Tech section

[dyna-ti]

Im in the middle of giving advice via PM .Great for him but as its a set of questions ive been asked before and no doubt will again,not for others wondering the same thing.
A tech section would help for this i think :?

So can we have a tech section outwith bike chat[off topic/retro chat/etc]

We seem to have a section for everything else

 

[stewlewis]

I was thinking this, as the same questions get asked over and over, and the search is long winded.

Perhaps once a definitive guide/answer to a certain problem is agreed on said thread could be stickied and locked.

 

[REKIBorter]

Would help, the number of 'how do I polish my frame', 'can I run 7/8/9/10 speed', 'how do I fix this', and 'does this work with that' threads there have been. A lot of work for somebody but won't stop newbies asking those same questions again.

 

[Andy B]

There is a sticky section on another forum I use with all the tech info in it

How do I XYZ etc...

If a new user asks a question that is answered in that section a simple link to the relevant answer is all that's needed to help them out.

 

[cyfa2809]

so a retro tech section?

i could probably scan in some hayne pages

pictures always work for me

 

[JohnH]

Not sure that it could be done on a forum as it is organised chronologically, most recent post first.

Could be done as a wiki though...

 

[REKIBorter]

Looks like someone has started it already in the Bike FAQ section http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=27

 

[cyfa2809]

forgot about that

 

[Ian W]

Be good to have a tech forum where you could post questions.

I'm a noob really when it comes to bike building / maintenance and i'm never really sure where to post when I have a question.

 

[orange71]

There you go, fill yer boots