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sanchez.mary
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1d ago
I finally quit using my Park Tool chain checker and tried the ruler method on a customer's bike
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foster.patricia
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1d ago
Saw a shop in Portland using old spoke cutoffs as tire levers, now I'm questioning my $18 set
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ellis.robert
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2d ago
Thought sealed cartridge bearings were a gimmick until I rebuilt a hub with 8,000 miles on it
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victor_ward
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3d ago
Showerthought: a chain I cleaned with citrus degreaser turned orange overnight and a rag with plain kerosene didn't
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the_david
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6d ago
Guy at the Louisville swap meet handed me a bent derailleur hanger and said 'check this one first,' and now I do it on every tune-up
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spencer_hayes71
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6d ago
Shop owner in Portland told me a full tune-up should take 45 minutes, not 90. Do we overbook our labor times?
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claire_butler1
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7d ago
Dropped $180 on a Park Tool truing stand and honestly it paid for itself in 5 wheels
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troyh55
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7d ago
I finally understood why the old guy at my shop always hand spun every wheel before touching the truing stand
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karenp11
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7d ago
Can we talk about stripping a stuck bottom bracket with a strap wrench and hearing it finally give
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morgan_butler
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8d ago
Ran brake cables through the housing the wrong direction for 2 years until a guy at the shop in Tucson pointed at my ferrule
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logan_owens14
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8d ago
Hot take: a 2 cent zip tie fixed a ghost shifting problem I chased for a month
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hannah_ross8
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9d ago
Showerthought: A broken spoke on a rear wheel taught me to check the hub flange before blaming the rim
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the_pat
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9d ago
Customer in Bend watched me adjust a rear derailleur and said I was chasing the cable instead of the hanger
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benreed
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11d ago
I thought the Park Tool spoke tension app was a gimmick until I rebuilt a wheel on my bench last Tuesday
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leow90
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13d ago
Unpopular opinion: the old guy at the shop in Reno was right about torque wrenches being overrated for most stuff
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