The Ask A Mechanic Thrad
08-13-09 | 05:22 PM
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The Ask A Mechanic Thrad
I am a experianced mechaic with 25+ years in a bike shop. I notice many people in here start new thread and getting 20+ babbling rambling posts from guys with cat avatars who don't know what they are talking about and who use the word fixie.
So post here, and i will answer you with one post, and the correct answer!
So post here, and i will answer you with one post, and the correct answer!
08-13-09 | 05:25 PM
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Hella Raw
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is this the same 14-year-old grunge/metal drugee kid-mechanic from Europe?
08-13-09 | 05:29 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
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This should be interesting........
08-13-09 | 05:42 PM
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Good, I've been waiting for this kind of thread. Everyone else here would just tell me that I'm dumb like the guys in the bike shops. My brake lever won't stay still on my toptube. Do I need a something called a shim?
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I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
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08-13-09 | 05:43 PM
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Here I'll do the thread too-
Hey, I have a rattling in my freewheel.
Oh, well I'd probably have to see the bike.
Done and done.
Hey, I have a rattling in my freewheel. Oh, well I'd probably have to see the bike. Done and done.
08-13-09 | 05:50 PM
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Comanche Racing
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From: Deep in the heart of Texas
Bikes: Presto NJS build, Specialized Allez Pro w/ full Dura Ace and Ksyrium SLs, 1990something Specialized Sirrus
I <3 fixies!!
08-13-09 | 05:51 PM
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Beausage is Beautiful
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From: Saitama, Japan
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Does anyone remember Pistaboy?
08-13-09 | 05:52 PM
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You gonna eat that?
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From: Fort Worth, Texas Church of Hopeful Uncertainty
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Oh Mr. Mechanic... I have a question: How do you spell thread?
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08-13-09 | 06:01 PM
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Hella Raw
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I bought a new bike from the LBS and the guy there said they were having a promotional deal and that each of their bikes now came with a complimentary "D0UCHEBAG". So I was wondering what do you do to get rid of this "D0UCHEBAG" and just keep the bike?
08-13-09 | 06:05 PM
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I am Noobert.
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I started laughing when i saw the photo, had nothing to do with the text. just the fact that the photo ended up in the thread.
08-13-09 | 06:06 PM
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Beausage is Beautiful
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From: Saitama, Japan
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Oh, and I just got new clipless shoes. Will they work with my old socks?
08-13-09 | 06:10 PM
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Hella Raw
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Well I saw the "mechanic" of this thread in my LBS when I was buying the bike, but he/she(He?) no wait, SHE (God, I'm confused) wasn't the mechanic. So go figure it out.
08-13-09 | 06:16 PM
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do you remember the rambling you sometimes post late at night when you wake up in the morning?
08-13-09 | 07:08 PM
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I am a experianced mechaic with 25+ years in a bike shop. I notice many people in here start new thread and getting 20+ babbling rambling posts from guys with cat avatars who don't know what they are talking about and who use the word fixie.
So post here, and i will answer you with one post, and the correct answer!
So post here, and i will answer you with one post, and the correct answer!
Such a seasoned mechanic as yourself surely knows that SS/FG bikes are simply bikes nonetheless and subject to the same mechanical issues as any other. In other words, you don't need your own thread. It will become a mess anyway.
