Who is NYC's Fastest Mechanic?

http://www.rapha.cc/mr-goodwrench-at-the-nyc-cycle-club

Jose of Sid's!!

http://www.tomolesnevich.com/rapha-bowery-nycs-fastest-mechanic-competition

Not sure who won... But I'd have to throw my hat in the ring as best and fastest mechanic who works on their own bikes. (And friends bikes too.) I take my bike, put it in stand (at home) and wrench. Have over 15 years in bike biz, mostly as shop mechanic and shop manager and such. So no way is it faster for me to take my bike to some schlub downtown, or down the street for that matter, when I can do it myself. There, faster and better!

so who won? no live blogging?

Isn't world's fastest mechanic = world's fastest lovemaker?

TONIGHT

the 4th mechanic?

so knowledgable about everything bike.

fixed my rear derailleur with a pickle he lifted from my cubano. i was so impressed, i put the pickle back on and ate that cubano. oh how delicious it was- true story.

Jose! Faster then microwave popcorn!
He is butter too.

is bogus without Jose from Sid's!

Jose from 19th Sid's should be included as well. This contest is bogus otherwise. Plus, he dances salsa while building, how's that not fun to watch!

jose from sid's, 19th street. a dark horse he is!

how long do you think it's gonna take to build? any guesses? i bet the winner could get a bike built (sloppily) in 27 minutes.

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Brian Pierce at the Sid's on 34th st. Previously the Navigators Team Mechanic! He keeps the chrome shiny and the rubber side down! He is da man!

Yo, ima let you finish and everything but brian at sids 34th st is the best mechanic/female video of the year. smoking fast, precise, better curves than beyonce or taylor swift.

But he's been known to do the impossible like Broadway Joe

f**k Purdy - he shot JFK.

purdy knows this
and purdy knows that
but purdy don't know jack
cause purdy can't rap.

Please Remove Purdy's Balls From Your Chin!

Purdy drives a truck filled with skulls cover in ice cream.

4:10 that's so disturbing but so funny.

Purdy's semen can form into a liquid human. Like that guy from Terminator 2.

They use Purdy's foreskin as a tarp when it rains at Yankee Stadium.

Purdy's family crest is a picture of a barracuda, eating Neil Armstrong.

Purdy's a ten-foot tall beast man, who showers in vodka, and feeds his baby shrimp scampi.

Its true...Imbert was also the man @ Toga. Very likely that he and Pulla are equal. Imbert might edge him out cause he goes the extra 9yds and polishes your rig. I stand corrected. Imbert>Pulla>Jose.
I'd throw Zoltan in there too.

that's why i said i think a mechanic that will speak to you in english is helpful. "will", not "can". maybe you should learn to speak english too.

He's capable of speaking English, he chooses not to speak to english.

definitely Pulla. :)

make that zen-english

i think a mechanic that will speak to you in english is helpful

POLLO IS THE REAL MECHANIC HERE!

Pollo pollo pollo

I once saw Habitat Hal do open heart surgery on a raccoon and then yell at the raccoon for riding a Cervelo.

I told my bike I was taking him to Purdy and the bike was so scared sh-tless it just fixed itself

No one diagnoses and fixes it faster. Seen him do a flat in under 2 minutes, and another time diagnose a crank problem, pull and replace a bottom barcket all in under 15 minutes from first contact to register.

Rocky from Echelon/Toga

Mark Alden isn't in NYC either, but he's as pro as they come.

Removed my balls in less that a minute with a warped spoke wrench to make me more aero.

I brought Purdey my Cervelo P1 and my P3 and that afternoon he gave me back a P4...he's that good!

Purdy is real hip hop not no phony phranchise
Winnin' by a landslide and you know you can't hide

Mark Purdy once got busy in a Burger King bathroom.

Mark Purdy fathered a child with my PowerTap. I'm certain it was an immaculate conception, too.

Thirded.

v v v

yeah, for real

2:55 was def. written by someone who's never worked a lick in a bike shop. "Hell - I don't care if work is fast or not as long as I can drop it off in the morning and get it picked up the same day...you fine boys in the back take all the time you want cleaning my Pinarello drivetrain...you probably have enough time for a long lunch and a mid-afternoon movie.....not like there aren't 180 other pricks just like me who want same-day service" LOLz.

If the organizers had style, they'd hire Habitat Hal to sit in the window and make fun of everyone's bike.

Darius Shekari - best bike engineer - not mechanic

Can't field a group of top mechanics without Jose Medina at Sid's. All mentioned are top wrenches but Jose's teh Godfather of Spokes

shouldbefun, keep that newfangled "common sense" stuff away from my kids

Is there any intentional doping involved with bike mechanic-ing?

Yea, just like the Tour, its for fun.

... That everyone involved knows that this is just for fun. Nobody really places value on speed, but it should be a good time watching the best in NYC "sling wrenches"

The competition is for the fastest not the best. Somehow the competitors all of a sudden will realize it won't bring more traffic in the door if they're fast but not good, double edged sword, isn't it.

Is this, uh, BYOB?

Purdy just wills things to happen, and they fix themselves.

He has the nicest hands, perfect nails, no callouses. It's amazing.

SV clearly has never got a bicycle worked on by one of these guys... btw Purdy will win.

Imbert?

I don't want fast. I want good. I don't care that my bike was fixed quickly if I have to keep bringing it back because the quick fix was not done properly. Also, most of the time folks will drop their bike off in the morning and pick them up later in the day. So speed, as long as the work is done the same day, doesn't matter.

Fixes bikes slower since his suspension.

hands down...
His wrench exploits @ toga were legendary.

Wait...is Purdy actually a Cheese head?
That elevates him to a whole new level of Zen.
Purdy FTW!!!

Yee at Conrads is an artisan- very fine wheel builder and thorough well thought-out work.

Eric at Bike Habitat- seems like an unlikely candidate from this shop but he is really good at solving problems (from tricky cable routing to hydro brakes to seized posts) and has done some of the finest bike builds for me over the course of 5-6 years.

BEST

What's the prize for the winner?

Absolutely bring in Pulla, and USADA.

Should be able to make SRAM shift as well as Shimano - no prayer to get to Campy smooth. SRAM lost Schleck the jersey and maybe the Tour -

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/07/news/technical-qa-with-lennard-zi...

The winner should have the shortest time to get Andy Schleck's chain back on without losing the yellow jersey!

Or set up the Andy Schleck's front derailure so a chain drop is impossible no matter how badly he shifts it.

Pulla at Innovation and Bill at Piermont have done especially good work for me. Plenty fast enough, but not necessarily fastest. But then too fast can be slower in the long run!

Have you forgot about POLLO?,on mengoni? He works at nycvelo. changed a broken cable in one minute flat.

Purdy's mustache actually installed my SRM.

Echelon mechanic is an artisan! builds beautiful wheels that ride amazingly! no shit!
12th and Horatio!!!

G

Not NYC…but 2 Mech’s come to mind.
1st: Piermont Connection’s got a wrench in there (I think his name is Jose). Dude is quick and to the point. Immediate service and always done right.
2nd: Westwood Cycle. In the basement you’ll find Alan Albert. One of the greatest wrenches to be found. Although not the fastest because of his love to tell stories of past events but still a superb bike mechanic.

is a cheese head!!! Woohoo....he wins just for that!

Everyone knows that the six-pack of beer as a tip to the bike mechanic is the true reward for a job well done.

He can solve problem that others never seem to be able to figure out

I nominate Yee from Conrad's, an excellent wrench and very fast.

caballo

Has quietly become one of NYC best mechanics, used to work with Mark Purdy, and mark always spoke highly of him.