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emery_young13
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1d ago
Shoutout to the old guy at the Indy bike co-op who caught my wheel build
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lucashart
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1d ago
Bleed kit vs. gravity bleed on old Shimano hydros, and I was wrong about the cheap way
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holly_walker76
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1d ago
Rear derailleur hanger gauge vs. eyeballing it: I'm done guessing
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felix_lane99
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1d ago
I finally started using a spoke ruler on every wheel build and my tension headaches went away
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thomas.parker
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4d ago
Shoutout to the cheap chain tool that snapped mid-press on a customer's 11 speed
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the_nina
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4d ago
DAE lose almost 3 hours to a seized bottom bracket that turned out to be a stripped thread?
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josephbutler
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5d ago
Rear derailleur hanger took me 2 hours to figure out was bent, not the cable
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evan_wilson18
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6d ago
My repair log hit 5,000 bikes last month and I almost missed it
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nathanj56
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7d ago
Can we talk about how much faster a proper bleed makes Shimano brakes feel?
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nancygrant
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7d ago
Debate: the old timer in Tucson told me to never grease a coaster brake arm, but half my shop says always grease it
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pat_coleman
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8d ago
Wrote off chain checkers for 8 years, then a $12 one caught a stretched chain I missed by feel
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kelly_west74
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8d ago
Thought Park Tool's $40 cable cutter was overpriced until I did 30 builds with it
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owens.cameron
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9d ago
PSA: stop torquing stems to 6Nm by feel, just watched a bar slip on a customer's bike
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grayc27
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9d ago
Just realized my third hand was sitting in my toolbox the whole time
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paige86
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10d ago
Hot take: my $600 repair week was all because of one 5 cent part
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