Comments on: Ep 2: Beads and bearings

By: Breaking the bead that won’t at Garage Night

Breaking the bead that won’t at Garage Night — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:53:06 +0000

[...] I stuck the wheel in the vice and deployed the home workshop method demostrated by Trent and me in this episode. The bead broke nicely on one side, but on the other it stayed [...]

By: Problem with keeping air in rear wheel ?

Problem with keeping air in rear wheel ? — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:25:57 +0000

[...] on how confident you are. But it isn’t difficult. Have a look at episode 2, from Garage Night - Ep 2: Beads and bearings at Garage Night Should give you the basic idea. I would offer to help but wrong side of the country - and Galway [...]

By: AndyP

AndyP — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:29:41 +0000

Hey Waz,

yes, rear suspension linkage & swing arm bearings as you say ‘all-too-neglected part ‘

How about an ‘on location’ episode? you are welcome to come round and get that bottom linkage apart on my elefant, where it connects to the frame….

keep up the good work

andyP

By: jay dedman

jay dedman — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:39:52 +0000

You guys have some awesome bikes.

By: Milt Lee

Milt Lee — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:32:44 +0000

Hey Waz, I’m commenting on your site. I am really liking what you are doing. Very cool. I haven’t gone around the whole site yet, but from what I’ve watched - it seems that you are from Australia - yes?

By: Waz

Waz — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:18:47 +0000

G’day andrewm, and thanks for the excellent and thoughtful feedback.

The clutch cover/hose was something we shot but then realised “Actually, this is quite specific to one incarnation of a particular model of bike” (albeit a popular one). Interesting stuff, but less relevant in a general sense than tyre removal, swingarm bearings etc. If we were actually replacing the clutch pack, for example, we would show that in detail.

We do shoot this stuff on the fly, so there will be real hiccups like the replacement oil hose no longer being available. In the end, what we’re trying to do is give a run-down on the many parts to a bike, and show what you can fix in a home workshop or on the roadside.

We do aim to improve the camera work. To an extent it will always have a rough edge, and this is down to the situation, ie we are shooting this while actually trying to get some work done on our bikes. Garage Night as a ritual pre-dates Garage Night TV.

We’re learning as we go, and glad to hear that you’ll keep watching.

By: andrewm

andrewm — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:59:30 +0000

Great idea, and Ep 2 was (IMHO) a better show. Here’s a few constructive suggestions:

1. Camera work: pan and zoom v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y. There’s a good reason why the professionals do it this way.
2. Don’t TELL me, SHOW me; after all, that’s why you are using a camera. The oil line in front of the clutch cover in Ep 1 is a classic: you SHOWED me what the problem was, very clearly, but then you TOLD me what the solution was (and then in Ep 2 you had to TELL me that the solution didn’t exist any more, which made things worse).
3. Get the commentator in front of the microphone, even if out-of-shot; there’s nothing wrong with a static frame from a tripod provided what you are showing is interesting, and moving occasionally.

The ‘In this episode;’ text is another good idea - it’s a natural home for the gloss on the video, of course, but it’s also the place for all the TELL me stuff, like the plain bearings all over the garage floor. Please keep it up.