The highest gear on my mom's ebike after 14000km without a new chain3wk ⋅ TwoSidedMen ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Anyone here ever notice the weird lines on the inside of newer Aventon boxes? Well, it was a slow day at the shop so I decided to cut them out. Turns out that it's a cardboard chair!1yr ⋅ Surpex ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Customer brought this in asking if we could install an electric motor on it.7mo ⋅ p4lm3r ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
As long as bike manufacturers keep doing things like this, I'll never be out of work...6mo ⋅ daern2 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Just installed tannus armour, only to realize I put the tire on backwards. Sigh8mo ⋅ i_smoke_pineapples ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
There was an 80% chance I'd strip it doing it correctly, and an 80% chance I'd strip it with air tools. Air tools it is.6mo ⋅ p4lm3r ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Figured you guys might appreciate this, I made a mini-me to keep myself company while I work!7mo ⋅ ipassovoy ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Customer: just the brakes have no power and needed to be cleaned...4mo ⋅ --Cosmonaut- ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Was told this subreddit might enjoy my toolbox. I’m a DH World Cup Mech3yr ⋅ yunggrant95 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Didn't want to buy the park tools headset remover - so I 3D printed one (which works surprisingly well)7mo ⋅ RIPEMD-320 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Recently opened a small shop in the back of a local business, here's my setup1yr ⋅ triplenova10 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
You gotta love when a home mechanic tries to tell you that your job is simple.6mo ⋅ WhatIsAJahBone ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Share your cursed tools. For me it's this 3-way socket tool that's been here longer than me. The size I need is usually found on the third attempt and very occasionally, the fourth. I think it wants to retire.10mo ⋅ Clawz114 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
That feeling when you just finished regreasing your cup and cone bearings...1yr ⋅ Verfblikje ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Came in for a wheel true. When I noticed, he said he's been riding it for a week this way.1yr ⋅ p4lm3r ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
We had this '71 Sting Ray donated last week. I wish I took before pictures, there was a lot of surface rust. I did a gentle restoration keeping all original parts.1yr ⋅ p4lm3r ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Roses are red, I shop at rona. The drive train on my bike is made by1yr ⋅ rex_virtue ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Time for a change of grips but my client had used a cork as a bung, no problem mate because our shop has a corkscrew as part of our toolkit ;)6mo ⋅ Shinylittlelamp ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Had a customer drop off their new wheelset for tubeless setup, brakes, and cassette. Knocked out the rear wheel, time to get started on the other rear wheel.1yr ⋅ p4lm3r ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Since school is out, my kid wanted to learn how to wrench. She's been helping all week and is picking up the basics quickly.3yr ⋅ p4lm3r ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
just sharing a pic of my boyfriend, busier than ever converting our hall into a bike workshop...9mo ⋅ jeannepilon ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Customer wanted to know why his brake and rear derailleur didn’t work.3yr ⋅ IEatKittys ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
We heard a clunking sound inside a tubeless tyre and thought it was congealed sealant....we were wrong.2yr ⋅ Shinylittlelamp ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
customer goes through a chainring every year, ex-track racer turned crit beast1yr ⋅ mlydon11 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Someone dropped a seatpost down into their frame and then got it very stuck trying to remove it. I just managed to extract it with a bundle of brake cables. It worked amazingly well.1yr ⋅ Clawz114 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
This bike was ridden into the shop today. Customer was complaining that there was play in the front wheel.1yr ⋅ p4lm3r ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Customer attempted to true his own wheels, he has rounded off most of the nipples 🤦♂️6mo ⋅ Shinylittlelamp ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
This is how a Kona bike comes to us, no plastic or polystyrene just good old recyclable cardboard, the zip ties are reusable too!2yr ⋅ Shinylittlelamp ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
They're a little on the pricey side but they come in handy when you need to true your cables!1yr ⋅ BusLandBoat ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Took a tube out of a 50 something year old bike and the patch and the tube have become one :O2yr ⋅ Shinylittlelamp ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
This Is What Happens When You Inflate Your Rim And Not Your Tire1yr ⋅ SummerGoth666 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Customer drilled new holes to mount bottle and used sheet metal screws... Yes it's a carbon frame3yr ⋅ out_in_the_woods ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Shout out to all the 13s and 15s out there, you guys are the real heroes.3yr ⋅ KNaum ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Little know tip, if you use your resin pads long enough they turn into metallic pads1yr ⋅ bsod2102 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Did you know we could have been using can openers to fix chains all this time?10mo ⋅ authentic010 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Ok, let’s see if you can top this, I took off an old bar end grip and found....a tampon!2mo ⋅ Shinylittlelamp ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
MKS RMX, Grip-King, and Monarch take 24 1/8 balls per pedal, 12 per race. Just posting this in case someone searches. MKS Sylvan are 5/32 balls. Plastic cap=1/8, Metal cap=5/32. That's all. Carry on, nerds.3yr ⋅ otterland ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
marathons, tannus, cold temps, and a self sealing tube. the I should just work at McDonalds and get paid more combination6mo ⋅ planeboi737 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Found a pile of discarded bike wheels. Rescued a bunch of old Sturmey-Archer AW hubs from them. Stripped and cleaned them up too. Someone asked me why I did this, and, well....3yr ⋅ PetyaLB ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Love the manuals for bikes that ship straight to consumers. Also, great explanation if you didn’t know how to align calipers1yr ⋅ pre-rideBEERS ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Lost: washers for stem bolts / Found: chain rollers fit perfectly (sram11sp)1yr ⋅ troddinVersion ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
I'm overhauling a bike for a friend of mine. I don't think he's gonna believe it's the same cassette.2yr ⋅ victorstanciu ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Starting a David O.F collection from all the Reserve wheelset installs3mo ⋅ peggz223 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
The new shop truck is running. Installed a bed mounted fork clamp system. The Mundo fits with a few inches to spare3yr ⋅ precisionbikerepair ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Friday project- Installed a hoist above my stand for Ebikes. I'm tired of wrestling with em.1yr ⋅ p4lm3r ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
I just took over as service manager, I’m pulling 60+ hour weeks, and my only full time mechanic is quitting this week. This is the bench of a broken bike mechanic.1yr ⋅ blumpkins_ahoy ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
'What do you mean my chainring is worn? I've been using it for years! You're trying to upsell me!'1yr ⋅ ShankStabington ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Please stop buying your bikes from sports supermarkets people 😣1mo ⋅ Shinylittlelamp ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
I made a thing! Took apart an old TV wall mount and reconfigured it into a bicycle wheel truing stand.3yr ⋅ mikedor ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Shop I'm working at opened a new location a few months ago. How do you like my working/tool station organisation?1yr ⋅ lordxrhonan ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
No crimp, no problem, just throw on a lead fishing weight and a cable tie 😂3wk ⋅ Shinylittlelamp ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
They had a box of patches in the basket, i was like « well you know how to patch a tube» turns out they don’t1yr ⋅ schlass ⋅ r/BikeMechanics
Tip: Store a few zip ties in the steerer tube and forget about them till you'll need them3yr ⋅ Odd_Cardiologist_823 ⋅ r/BikeMechanics