A grubby game with fuzzy deductive puzzles as you rule out the many possible causes of similar symptoms.
As far as I can find, no such game exists.
But I did see two upcoming games with similar names:Bicycle Mechanic SimulatorandBike Mechanic Simulator 2023.
That is not the bike repair I know and begrudgingly enjoy.
In both games, you’ll run your own bike workshop.
You’ll assemble bikes, repair bikes, and collect bikes.
The interesting decision is where you draw this jagged line.
For me, PlayWay-style sims trim too much.
In theory, this gadget should be simple to fix.
In reality, ha!
Little is just ‘do this until done’.
But again, I am only guessing from screenshots and short trailers.
It wasn’t elegant but hey, it worked.
They would earn a ★☆☆ rating for that puzzle solution.
My most/least favourite stage of bike repair is identifying unobvious issues by sound.
Rotate a pedal by hand a bit and listen for creaks, scrapes, squeaks, or rubs.
Put your ear up close and make a run at isolate it.
But maybe a troublesome noise only manifests when actually riding, or going hard.
This sonic process is sometimes frustrating to work through but always delightful to have solved.
I might very much enjoy this in a video game.
Is my vague wish game actually edutainment?
Do I want edutainment?
So like other brave fools, I tried to fix some bits myself.
I did seek guidance, mind.
The greatest resource wasLondon Bike Kitchen’s Hex Education, a course of lessons over Zoom.
I’ve even worked on bikes for my pals, and they’re all alive.
