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carter.hugo
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7h ago
Just realized my homemade chain cleaner trick was making things worse
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fiona_fox56
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20h ago
Swore off quick links for 6 years, then a snapped chain on a Tuesday commute made me eat my words
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riley_bell
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1d ago
I finally figured out why my buddy refuses to touch hydraulic brakes, and I can't decide if he's right
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logan263
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2d ago
Ran solid tires on my commuter for 2 winters, went back to tubes after a flat at 7am on Broadway
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aaron_gonzalez
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4d ago
My Kona's rear hub was creaking for 3 weeks, turned out I just needed to grease the cassette lockring threads
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williamd70
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4d ago
Serious question, how do you all deal with rusted seatposts that are REALLY stuck?
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the_lee
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7d ago
Unpopular opinion: stop greasing square taper bottom bracket spindles, I've pulled 4 cranks this spring and every one had grease on the taper
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cameronwest
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7d ago
Just realized my shop got faster after we banned the air compressor for a month
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karen_shah56
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8d ago
Warning: I hit 500 bottom bracket overhauls and started doubting greased bearings
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sanchez.sean
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10d ago
My lead mechanic in Dayton told me to torque by feel, and I stripped a customer's carbon seatpost clamp 2 weeks later
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keith943
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11d ago
A customer at my shop in Boise told me my test ride sheets were 'too much paperwork' so I cut them to 3 lines, now I'm not sure which way is better
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skylerw87
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11d ago
Shop got 3 seized bottom brackets in one Tuesday and my extractor snapped on the third
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oliver_torres4
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12d ago
Showerthought: a guy in Tucson paid me $40 to fix a 'broken' derailleur that just had the chain routed wrong
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jenny_carr52
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13d ago
Had a guy bring in a 30 year old Schwinn with a bent derailleur hanger, and his reaction taught me something
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the_kai
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14d ago
Guy at my shop in Akron tried to fix a kid's bike with a hammer and I still think about it
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