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Just hit 500 bottom bracket replacements and it made me rethink my whole approach
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avery3895mo ago
500 bottom brackets" means you've seen every way they can fail. That's the kind of data that changes your whole process.
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blair_lewis855mo ago
After rebuilding about 300 vintage bikes, you start to recognize the exact creak a loose cup makes. That experience made me switch to a specific thread prep paste on every single install now.
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lisa_bennett3mo ago
Hold up though - doesn't thread prep paste make it harder to catch those subtle sounds when something's actually loose? I've always felt like a little dry install lets you feel everything through the wrench, that direct metal on metal feedback tells you way more than a greased up connection ever could.
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