Latest articles by Undercover Mechanic
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Undercover Mechanic: There's no tangible benefit in spending over £10,000 on a bike, but saying 'modern bikes are overpriced' is a lazy generalisation
It's all too common to hear customers say that road bikes are 'too expensive'. Some of them are - but value is in the eye of the beholder
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Undercover mechanic: ‘I was Just Riding Along’ are not the words your bike shop wants to hear
In my early days, working in a local bike store, we used to clock a good 'JRA' at least once a week
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'Modern carbon frames are essentially large acoustic tubes': Undercover Mechanic and the problem with creaks
There is a point, during the diagnosis of a mystery creak, where your mechanic silently morphs into your therapist
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Undercover mechanic: The cost of hidden cables is poor quality control, cheap components and astronomical maintenance fees
In our new series, the nameless fettler starts out with the modern bike mechanic’s most prolific bugbear
