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the_tara
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2d ago
Appreciation post: the old timer at my shop who got me to quit chasing every gear adjustment by ear
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spencer_perry77
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4d ago
A kid at the Tucson bike swap asked me to true his wheel and then called me his teacher
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angela_carter
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4d ago
PSA: check your chain wear with a ruler before you trust the gauge on the counter
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gonzalez.vera
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5d ago
Rant: I trusted one click of a torque wrench on a customer's carbon bars and it cost me $180
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wadeyoung
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5d ago
Why I stopped doubting plastic tire levers after a guy in Tucson proved me wrong
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christopheryoung
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7d ago
Park Tool stand vs. cheap amazon stand, no contest after 6 months
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morgan.charlie
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7d ago
Freeing a stuck seatpost with ammonia and a ratchet strap
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ellis.rose
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7d ago
Serious question, how long did it take you to chase down a click that only shows up under load?
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joel_young
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9d ago
I finally stopped tightening crank bolts past the torque spec after 15 years
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jesse290
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9d ago
Derailleur hanger snapped 3 miles into a 40 mile ride in Tucson
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jesse290
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9d ago
DAE think hydraulic brake bleeds are overhyped for daily riders?
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jones.angela
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10d ago
Hack: indexing my gear cable housing ends cut service calls from 1 in 5 to 1 in 40
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robert_hayes
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12d ago
Tuesday at the shop: 11 tune-ups in one day and a seized bottom bracket on a '97 Rockhopper
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morgan512
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13d ago
Turns out I had been setting gear cable tension wrong for 8 years and a $6 tool showed me
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kelly968
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13d ago
Appreciation post: the old guy at the shop who talked me out of replacing every cable on a tune up
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