| Re: Metal flake in brake pad...
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:33:25 GMT, RonSonic <ronsonic@tampabay.rr.com>
wrote:
>I dunno about that, we got jj here who demands to be shown in detail how to
>adjust a brake. The adjusters are either at the lever, the cable stop or the
>caliper and if someone can't figure that out he can't be trusted to make the
>adjustment. Now personally, I agree with you that people can and should
>generally be presumed competent. But in this case jj, the fellow who can't cope
>with some debris in a brake pad or tell whether or not it is worn away wants
>lessons in brake adjustment, that sounds to me like a guy who wants to be
>entertained by the tech. IOW a timewaster of the first order.
Nope. Though I can see where you might imagine this. I'm in and out quickly
as possible. I don't like driving the bike to the shop. If I go it's very
reluctantly, and I'm out of there as soon as possible. I am a little
paranoid about my bike working ok, b/c I'm not able to see upclose very
well.
>Now, his shop is handling him poorly, true. But remember, we're only getting one
>side of the story. The store owner walked away from a man writing a check to
>converse with a fellow perusing waterbottles? Hmmmmm. Once again we're talking
>about a guy who wants a detailed explanation of how to make an adjustment he
>will never perform.
The Performance bike shop guys have a 20 point check list 'have shown
customer how to remove a tire', 'have shown customer how to adjust
brakes'...and so on. I do expect the guy to show some attention to me if
I'm buying a bike, even if it is a 600 bike. I know the margin is low on
those. Gotta start somewhere - think it's only fair to expect the owner to
spend a little time with you when you first get the bike, even if it's not
a high-end roadbike. After all, maybe you'll come back in a year and get
something more worthy. ;-)
I figure if I'm shown things repeatedly and keep reading maybe I'll be able
to do my own adjustments. I'm a little bit technophobic about changing
anything on the bike, I admit. You -can- screw things up if you're not
careful, and I don't want to do that.
>(jj, not getting down on you, but really, that's what I read in your post)
'S-OK. I appreciate the insight.
jj
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