Shameless plug for my Bike Shop.

[Joe G]

So I made the shop I work in a facebook page. The shop has been around for about 40 years, and it really kicks ass. If any of you guys ride, or just have a minute to kill do me a favor and 'Like' us on facebook. If you're local to Kansas stop in sometime and check out what we've got!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cycle-Works/183794245050799?ref=hl

Thanks,
Joe

[F34R]

Liked because I love bikes, neat place you work at. Will there be builds and stuff posted up?

[lambo]

Gave ya a like!

Out of curiosity, what kind of qualifications does it typically take to work in bike shop?

[quikveedb2]

Liked!

Out of curiosity, what kind of qualifications does it typically take to work in bike shop?

Depends on the shop, most shops I've ever looked at for work require a minimum 2 years shop expereience, which leaves you with a chicken and egg kind of scenario. I befriended a shop manager after riding with him & hanging out at his shop a lot. I had been doing my own auto repair & maintenance since I purchased my first car at 15 & had plenty of natural mechanical aptitude, so when he needed help he offered me a job. It was more of an apprenticeship for the first 2 years or so, really crappy pay, minimal hours, and lots of shitty jobs in exchange for learning the business & about 20 years of bike part history. Now pretty much a decade later I'm able to get work in just about any shop I apply at, and get paid fairly well for learning a skilled trade, and what most consider to be a desirable career.

There are some schools out there like BBI, Park, S-Tec, and so on, but I really beleve you learn more by working in a shop than learning engineering theory in a classroom when it comes to being a mechanic.

[delatlanta1281]

Liked.

[dnick]

liked. and nice, yall carry giant. We carry them too! great bikes.

[Peterkaczynski]

Would like but no.fb good luck with it tho great idea to get the shop on fb