Bicycle Mechanic Education

[JonB]

I learned through this site mainly to start with, then I got bored over last summer and reduced my bike to kit form. I've also done this with suspension forks. As with quite a few others it seems I'm one of those people who doesn't really fully understand how stuff works until it's in kit form and I can fiddle with the bits. I've also read countless manuals out of boredom mainly so now I understand how stuff works that I don't have.

I've also then attacked my mate's bikes when they've had issues, which has helped as well. The only thing I haven't yet attempted is a rear shock service, but that's only because I don't have a spare £500 to spend on a nitrogen charging kit; though I'm thinking of buying a Manitou one as my understanding is I can just charge that with a shock pump afterwards.