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i too pulled a front hub swap last night. side a went flawless, side b had to be laced 3 times. a few too many beers had me thinking i started lacing it in the wrong spot the first 2 times until i realized that i had also been going in the wrong direction. i practically wanted to just smash the wheel and go buy a new one by the time i was done...
Never happened to me with wheel building (I never built wheels), but I’ve been in that boat on other types of projects. Reworking things will wear out patience.
the only major screwup i ever made while lacing a wheel was when i was given a box of parts from another mechanic at my shop to lace up a BMX wheel (he was donating it to me). it laced up fine, but there was way too much spoke sticking out the nipple. he failed to tell me the spokes were sized for a 4x lacing not 3x.
That Yeti SB100 sure looks nice, and my favorite LBS is a Yeti dealer. Interesting developments.
tonight is the first meeting for kindergarten readiness at the local school. can't believe my first kid will be starting in the fall.
I thought they bought Pivots.
and yetis for some reason, despite the higher defect rate.
anecdotal evidence is the best we have. guy i work with (who is a global director or R&D, a decidedly non-bro) went through i think 3 warranty frames before he gave up on yeti.
also plenty of pictures of broken yetis on these here innernetz.
Brovidence.
Is that such a bad thing?? Lifetime warranty on Yeti, so break a bike, get a new one, break a bike, get a new one....
Lifetime Brroanty
Yeah - they eventually screw you when they discontinue a model and don't have spare parts available any longer.Is that such a bad thing?? Lifetime warranty on Yeti, so break a bike, get a new one, break a bike, get a new one....
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A guy in my hood, who lives in a permanently parked RV has added another car to his collection. In addition to his RV, SUV, motor cycle, buddy’s car, buddy’s motorcycle.
Brotistics
Uh huh, all those spendy, plastic bikes that creak with each pedal stroke break frequently. Who'd have thought ?
oh c'mon . . . my plastic bike never creaked and to date I've broken many more metal ones than plastic ones . . .
Would that be because you have owned way more Al Lou Minium bikes than plastic ones ? Hmmmm...
Starting to see a little interest in the dentist bike I have for sale... this guy made me an offer via eBay message, citing a year-older bike he saw on CL as reasoning/justification for his (perfectly reasonable starting point) offer. Hoping he finds my post on CL and connects with me that way, and we can both get a mo'bettah deal.
I have also broken more aluminum bikes than plastic. And I've had a grip of plastic bikes.
Pretty much a repeat of a couple of days ago as I have the same fresh ingredients still but HOLY SHIT the scotch bonnets are sooo tasty when not used in excess. 
On a side note I may find it difficult to have a pizza that I like better than mine.
Now waiting for the afterburner to kick in.
On a side note I may find it difficult to have a pizza that I like better than mine.
Now waiting for the afterburner to kick in.
There is some weird yellow and white bullshit on there. I just wanted you to know. It could be poisonous.
in fact, it killed my appetite...
in fact, it killed my appetite...
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I have one, and it’s not broken!
lmk if you have any questions, just ask.
I am probably selling it to get something with a bit more travel, like 130mm or so.
Good looking Pie.Pretty much a repeat of a couple of days ago as I have the same fresh ingredients still but HOLY SHIT the scotch bonnets are sooo tasty when not used in excess.
On a side note I may find it difficult to have a pizza that I like better than mine.
Now waiting for the afterburner to kick in.
What if he calls it a short travel agressive geometry bike?