TALKING POINTS
What are your pet peeves?
By Jake Voelcker, owner, Bicycleworks
law making white goods serviceable should be extended to new bikes as well.
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Internally routed cables Maybe internally routed cables make sense on a time trial bike where aerodynamics can be the difference between winning and losing, but what is the point of routing a gear cable inside the frame on a hybrid or touring bike? Especially if, as on some bikes, you have to remove the fork or bottom bracket simply to install a new cable. Do bike designers ever think of the mechanic? They certainly don’t think of the customer who discovers that their simple gears service has turned into an overly expensive bike overhaul.
Yet another bottom bracket Why do we need a new bottom bracket standard every year or two? Time for a short quiz: • Is a Hollowtech 2 crank compatible with: (a) GXP bottom bracket (b) MegaEXO bottom bracket (c) Both (d) Neither • What (if anything) is the difference between BB30 and PF30? • Which is the odd one out? ISIS, Gigapipe, Overdrive,
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ll mechanics have their pet peeves. If only all headsets and bottom brackets were standard. Why are internally routed cables becoming so common? Perhaps the new
Octalink, Powerspline, Powerdrive? • When is a MegaEXO crank not compatible with a MegaEXO bottom bracket?
• And a bonus question: what do you say to the customer when you’ve tried absolutely everything, and their BB30 is still creaking?
Non-standard standards If you thought bottom brackets were bad, headsets are worse. Internal. External. Semi-integrated. 1-1/8”. 1-1/4”. 1-1/2”. Straight. Tapered. Cartridge. Semi-sealed. A mixture of these on the same bike! SHIS. ZS44. EC34. IS52. WTF? As a mechanic or bike shop owner, did you ever think your job would involve so much internet research? Too often we disassemble a bike only to discover that the headset is ever so slightly different to any of the ‘standard’ sizes, and we have to spend hours online trying to track down parts. This isn’t real work. This doesn’t benefit the customer. This is just a waste of time.
Too many gears Some customers love the idea of more gears because it sounds better – 11 sounds better than 10, and 12 sounds even better, right? But in reality what do most customers want: more and more actual gears, or a wider range of gears?
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