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    Gionnirocket reacted to PedalUma's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    Sometimes the BCD is not quite right for a wheel, so I use something similar to expand the dropouts slightly or bring them in a little...
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    Gionnirocket reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    I agree. Most of my tools are Park or equivalent quality, but I bought a cheap headset press. I have only used it a handful of times...
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    Gionnirocket replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    I've been doing the same up until now and it's worked well for me. That said and agreeing with @stompandgo's comment above.. I just...
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    Gionnirocket reacted to harryS's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    On the subject of forks and headsets. May have posted this in the past, but since I don't have a head set press to press in headset...
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    Gionnirocket replied to the thread Rohloff or not?.
    I concur. I have a chain tensioner on my chain'd Rohloff... But my bike also has a rear suspension so it's really the only way to do...
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    Gionnirocket reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread Rohloff or not? with Like Like.
    If you have horizontal dropouts you can use that to tighten the chain. Some bikes have an eccentric bottom bracket for that purpose...
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    Gionnirocket replied to the thread Rohloff or not?.
    Yeah but you know what a d_bag Murphy can be. He'll arrange for solar flares to take out cellphone service and on the same day he'll...
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    Gionnirocket reacted to Aushiker's post in the thread Rohloff or not? with Like Like.
    I cannot see why you need to take the chain apart to remove the wheel. An IGH has a sprocket which you chain would run on, just like a...
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    I think it better to search cert# as a public company name can be different than their actual or there can be a parent company with a...
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    Gionnirocket replied to the thread Rohloff or not?.
    But you know how Murphy is.... He's not going to tell you to replace it until you're 20 miles from home and it starts raining 🙃
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    Gionnirocket reacted to PCeBiker's post in the thread Rohloff or not? with Like Like.
    I remember it was you that mentioned opening it up to replace the cells if it ever crapped out, but mine (and probably all of them?)...
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    Gionnirocket reacted to PCeBiker's post in the thread Rohloff or not? with Like Like.
    For anyone reading this who has a rechargeable compressor, don't just charge it up, put it in with your tools, and save it for a rainy...
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    Gionnirocket reacted to Cybersnow's post in the thread Rohloff or not? with Like Like.
    I have a rechargeable compressor that I use on the bikes in my workshop, but it is pretty big, However it will also fill the tires on...
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    Gionnirocket replied to the thread Rohloff or not?.
    ... and that's why I don't think keeping it fully charged is a good idea Beginning of each month I use mine to top off my tires. Ohh...
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    Gionnirocket replied to the thread Rohloff or not?.
    This is what I ended up with. . It's a little big @ 7 inches and weighs a little less than a pound but I just don't trust the micro...
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