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    spokewrench replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    Aagh, Phillips! As a technician in 1972 I discovered what we called Reed and Prince. It was a Frearson, invented in England in the 19th...
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    spokewrench reacted to mschwett's post in the thread the math of hill climbing with Like Like.
    i’m positive that it’s output - or at least an estimate thereof. the math aligns very closely with predicted speed and power...
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    spokewrench reacted to fooferdoggie's post in the thread Tubeless Blues with Like Like.
    The cost of tubeless can be high. Luckily, we had tubeless rims already. After a year or so working out my bigs, they work pretty well...
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    spokewrench replied to the thread Tubeless Blues.
    I hadn't known the Bike Farmer to swear until a customer talked him into installing tubeless tires. I believe he calls them a custom...
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    spokewrench reacted to Stefan Mikes's post in the thread Tubeless Blues with Like Like.
    Please watch this video first: Ollie said, among others, something like that: 'So you have installed tubeless on your first wheel...
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    spokewrench replied to the thread the math of hill climbing.
    My Aventon display says in the last 60.8 miles I've saved 18 kg of CO2 and 3.3 trees. Similarly, the efficiency figure for your motor...
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    spokewrench replied to the thread the math of hill climbing.
    https://www.amazon.com/bayite-6-5-100V-Display-Multimeter-Voltmeter/dp/B013PKYILS I checked amazon for "DC watt meter." They're likely...
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    spokewrench reacted to mschwett's post in the thread the math of hill climbing with Like Like.
    yep, that’s a good method if the bike goes by itself! if you need to pedal also, then of course you need to know how much work the rider...
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    spokewrench replied to the thread the math of hill climbing.
    I calculate motor output by seeing the terminal speed up a known grade on throttle alone. If I want to test PAS power, I ghost pedal...
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    I'll pile onto what @fooferdoggie and @TrevorB answered on this. Quality brake cables are treated so they are slick forever. Add your...
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    spokewrench reacted to Base's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    those are great dunno if the link would work for the US https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/BIKETEK-Motorcycle-garage-orange-without/dp/B0141G5FM6
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    spokewrench reacted to Gionnirocket's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    I can't use Stud finders.... they alert as soon as I pick it up. 🙃
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    spokewrench reacted to Slaphappygamer's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    I have a large-ish rubber mat on my garage floor. It’s bright AF orange. I like it because I can see better through the brake pads and...
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    spokewrench replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    When my neighbor sees me down on the ground working on a bike, he'll offer me his shop. Sometimes laying a bike on its side is the best...
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    spokewrench reacted to Taubik's post in the thread Wheel Noise with Like Like.
    Hey, a resolution was already put in place before posting this. The spokes just needed to be tightened and we covered the labour :)...
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