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Awsome-O 4000
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epic 2008
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Halfords will be easier and more varied work than most bikeshops (and better pay than most bikeshops sorry ... but that statement is INCORRECT ... i can assure you my work is more varied than a halfords employee .. and easier than also ... target for a halfords employee ... 4 barbies in an hour .. now ive seen one of these and know that it doesnt go together easy ... my target ... 1 bike per hour regardless of size ... because .. there are the near the same amount of bolts and adjustments to be made on a kiddys bike as there is an adults ... this is a target set by my boss for all employees including him he reckons this is the time it takes to get a bike into a reliable safe checked over state having used the ACT guidelines which i feel is about right ... if im on it and got into a rhythum i can do them in 45mins each ... but wouldnt like to go any faster some days i can be working on a 4000 pound carbon road bike ...right down to the 10 pound downt market bike ... be it trikes(built a mission 16 inch for a disability charity today actually) or mtb or roadies (tri or time trials as well as sport ) or hybrids as for the pay ... think of it as an aprenticeship .... the bike shop is repaying you with there experiance ... i think i could quite hapily open my own bike shop after 5 years in the workshop so i think the bikeshop has been more of a rewarding experiance for me than some of my mates who worked in halfords and just went in and got thrown at a bike and told to build it ... do not go down the halfords route if you want to remotely enjoy your work take my word for that ... i know people who have been driven off there bikes by halfords depression I work at halfords, i been there 2 years part time and hate it at times. But i get paid almost |
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