Park tool school

[overcranked]

I know this isent reall y gear but I was wondering if anyone whom may have heard of this class. I am thinking of leaving my job and I think that bike repair migh be for me. if you know of anyone who has taking this class or teachs it can you give some details on it, I am planiing on taking the advanced class.

[Craz]

How old are you?

[Wes]

^^What he said.

Sounds like you're going to be dropping out of school, not quitting a job.

[Björk]

Yeeah where can you take the school because i'd be really interested in trying it out maybe working at a show part time. Wether it be a good shop or even like sport mart I would love to wrench on bikes, it would definetly be better then mcdonalds.

[Zaskar]

i dont think bike mechanics is a real career move. its not like being a car mechanic. most people can fix a bike, or can at least do the basics. and most people who own a car can't. people are also alot more thrifty with bikes. we come from a mentality where bikes are worth the cash. 75% of people will only ride their bikes if every form of motorized transportation within 20 miles has suddenly fallen apart haha

[overcranked]

Help ones you are. I aplogize. I was not aware that miss spellings and punctuation where held to such high standards. I think that my miss information might have come from the blatantly obvious miss spellings that I come to find in some of these threads. Now do you think that mabye you can answer my question as it was asked? or is Procuring that much information from your cranium at one time to much to ask?

[Craz]

Originally posted by Zaskar
75% of people will only ride their bikes if every form of motorized transportation within 20 miles has suddenly fallen apart haha
95%

And I'm going to have to agree with the above comments. It seems like you're considering dropping out of grade 10, not quitting a job.

A Bike wrench can be a very fulfilling career but its not something that I would personally choose.

[Craz]

We're just saying that in general you can tell a lot about a persons age on the internet by how they spell. If you type like a 12 year old expect to get treated by one because that is all we have to judge you by.

I don't mean to be rough dude, but asking about the advanced class at park tools but not knowing a thing about disc brakes doesn't give me the highest opinion of you.

[overcranked]

How about the fact that I am certified in Automotive electronics. I was a restaurant manager for several years I am a damn good Mig and better Tig welder. and it just so happens that I like bikes and would like to work with them I am 23 and accomplished more in my life then most men dream and my two sons think the same, along with my wife I just like to change!!!

[Craz]

Congrat dude, sounds like you're living the American dream (no sarcasm). Wife, kids, cool jobs.
Your spelling and such left me with the impression of a 16 rather than a 23 year old.
Sorry.

[the flying moose]

Originally posted by overcranked
How about the fact that I am certified in Automotive electronics. I was a restaurant manager for several years I am a damn good Mig and better Tig welder. and it just so happens that I like bikes and would like to work with them I am 23 and accomplished more in my life then most men dream and my two sons think the same, along with my wife I just like to change!!!

if you are that skilled then i wouldnt quit to do wrenching fulltime. maybe do it as a side business or hobby until you see if its for you.

i havent heard anything good or bad about Park Tools school but i have known a few people who did this program and loved it.

http://www.bikeschool.com/

[matt shaw]

you have kids at 23? doesnt that kind of suck at such a young age?

[overcranked]

Yeah I am and by the way Lunatik is an ETYMOLOGY for Lunatic descibed is the dictonary as Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Latin lunuticus, from luna, moon. I looked it up

[the flying moose]

Originally posted by matt shaw
you have kids at 23? doesnt that kind of suck at such a young age?

not really. id rather be 50 when my kids move out than 65-70 when they move out. you can travel and enjoy yourself.

[overcranked]

No it dosen't really suck it is a beautiful thing. I get my time and we get our time. and by the way my oldest is 9 figure that one out

[matt shaw]

Originally posted by the flying moose
not really. id rather be 50 when my kids move out than 65-70 when they move out. you can travel and enjoy yourself.

uhhhhhhhhh, whats 50 - 20? how about 30!!! when my kids turn 20 im kicking them out when they turn 18. so me and my big busted wife can get our funk on:thepimp:

[matt shaw]

Originally posted by overcranked
No it dosen't really suck it is a beautiful thing. I get my time and we get our time. and by the way my oldest is 9 figure that one out

you were 14! wow, how did your parents react.

[snowboarder]

this is tooo funny

[HellBent]

if i may ask, how old is your wife.

[dudski]

:eek:

14........christ

[Broken Fusion!]

Ok
Wrenching generally pays little, unless you are race mechanic or something.. even then, I wouldn't imagine its huge $$$. Definitely not as much as you are probably making now.
If you've got 2 kids to support I wouldn't choose wrenching as a career path..
IMO wrenching isn't that fun, but if you have the skill you usually can find a job somewhere if you have to, and as far as jobs like that go, I'd rather be wrenching than working as a dishwasher or something.


...Ski teching, on the other hand :thepimp:

[Oysterboyz]

Do they let people under 25 be restaurant managers? Is it a McDonald's?

Your skillz are better off in automotive electronics. I don't know anything about bikes, but it's easy to learn some of the basics. I probably would only need help with cleaning/fixing up my fork.

[XXX_er]

Originally posted by Zaskar
most people can fix a bike, or can at least do the basics.

Disagree totally,if you want reasons why just read some of the posts on this board

some people just don't get mechanical principals

average joe may understand software or business management or running a business or how to attract women or make money or even how to lead a counrtry

but they may not understand how mechanical things work

this became apparent to ,me when I seen my buddy wondering why a 3/8 drive socket wouldnt fit on a 1/2 inch drive ratchet .He took the same tests as me ,got better marks but ... he is a great sales man tho

it not bad or good... it just is

[Keefer]

Originally posted by overcranked
Yeah I am and by the way Lunatik is an ETYMOLOGY for Lunatic descibed is the dictonary as Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Latin lunuticus, from luna, moon. I looked it up

You had that much spare time, but re-reading your post for 10 seconds is too troublesome for you?

Figure that one out...

[ridefruita]

I am 23, a full time college student and have been a profesonal bike mechanic since I was 18.

Being a bike mechanic is not a carrear. It is some thing that you do while you are in college before you get a real job.

I know there are plenty of people out there that are in there mid 30's wrenching and older and younger, but they still dont make jack for money.

$10 per hour is a good wage to make, $15 per hour would top out on wage.

Unless you want to start to get in to running a shop for some one else, or running you own shop.

And still you dont make crap for money.

Stick to engeneering and pay me to work on you bike.

If you still want to become a mechanic, the park classes would be cool, although you might want some thing more intensive like Barnettes. Take the begginers session and then move up to the advanced session.

Wrenching can be a great job, although after a few years(6) it can get redudant, and it takes years(2-4) to get all the knowledge that it takes to be good.

[eddiebrannan]

don't do it. way too limited in scope (bikes are very simple devices and don't listen to any wrench telling you different) and you'll never make any money at it. the learning process will be short and the rest of your career will be 95% changing rusty chains on beaters for peanuts.
you already have a good set of skills which you should use to provide for that faily of yours. if your kid's nine then figure you only have another nine before he needs to go off to college.

[Sobot_FR]

Originally posted by Lunatik
We're just saying that in general you can tell a lot about a persons age on the internet by how they spell. If you type like a 12 year old expect to get treated by one because that is all we have to judge you by.

I don't mean to be rough dude, but asking about the advanced class at park tools but not knowing a thing about disc brakes doesn't give me the highest opinion of you.

Yep, some people think I'm a lot older than I am, because I use capitals correctly, and perios, and commas and stuff like that, but I is 14.

[Craz]

Originally posted by Sobot_FR
Yep, some people think I'm a lot older than I am, because I use capitals correctly, and perios, and commas and stuff like that, but I is 14.
:lol: