everybody who pays
>> for the course expects a completion certificate, regardless of the
>> skill level they end up with. The link does mention that big earnings
>> should not be expected.
>>
>> https://forums.mtbr.com/tooltime/highest-regarded-bike-mechanic-school-north-america-827055.html
>>
>> The recently exposed college admissions cheating scandal is possible
>> because once admitted, the overrated students will get good enough
>> grades to graduate.
>>
>> [Stephen]There is no such thing as an Associate Degree in Bicycle
>> Mechanics.
>>
>> The program in the link provided is not intended to train bicycle
>> mechanics.  It uses the bicycle as a case study in modern
>> manufacturing, encompassing welding and fabrication of a variety of
>> materials (advanced high-alloy steels, aluminum, titanium) plus
>> composite (aka "carbon fiber") techniques, plastic injection molding,
>> CAD design work, etc etc.  I find it a very clever way of engaging
>> the students.
>>
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