I have a career as a technology specialist because of bicycle repair. In 2004,  a few years out of college, two friends and I started a business called New World Bicycle Repair. The start-up cost was  just under $2000. We set up a shop in our house, installed a point of sale system, and created the name with an awesome logo. More importantly we got our hands dirty fixing bikes. We didn’t make much money, but we learned skills, practiced networking with the people in the community, and had an overall growth experience. After I was hired for my first tech job, my boss told me it wasn’t my tech certification that had gotten me the job. He said it… Read More »Techbench: The Art of Bicycle Maintenance