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    spokewrench reacted to Mr. Coffee's post in the thread Tubeless Blues with Like Like.
    For all of the caterwauling about how awful tubeless is, I'd guess that seventy percent of the cyclists I see around are riding...
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    spokewrench reacted to fooferdoggie's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    I finally splurged on the Wera ratchet handle. I have the socket type, but with my fumbling hands, I am always changing the direction...
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    spokewrench reacted to fooferdoggie's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    I wanted the wera socket/bit set, but I did not need the socket handle, and I wanted the ratcheting handle. Since I seldom use sockets...
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    spokewrench replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    Some say the camming out was not intentional. I think it was. Ford wanted workers to use power tools, and overtorquing could ruin a hole...
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    spokewrench reacted to fooferdoggie's post in the thread Show Us a Tool with Like Like.
    I doubt Phillips will ever die.
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    spokewrench replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.
    If I needed a certain 1/4" socket, I might have to check several sets. If it's in a set, it can take time to find the right one. If a...
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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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