OK, this is a 40 minute video on how to install a hydraulic brake on a bicycle. I just watched it beginning to end. It paced me nicely through the process, clearly showing me the tools used, step by step process, and what the result should look like. It's an example of direct instruction done the way it should be. Now I wouldn't say I have learned how to install the brake until I did one on my own, but I feel I could probably manage it after watching this. Now (with a nod to Kirschner) I wouldn't want to attempt this without prior instruction. It's too complex, there are too many steps that could go wrong, and the cost of failure is too high. Yet it has to be noted, there's no way I'm going to sit riveted with interest in this video without the prior experience of riding my bicycle and developing a very specific need for this knowledge. It also helps (a lot!) that this video and many others like it are available for free online.
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