[AT] OT Bicycle program

[Brian VanDragt]

I was kidding, but even though the parts are made out of fancy materials, if its broke, unscrew it and replace it.  If the electronics go bad, unplug it and replace it.  Bicycle mechanic sounds like a hobby, not a job.  There must not be a big need for bicycle mechanics or they would make more money.  I just don't see bicycles needing to be taken to a specialist with a fancy bicycle degree to get fixed.

Brian

> On April 12, 2019 at 5:33 PM Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
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>     I suppose you're kidding, Brian?
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>     For the record, today's high end mountain bikes have significantly greater quantity and quality of suspension travel than my 1970's vintage motorcycle, hydraulic disc brakes, tubeless tires, and derailleurs that shift electrically.  They are made of exotic materials: ultra-high-tensile aluminum alloys in grades you've probably never heard of; titanium; and carbon fiber.  These high-end modern bicycles are more like Ferraris and the bikes you refer to, when you were a kid, more like Model T's.  So, yes, bicycle mechanic is definitely a vocation.  Not very lucrative, as we've already discussed.
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>     SO
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>     On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 2:36 PM Brian VanDragt < bvandragt at comcast.net mailto:bvandragt at comcast.net > wrote:
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> >         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?
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> >         Brian
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> >             > > > On April 12, 2019 at 1:35 PM James Peck < jamesgpeck at hotmail.com mailto:jamesgpeck at hotmail.com > wrote:
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> > >             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.
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> > >             https://forums.mtbr.com/tooltime/highest-regarded-bike-mechanic-school-north-america-827055.html
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> > >             The recently exposed college admissions cheating scandal is possible because once admitted, the overrated students will get good enough grades to graduate.
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> > >             [Stephen]There is no such thing as an Associate Degree in Bicycle Mechanics.
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> > >             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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