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foster.dylan
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1d ago
Showerthought: my truing stand hit 500 wheels this week and the number bugged me more than I expected
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reese_chen
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2d ago
Can we talk about how bottom bracket shells went from English thread to press fit and back again
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ben267
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2d ago
Burned $150 on a wheel truing stand that wobbled more than my wheels
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drew_west
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3d ago
Bearings don't lie: the old timer at the shop in Spokane called my cone adjustment 'hand tight, not gorilla tight'
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derekflores
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4d ago
PSA: stop chasing every tiny wheel wobble with a spoke wrench
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victor_butler50
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5d ago
Can we talk about how I used to just eyeball bearing preload and now I use a spring scale?
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lily_ramirez4
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6d ago
Serious question, did shop tools get too fancy, because my 1998 Park stand still holds a frame better than the new one
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xenaw25
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7d ago
Wheel builds got way faster once I switched from the old shop truing stand to a dial gauge setup
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the_sam
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8d ago
Derailleur hanger snapped 2 miles from home and I limped it back as a single speed
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ryanh77
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11d ago
A crusty old mechanic in Tucson flipped my thinking on wheel tension after 20 years of the same habit
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sagelane
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11d ago
Hot take: stop setting chain tension by feel on single speeds, you're cooking your bearings
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joel_adams79
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12d ago
Vent: stripped the drain plug on a customer's hydraulic brake bleed at 4:45 on a Friday
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drew791
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12d ago
That one stuck seatpost on a 90s steel frame took me 3 days, not the 20 minutes I quoted
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the_nancy
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12d ago
Wrote off sealed bearings for years, one muddy week in Akron changed my tune
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angelab62
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13d ago
The 3 dollar cone wrench from the co-op in Tucson that beat my Park Tool
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