It is currently 28 Mar 2024, 10:05
novocaine wrote:not being a bike person, you may have no idea what you have or what it is worth. you may find that the bike you've just let go for a £10 because you think it's worth nothing is a vintage bit of kit worth a few hundred. what you've just bought is more likely to be a bike shaped object (BSO) which will be heavy, hard to ride and to be honest, horrible, not to mention, unlikely to last as well as what you had.
as with everything, information is king and what you think is a really good deal may turn out to be a complete lemon.
novocaine wrote:Your opinion,you are entitled to it. I disagree having seen the state of what people think is acceptable from the point of view of a shop mechanic dealing with the public.
sunnybob wrote:Now when it comes to aeroplanes..... then I want professionals working on the engines
Woodbloke wrote:The engine’s OK Rog, it’s the BMC bits that would scare the living shytes out of me! - Rob
Lurker wrote:Seems to me that anyone who does something and earns a wage as a result is a professional .
There was a time when a professional had to gain prescribed qualifications and experience to practice.
Others were "trade".
And the rest were unskilled.
I get seriously annoyed with "gas engineers" to fix boilers and "photocopy engineers" to fix office appliances.
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