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Old 04-03-26 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs
I always heard you could just pedal backwards while riding downhill to rethread an unwound BB. Give it a try!?
In my experience, if the DS cup is going to unscrew, it does so in 10 or so miles. So logic suggests that, if you can pedal backwards the equivalent of 10 or so miles worth, it just might work.
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