Bike Manufacturers Are Making Bikes Less Repairable

Speaking as an ex bicycle repair man, this irks and/or boggles me. I feel trolled. I mean, I doubt the veracity of this headline and I think they're making shit up.

Bicycles are beautifully fixable and tweakable. Back at the shop we had hundreds of old bikes and half-bikes and hills of parts. Our power was vast and we were a wellspring of goodness. Our reputation was international. My boss was a master spoked wheel tuner.

I can smell it now.

Parliament breaks between coats of Mastik...yeah, sometimes I think I miss that smell, but I don't.