Question

"Nothing is easier than taking off the gear-case" Comment on this sentence in the light of what actually happens.

Answer 1

The person says that taking off the gear-case of the cycle is the easiest thing to do when repairing it. But actually it takes him a lot of time to get it done. Thus his overconfidence falls.

Answer 2

The author did not want his friend to handle his bicycle violently that's why he said what his friend told him once that it's better to buy a new bicycle If anything goes wrong with its gear case. To this the friend said,people who understand nothing about machines said so.