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wren_smith44
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1d ago
Appreciation post: the old guy at Boulevard Bikes in Chicago who showed me a spoke trick with a dollar bill
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jennifer_west
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2d ago
Spent 2 hours chasing a phantom creak on a 2019 Trek Domane, turned out to be the saddle rail clamp
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tarab54
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3d ago
Hit my 2,000th wheel true last Friday and the number that actually got me was 38
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the_dylan
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4d ago
TIL a $3 rubber strap wrench frees a seized bottom bracket cup better than my bench vise ever did
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olivia_chen35
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5d ago
I used to solder every cable end until a shop vet in Phoenix called me out
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the_mason
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6d ago
Wrote off bearing grease as overkill for my commuter until a rainy week in Portland changed my mind
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parker_campbell
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8d ago
Two truing stands on the bench, picked the cheap one, and now I'm eating my words
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the_mason
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9d ago
The old mechanic in Reno said he never uses a torque wrench on stems, and now I'm second guessing 12 years of habit
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sagey69
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11d ago
Switched my shop from paper job tickets to a tablet 6 months ago and my comebacks dropped from 5 a month to 1
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the_amy
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11d ago
The bike rack at my local library in Boise convinced me to start carrying a torque wrench on every ride
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claire_ramirez22
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11d ago
I ran 60 psi in my rear tire on a gravel ride and finished 20 minutes faster than usual
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the_sarah
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15d ago
Saw three kids in a row last week try to fix a chain with no quick link and just twist the pin back in
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mason283
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16d ago
Dropped $60 on a bike stand clamp that marred my buddy's carbon frame
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alexlewis
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16d ago
Broke a crank bolt on a customer's bike in Bay City and had to improvise with a tap
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tarab54
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17d ago
Snapped a chain on a customer's e-bike on Saturday and the motor kept running for a second
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