Has anyone tried the Bike Repair app for I Phones?
05-15-11, 01:45 PM
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Has anyone tried the Bike Repair app for I Phones?
The Bike Repair app for I Phones is probably not designed for the "well-schooled" in bike repair, but for new riders that may need help on the road it's not bad for $2.99. It covers many of the adjustments and repairs that I see discussed every day on the BF.
Has anyone tried it?
Has anyone tried it?
05-15-11, 03:44 PM
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There are plenty of free web sites that cover bicycle repair. What exactly can an app do better than a web site for content like this?
Other than AT&T sucks and iphones often can't load web sites?
Other than AT&T sucks and iphones often can't load web sites?
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I can not understand how people dare ride on things through traffic and down steep hills without comprehending every little detail about aforementioned things.
It just doesn't make sense to me.
Therefore I don't see how any "app" could help.
Everyone should make sure they know everything about bike mechanics BEFORE they go out riding bikes, in my opinion.
It just doesn't make sense to me.
Therefore I don't see how any "app" could help.
Everyone should make sure they know everything about bike mechanics BEFORE they go out riding bikes, in my opinion.
05-15-11, 06:42 PM
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I can not understand how people dare ride on things through traffic and down steep hills without comprehending every little detail about aforementioned things.
It just doesn't make sense to me.
Therefore I don't see how any "app" could help.
Everyone should make sure they know everything about bike mechanics BEFORE they go out riding bikes, in my opinion.
It just doesn't make sense to me.
Therefore I don't see how any "app" could help.
Everyone should make sure they know everything about bike mechanics BEFORE they go out riding bikes, in my opinion.
05-15-11, 09:05 PM
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it's no worse than someone buying a car and not knowing how to change a tire. Come on. That should be on the driver's test before you get a license.
"Do you know how to put a spare tire on?"
"No but I have AAA"
*side note. I really should start writing 'apps'. Those people are making a killing.
"Do you know how to put a spare tire on?"
"No but I have AAA"
*side note. I really should start writing 'apps'. Those people are making a killing.
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I can not understand how people dare ride on things through traffic and down steep hills without comprehending every little detail about aforementioned things.
It just doesn't make sense to me.
Therefore I don't see how any "app" could help.
Everyone should make sure they know everything about bike mechanics BEFORE they go out riding bikes, in my opinion.
It just doesn't make sense to me.
Therefore I don't see how any "app" could help.
Everyone should make sure they know everything about bike mechanics BEFORE they go out riding bikes, in my opinion.
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Before I ever owned a car I could change the oil, gas it up, set the timing, change a spark plug and air filter. And a few other things. OTOH I was willing to learn and having a grandfather and dad who weren't bothered with me being under the hood helped out.
05-16-11, 01:40 AM
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I wouldn't have it any other way.
And yes ... I also know how everything in my computer works
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You seem to have an opinion there but you do not back it up with reasoning.
Personally I believe it is very dangerous how people ride things they do not understand. In the case of a malfunction they are less likely to adequately detect or adress the problem before serious injury occurs.
Personally I believe it is very dangerous how people ride things they do not understand. In the case of a malfunction they are less likely to adequately detect or adress the problem before serious injury occurs.
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You seem to have an opinion there but you do not back it up with reasoning.
Personally I believe it is very dangerous how people ride things they do not understand. In the case of a malfunction they are less likely to adequately detect or adress the problem before serious injury occurs.
Personally I believe it is very dangerous how people ride things they do not understand. In the case of a malfunction they are less likely to adequately detect or adress the problem before serious injury occurs.
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It isn't life threathening dangerous by default, but it certainly is more dangerous than not knowing how to do it and how it works.
Riding a bike is as dangerous as driving a race car. Just look at the number of serious injuries and deadly accidents.
But apart from the risk, I simply cannot fathom how people can use something for every day of their life without wanting to know exactly how it works ... but that's just me.
Riding a bike is as dangerous as driving a race car. Just look at the number of serious injuries and deadly accidents.
But apart from the risk, I simply cannot fathom how people can use something for every day of their life without wanting to know exactly how it works ... but that's just me.
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It isn't life threathening dangerous by default, but it certainly is more dangerous than not knowing how to do it and how it works.
Riding a bike is as dangerous as driving a race car. Just look at the number of serious injuries and deadly accidents.
But apart from the risk, I simply cannot fathom how people can use something for every day of their life without wanting to know exactly how it works ... but that's just me.
Riding a bike is as dangerous as driving a race car. Just look at the number of serious injuries and deadly accidents.
But apart from the risk, I simply cannot fathom how people can use something for every day of their life without wanting to know exactly how it works ... but that's just me.
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I don't know you, but I'm pretty darned sure that if you dig deep enough into the component level, as well as the layers of system level software, there are parts of your computer whose inner working you don't understand. Not saying that you couldn't understand it; just that there are things happening of which you are unaware.
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I don't know you, but I'm pretty darned sure that if you dig deep enough into the component level, as well as the layers of system level software, there are parts of your computer whose inner working you don't understand. Not saying that you couldn't understand it; just that there are things happening of which you are unaware.
05-16-11, 05:33 PM
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Soooo, I guess the answer is it's stupid for anyone to want to have a Bike Repair app on his I Phone? I doubt it's any more ridiculous than some of the comments above.......but that's just my opinion.
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I haven't checked out the app, but if its well written, I can see the value of having it out on the road if you run into a problem and need a little help trying to figure out what to do. At $2.99 you're talking about the cost of a cup of Starbucks coffee.