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amy_coleman21
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20h ago
Everyone swears by setting chain slack on the kickstand, but a guy at the Dayton swap meet showed me different
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jackson.matthew
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1d ago
Appreciation post: the old bike co-op in Tucson let me use their truing stand for free and it made me rethink my whole setup
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finley_price24
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3d ago
Had a 14 bike tune-up day at the shop in Fort Worth and only one gave me trouble
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jessica_robinson23
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4d ago
Shop down on Cherry St has their repair stand bolted to a drain grate and I can't stop thinking about it
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drew_bennett24
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6d ago
Showerthought: I quit greasing saddle rails and I'm not going back
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cole356
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7d ago
Warning: a customer told me my brake lever angle was off and now I measure it at every tune-up
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rubys80
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7d ago
PSA: saw a shop in Dayton true a wheel with a busted spoke and still ride fine, and it got me thinking
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joelt70
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8d ago
Dropped a 12mm socket into a bottom bracket shell and fished it out with a magnet taped to a coat hanger
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sarah_hart
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10d ago
Am I the only one who had a 9 bike Monday and a 2 bike Tuesday and now thinks the moon controls my work stand
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amy_coleman21
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14d ago
Brass ferrules over plastic crimp ends on a customer's commuter build, and the cable drag difference surprised me
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patriciah51
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15d ago
Rear derailleur hanger snapped mid-climb on the Cedar Lake loop, got it home with a zip tie
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hollyl45
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16d ago
A customer at the Kalamazoo bike swap told me my wheel builds felt "mushy," and he was spot on
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hollyl45
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17d ago
Rant: that $40 chain tool from the swap meet didn't pin a single chain right
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wesley385
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17d ago
Hit 1,000 wheel trues and my hands finally told me why the old guys use a stand
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johnm28
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19d ago
Finally got a 1994 Rockhopper shifting clean after 3 failed tries
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