It’s fair to say that being a bicycle mechanic can be a difficult job. With a huge list of different maintenance tasks to perform it means that not every day is equal in the workshop.
Here at BikeRadar we had a word with our full-time mechanic, Jonny Ashelford, on the things that really yank his crank. With that in mind, here are eight ways to stress out your local mechanic.
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1. Bringing in a filthy bike
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The last thing a mechanic needs is to be covered in road grime, mud or even worse — a top tube that's still soggy with sweat.
2. Anything that involves internal cable routing
Yep, it might look slightly better but it’s a lot of time and effort for something that offers no real mechanical advantage. A real pet hate of Jonny's is the recent generation of disc-equipped road bikes with hoses that route through the fork.
3. Press-fit bottom brackets
4. Chainstay mounted brakes
5. Tyre and rim combinations that just refuse to cooperate
6. TT Bikes in general
7. Asking to borrow their tools
8. "Can you just…"
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