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On one hand, braking hard on a bicycle often ends up in blocking the wheel and the biker falling down.

On the other hand, I really don't want to go to a specialized Bosch shop to get my brakes serviced.

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Do you also take your car to a Bosch shop?

Are there bike shops paying more than $25/hr yet?

https://www.bicycleretailer.com/classifieds/retail-positions...

For general maintenance? Doubtful. To the person making carbon fiber frames? Have you seen how much those things cost?

I'd be shocked if more than 20% of carbon fiber frames sold in Europe were made in Europe or if more than 1% of carbon fiber frames sold in Europe had an a average labour cost of above $25/€25 per hour. The design, testing, material and tooling is expensive but for mass production the labour cost per unit is not anymore.

To fully service a motorcycle brake fluid? You sometimes need to. On KTM motorcycles you need a scantool that dealers have to command the ABS to cycle the fluid from the ABS unit into the brake lines so that they can be flushed properly, and KTM uses Bosch ABS units at least on the RC390.

No idea how important a full flush is on this MAGURA system and this ABS unit.

You have never been on a bike, it seems.

You don't have to go to a "specialized Bosch shop" for the same reason you don't have to go to a "specialized Shimano shop".

> You have never been on a bike, it seems.

I have a Kalkhoff endeavor (it has a Bosch motor).

I have to take my bike to the bosch shop to get the firmware updated on the battery, the motor and the computer.

Maybe I'm wrong but I doubt that an ABS system will be as easy to maintain as a regular brake.

Missed opportunity

https://www.specializedconceptstore.co.uk/find-a-store/

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