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holly_williams
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11h ago
Shop owner told me he fires guys who torque by feel, and now I'm rethinking my whole bench setup
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susan_ward
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2d ago
Guy at the Lincoln Ave co-op said my derailleur hanger was bent by 4mm and it finally made sense
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noahclark
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5d ago
Hot take: shops that skip a proper test ride after brake bleeds are asking for it
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paul233
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5d ago
Put a zip tie on a customer's chainstay as a joke, and now I feel like an idiot
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nina_sullivan61
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5d ago
A guy at the shop in Tacoma said I was torquing stems wrong, and he was right
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noahbaker
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6d ago
Hot take: Park Tool PCS-10 beat my homemade stand on a bottom bracket job
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willowc60
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7d ago
PSA: I spent 45 minutes last Tuesday chasing a phantom shifting problem on a customer's bike before I found the real culprit
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the_jason
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7d ago
Update: I finally got a bike shop's tune-up checklist after 6 months, and the one thing everybody skips is the rear derailleur hanger
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the_thomas
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8d ago
Pro tip: that $85 truing stand paid for itself the first week
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grantl94
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14d ago
Front derailleur snapped mid-ride on Route 9, how I limped home
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ninal91
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15d ago
A customer's one comment changed how I lube chains forever
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the_jana
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18d ago
Hit 500 full overhauls this week and it hit me weird
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theas94
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25d ago
The 3am brake bleed that made me eat crow on hydraulic vs cable
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lee.diana
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25d ago
I finally timed myself on a spoke replacement and it was embarrassing
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barbarahill
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25d ago
Countersunk bolts in the wrong hole made me ditch the torque wrench
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