Does he actually track it or just guess like I do until the light comes on? I once pushed an oil change to 10k miles and my car started making noises I didn't want to translate.

Bet the owner's wife didn't expect her complaint to actually fix things lol.

Faithjones must live up north where the humidity is just a rumor. Down here in the swamp I call home, I'd bet a week's pay that vinyl would start curling up like a sunburned potato chip. Still, I'm impressed your buddy got two years out of it. Maybe I ought to test a small strip on an old side panel and see if it survives a summer on my porch before committing to the full build.

Oh man, I finally switched after a guy at a swap meet told me his stand was from a 1970s bike shop that went under. Now I just use it to hold the wheel while I stare at it and still end up truing by feel anyway.

No way that guy was 15 miles from anywhere with cell service. I bet he drove 45 minutes just to get to that trailhead and then acted like the whole thing was casual.