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the_evan
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2d ago
Found out a full tune-up at the shop down the street in Denver is only $65, and I have been charging $150 for the same job
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ryan952
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5d ago
My old lead mech said never grease a coaster brake, and after 3 burnt hubs I finally get why
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kelly61
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7d ago
A snapped pinch bolt on a customer's rear derailleur taught me to stop guessing at torque
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kelly_roberts
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8d ago
Hit 500 bottom bracket overhauls last month and the one thing that finally stuck
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gray117
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9d ago
A guy in Flagstaff showed me his trick for seating tubeless tires, and it worked on the first try
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david_butler54
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10d ago
My spoke tension meter hit 120 kgf and I finally got why wheel builders yell about it
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holly898
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10d ago
Serious question, I used to swear by threadlocker on every bolt until a stripped caliper mount on a Tuesday night ride
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tessa_hill86
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11d ago
PSA: A stuck seatpost ate 3 hours of my Saturday and I nearly cut a good frame
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blair_lewis85
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13d ago
Warning: a guy at the co-op in Ann Arbor taught me to tension spokes by ear, and I still think about him
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jason752
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14d ago
DAE stop using grease and just hit the chain with an old toothbrush and kerosene
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johnb95
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16d ago
Bought a $60 chain tool back in 2009 and it's still the best money I ever put into my box
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spencerr87
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17d ago
Put a $40 hybrid tire on a customer's rim or wait 3 days for the match, and I'm still second-guessing it
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cole_walker26
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18d ago
Used to repack wheel bearings with whatever grease was on the bench, now I buy the $18 tube and it's cut my comebacks to zero
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brooke_walker
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18d ago
Showerthought: I hit 1,000 bottom bracket overhauls last Tuesday and the bike that did it was a rusty Huffy
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brian_coleman
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19d ago
Question about guys who grease bottom bracket threads and then torque them dry
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