Working in the bike industry

[gijoe1313]

Gah! Only 16 more school days to go ... Students are acting up since its only juniors (the seniors are all in exam mode), a few more bits of student work to get in and reports to be written ... can't wait till end of the school year so I can do the most important thing...

Ride my bike!

But yes, good on you for trying to work out what you want in life! Heaven knows, all I want to do is ride!

[pritch]

I have some sympathy for the young guys who are starting out as bike mechanics these days. Sorry, motorcycle technicians...

Before they actually start they probably envisage themselves working on a succession of 1098 Ducatis, CBR1000RRs, and even, if times are tough, the odd GSXR

Out here in the rural rump the reality is that the next few years are spent on, in, or under, cow shit encrusted farm bikes.

The bike mechs best tool these days is the high pressure hose...

[jade]

its threads like these that make me feel lucky
just completed my boatbuilding apprentiship 2 weeks ago
and with 2 tnz boats to my name I think im set..
I want to get into formula 1 and moto gp tho..
doesnt pay as well as boatbuilding tho..

[HTFU]

I am in a similar position. Quit fulltime teaching last year and now do it part time (yes gijoe the little shits are giving everyone grieve now they are the big fish). I also work in a cycle shop part time and the school hostel part time. And now have time to go fishing/riding, golf, cycling, coach a few teams and relieve my 5 year olds teacher of half her class in the afternoon for a bit of sport. Plus school holidays mean we spend all of January at a DOC camp by the beach.

Not going to make me millions but like I have been saying to the people questioning my approach, I am living today like I would want to when I retire 35 years from now, difference is today I have my knees. Got too many people I know in retirement that are broken, overweight, depressed and lonely but most of them are loaded (shit little good it does them).

Hope the weather is fine in Rotorua tomorrow - good day for a mtb. Work ?

[Coyote]

Out here in the rural rump the reality is that the next few years are spent on, in, or under, cow shit encrusted farm bikes.

The bike mechs best tool these days is the high pressure hose...

Amen to that. Got an afterschool job at the bikeshop here, mainly get farm quads and dirtbikes in. My job is too clean them

The waterblaster makes light work of everything though, got to watch out for graphics peeling off though.


By the way, my Dad is a secondary school english teacher. It's his hell

[NordieBoy]

I have some sympathy for the young guys who are starting out as bike mechanics these days. Sorry, motorcycle technicians...

Before they actually start they probably envisage themselves working on a succession of 1098 Ducatis, CBR1000RRs, and even, if times are tough, the odd GSXR

Out here in the rural rump the reality is that the next few years are spent on, in, or under, cow shit encrusted farm bikes.

The bike mechs best tool these days is the high pressure hose...

I thought it was all well looked after farm quads with no rust, cow shit, mud and have never been upside down in the river?

[Storm]

Just to catch up on an old thread. I have now completed my teacher training and am looking for a job as a teacher. I have also been helping out at a local marina fixing outboards - my new direction, and quite interesting. And, I also enrolled on an evening workshop course (lathe/mill). Getting somewhere - but not sure where as yet ...

Good on you for keeping your options open- the teaching will keep food on the table while you work at the other directions. Best of luck finding the perfect job!