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  • Picture 18 y/o me in the 90’s with my new Marin Bear Valley SE and trick wellgo clipless pedals. No YouTube at the time, so had to figure stuff out intuitively… so I started to practice doing wheelies (while clipped in), and before you know it, I overshoot it a bit and my inexperience getting loose from the pedals had me land hard on my back.

    Now doing tricks with the bike is second nature, but it did take some bruises. Just remember to cover the rear brake ;)



  • Some easy examples you can relate to:

    • do you work overtime, even for a minute, and don’t get paid for it? Wage theft!
    • does your company make fun of people using their allowed days off, making you not use them? Wage theft!
    • does your company make you buy tools required for your job, because the ones available are shit or non existant? Wage theft!
    • does your boss call you during your days off, holidays or vacations? Wage theft!
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    8 months ago

    Software Engineer and Bike mechanic here. Since this community is filled with computer geeks, I’ll stick to some bike knowledge that you should know.

    • Tire logo should line up with valve stem. It looks nice and allows to find the stem really fast.
    • To seat a stubborn tire, try some water and dish soap on the bead.
    • To lube a chain correctly, you must clean and dry it first. I use biodegradable deagreaser and shop air. If you can twist the chain and feels gritty, clean and dry again.
    • Avoid non bike chain lubes on chain. Using WD40 on a chain does more harm than good.
    • After a ride, apply a finger dab of suspension oil to fork and shock and cycle the suspension a few times to push the grime from the seals, and wipe it off.
    • Get a good chain wear tool. Catching a worn chain on time can save a lot, by not having to replace expensive chainrings and cassettes.
    • Don’t get a bike specific toolset, because half of the tools you won’t use. Make your own toolset base on what you need. Nobody needs a crank extractor or a axle cone spanners anymore. Start with a decent hex set (2 to 8mm), small torque wrench, brake bleed kit, presta valve extractor, shock pump, 25Torx bit, tire levers, chain breaker, chain wear tool, cassette extractor + chain whip, adjustable wrench, cutters and assorted screwdrivers and pliers. And a floor pump. From there it just goes on, but it will be for specific uses on forks, hub, rims, etc.