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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Disc brake maintenance tips
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:02:11 -0400
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On 6/22/2024 1:05 AM, John B. wrote:
>  
> As I've mentioned before I frequently see a little 6 or 7 year old
> girl charging down the street chasing her brother - Very doubtful that
> she has read a bicycle "How to do" book.

True. Little kids rolling around quiet residential streets don't need to 
know much. People who don't venture off isolated, flat bike trails don't 
need to know much. A person's needs depend on what a person wants to 
accomplish.

Also, John Forester used to say that education was not the only way to 
learn competent bicycling skills. He said that there have always been 
some who arrived at the best techniques by trial and error - although 
the "error" bit can obviously be dangerous. There have always been some 
who learned from others - the classic case being club cyclists who 
gradually learn by talking to and observing more expert club members.

A parallel might be machine shop skills. A sixteen year old kid who 
watched some professional machinists and snuck into the shop after hours 
to practice could possibly become halfway competent. But compared to 
organized training, that's a very inefficient and hazardous way to learn.

And I'll note that if a person has not read one of the relevant cycling 
books and/or not taken one of the relevant cycling courses, they have no 
idea of the content. They have no idea what they're missing, or dismissing.

-- 
- Frank Krygowski