Originally Posted by
pataspen
On my Alaska to Argentina ride I had to replace a brake cable on my mechanical disc brakes. In a small town in Ecuador there was one bike mechanic, obviously without a lot of experience. He insisted on changing the cable himself... took him two hours. When he finished he cleaned up by spraying the rotor with WD40. Possibly even worse than chain lube.
muy chistoso!
that's really funny.
Because I do all my mechanical work (nearly all) I'm pretty picky of who I let touch my bike. Last time in Mexico a nice old guy did an adjustment on my front hub, but I could tell he knew what he was doing and I watched him do it and felt the cones myself by hand to be sure. Really nice fellow who took the time before heading off to his mid day meal.
I'd love to do Columbia and Ecuador one day.