Bike School Review

[consularrider]

Someone I’ve ridden with took a similar class through Cycle Life in Georgetown a couple years ago. It was once a week for about two months and was sponsored by Park Tools. The Park Tool website includes a locator for Park Tool school participants. That’s all well and good, but I went into a couple of the shops websites and this isn’t something that they prominently featured, probably have to contact the shop directly to see what they are doing. Still, it is something I’d like to do.

[ShawnoftheDread]

I can’t wait until Liz quits this lawyering stuff and opens a bike shop.

[dasgeh]

@ShawnoftheDread 61671 wrote:

I can’t wait until Liz quits this lawyering stuff and opens a bike shop.

There are probably enough of us to open up a law firm/bike shop combo…

[eminva]

@ShawnoftheDread 61671 wrote:

I can’t wait until Liz quits this lawyering stuff and opens a bike shop.

@dasgeh 61672 wrote:

There are probably enough of us to open up a law firm/bike shop combo…

Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but one of the instructors was talking to a few of us during a break about the economics of owning or working in a bike shop. So that plan will only exist in the dream world, at least for me.

More interesting are retirement possibilities — the man sitting next to me in the graduation photo is retiring from his career in San Francisco and is opening a bike rental operation at the largest state park in California.

Liz

[consularrider]

@eminva 61682 wrote:

Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but one of the instructors was talking to a few of us during a break about the economics of owning or working in a bike shop. So that plan will only exist in the dream world, at least for me.

More interesting are retirement possibilities — the man sitting next to me in the graduation photo is retiring from his career in San Francisco and is opening a bike rental operation at the largest state park in California.

Liz

Let’s see, I’m due to retire next year ….. just saying.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@eminva 61682 wrote:

So that plan will only exist in the dream world, at least for me.

Liz

Booo!

[Steve]

@consularrider 61668 wrote:

Someone I’ve ridden with took a similar class through Cycle Life in Georgetown a couple years ago. It was once a week for about two months and was sponsored by Park Tools. The Park Tool website includes a locator for Park Tool school participants. That’s all well and good, but I went into a couple of the shops websites and this isn’t something that they prominently featured, probably have to contact the shop directly to see what they are doing. Still, it is something I’d like to do.

Yep, I did the Park Tools School at Spokes (http://spokesetc.com/about/park-tool-school-pg965.htm) and really enjoyed it. It sounds like maybe mine was a little bit less hands on than Liz’s, but still I thought a worthwhile time for a novice. I learned quite a bit and it has helped me with at least the minor repairs and adjustments that I have made over time.

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