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sean854
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6h ago
Vent: wasted 6 weeks clamping brake cables wrong until the Park Tool guy at Interbike showed me
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alicemurphy
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1d ago
Appreciation post: a $4 toe strap finally got my chainline straight on a 1987 Stumpjumper
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grant478
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1d ago
Used to eyeball spoke tension by ear, now I keep a $3 guitar pick in my apron
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gavin228
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2d ago
Bleeding my first Shimano brake without the funnel tool, got lucky
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val_bailey66
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2d ago
Customer brought in a bike with a 12 speed chain on a 10 speed cassette
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gavin228
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6d ago
Torque wrench calibration caught me slipping on a carbon steerer tube
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patricia262
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8d ago
Spoke tension meter readings changed after I swapped my work stand
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susansingh
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9d ago
Old timer told me to chase the squeak, not the part
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james_bell
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9d ago
Noticed my cassette wore out twice as fast after switching lube last fall
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james_bell
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12d ago
That old shop guy told me to stop using a torque wrench on aluminum posts
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the_brian
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12d ago
Took a shop's advice on brake bleed, now my lever pulls to the bar
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drewr15
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13d ago
Warning: that cheap torque wrench from the hardware store is lying to you
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viola_lopez30
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17d ago
Dished my wheel backward for 2 years, hub flange told me
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vera195
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17d ago
Question about reusing a torque wrench after it gets dropped
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the_piper
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27d ago
Tried heat-shrinking spokes with a lighter, wheel went out of true fast
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