One of the reasons the tech nerd in me is against some of the fancy modern e-bikes like Cowboy. And the silly wireless shifter stuff. But the tech is cool!
The only thing I realize and accept I won’t repair myself are hydraulic brakes and wheel truing. At least I understand the mechanism, I just think someone with more experience should do it. Everything else on a bike should be simple enough to fix with the right (cheap-ish) tool, an hour or so of time and a good manual.
Yes, although you need to know what you are doing because in the worst case it can be a really costly fuck-up and/or dangerous. Working on “regular” wheels is usually quite easy though.
One of the reasons the tech nerd in me is against some of the fancy modern e-bikes like Cowboy. And the silly wireless shifter stuff. But the tech is cool!
The only thing I realize and accept I won’t repair myself are hydraulic brakes and wheel truing. At least I understand the mechanism, I just think someone with more experience should do it. Everything else on a bike should be simple enough to fix with the right (cheap-ish) tool, an hour or so of time and a good manual.
Wheel truing and building is not as scary as it seems.
Yes, although you need to know what you are doing because in the worst case it can be a really costly fuck-up and/or dangerous. Working on “regular” wheels is usually quite easy though.
I have 0 idea what i’m doing when i build mine, then i watched Park Tools video about it. That company is truly a god send for home repair.