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    PedalUma reacted to 6zfshdb's post in the thread Signs of fall/winter. with Like Like.
    You guys are killing me! This is how it looks around here now: My only hope is to find a trail or forest fire road that has been...
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    PedalUma reacted to kevinmccune's post in the thread Signs of fall/winter. with Like Like.
    keep hoping!
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    PedalUma replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    No, over time the shift housing became slightly compressed. It took years. I went to the hardware store to buy zip ties a bag of 50 was...
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    PedalUma reacted to 6zfshdb's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    Once opened, I store my zip ties in short pieces of PVC pipe. Easy to organize and convenient to grab when needed.
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    PedalUma reacted to spokewrench's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    Grandfather had a straight razor and a strop. He didn't use the tools in the photo to shave his arms. Here's another hint. My uncle also...
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    PedalUma reacted to Old-tool-guy's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    Not sure that qualifies as dumb. What were the guide tubes made of? I wouldn't think you could tighten the ties enough to crush the tube.
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    PedalUma replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    @spokewrench. I took one head like on the right and squared the face. I removed the backside burrs. I honed it, finishing with buffing...
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    PedalUma replied to the thread Signs of fall/winter..
    Today on a group ride we spotted pink blossom buds on a tree on Corona Road, 94954, as we approached the mountain. We did just 16 miles...
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    PedalUma reacted to harryS's post in the thread Signs of fall/winter. with Wow Wow.
    We;re done with biking here. Biggest snowfall ever for November in Chicago area. With the long term forecast, there probably won't be...
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    PedalUma replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    I did a dumb and amateurish blunder. One of my bikes with a steel frame had, as a starter analog bike, a couple of exposed sections of...
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    PedalUma reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    Not a tool, but tool adjacent: A smart guy who worked for a cabling vendor I used once advised me that when you open a bag of zip ties...
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    PedalUma reacted to 6zfshdb's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Haha Haha.
    Or a pop top for a beer keg. 🥴
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    PedalUma reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    I think you are right. I am an Android user, but my wife just got an iPhone and I had to buy some Magsafe accessories for her. I liked...
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    PedalUma reacted to Base's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    Looks like a magsafe accessoire
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    PedalUma reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    I don't think that is a bike tool. Maybe a phone stand? How easy does it collapse, or does it hold its position when open?
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