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05-13-2022, 07:32 AM #51
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05-13-2022, 07:55 AM #52Registered User
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[QUOTE=Dumbest Known Time;6614117]Anyone have advice for what other kind of shit to litter the floor with so that any little bolt you drop in is more perfectly camouflaged? /QUOTE]
don't look for what you dropped, look at the floor and you will see what you droppedLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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05-13-2022, 08:11 AM #53
Wait…… olives have a direction??
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05-13-2022, 08:27 AM #54
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05-13-2022, 08:29 AM #55
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05-13-2022, 09:00 AM #57
Ok.. Wooooosh…… That was a close one
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05-13-2022, 09:09 AM #58Registered User
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True. I feel more like his dad though, thrashing around and spit-yelling while I work on bikes.
Also, some of you are not true idiots posting here. Just because you made a dumb mistake once or twice doesn't mean you belong in this thread. But I enjoy the company so no worries.
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05-13-2022, 09:17 AM #59
It took me a full bottle of fluid and 8 hours to bleed some SRAM G2s, including popping 3 different pistons out on accident. Do I qualify?
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05-13-2022, 09:21 AM #60Registered User
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I buy large containers of mineral oil and tire sealant because more than half usually ends up on the floor of my garage.
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05-13-2022, 09:29 AM #61Registered User
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05-13-2022, 09:34 AM #62Not a skibum
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05-13-2022, 09:43 AM #63
I belong in almost any thread that has the word idiot in it!
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05-13-2022, 09:54 AM #64
I'm still unclear on how this happened, but somehow my G2s don't have the bleeding edge, but my old Guide's did. Probably because I took them to a shop to replace (after I cracked 3 pistons on the guides, see a theme?) as there was no way I was gonna be able to swap them out myself.
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05-13-2022, 10:19 AM #65
You can thread them either way. I have never completed the install but have done it while staring blankly into space.
Sram deleted the bleeding edge off of the R's, a true shame. The squishy lever should have been enough of a difference to the RS.a positive attitude will not solve all of your problems, but it may annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
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05-13-2022, 10:49 AM #66Registered User
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Dumb things done wrenching the last few years were (1) chew up a 2x/3x switch for an XT front shifter by trying to figure out how to switch it myself vs. reading the directions (2) spill mineral oil all over my rear brake doing the quick Shimano bleed where you overfill & leave the pads and wheel on.
Dumb thing on a ride last summer was I contaminated a brand new bb and possibly my wife's new hubs & bb too fording a river...wasn't thinking about it and just rolled the bikes through the water for something to lean on.
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05-13-2022, 11:16 AM #67
I built up my last frame (first one ever) and it took me forever. I think the most stressful part is ordering the right size of everything. After the 'expert' thread about my new frame and what shock it takes I called my mechanic and told him I have a frame for him to build because I'm an idiot! He's going to order all the parts and give it a pro build. I'm just going to fix shit when it breaks now...hopefully.
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05-13-2022, 11:31 AM #68
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05-13-2022, 11:36 AM #69
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05-13-2022, 03:22 PM #70
Ask the Idiots
Glad my idiocy got highlighted. Happy to serve the greater good. Whether I imagined it or forced it, I got that olive to thread on in the wrong direction for sure. Free beta for all. Hopefully going to grab a small self tapping screw to correct my mistake this afternoon.
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05-13-2022, 04:10 PM #71
Rennsteig are the best screw extractors to buy, a good quality German made product. You can actually get them at Home Depot, although they are not always in stock.
I'll be over in the Ask The Expert thread if you need me. Or maybe I'll fire up the Tool Time thread again with some bike goodies.
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05-13-2022, 04:28 PM #72Nothing happens now
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Wrenching late night with a beer or two can be problematic.
So the world is filled with tubular entities. Food goes in one end and shit comes out the other. Sperm goes in and babies come out.
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05-13-2022, 04:58 PM #73
Wait, is there another way?!
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05-13-2022, 06:08 PM #74Not a skibum
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Not unless you're being paid to do it IMO
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05-13-2022, 09:55 PM #75Dad core
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