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Showerthought: I hit 1,000 bottom bracket overhauls last Tuesday and the bike that did it was a rusty Huffy
I keep a chalk tally on the wall behind my bench for every bottom bracket I tear down, and last Tuesday the count landed on exactly 1,000. The bike that pushed me over was a crusty Huffy from a guy in Dayton who paid me $35 in cash and a gas station coffee. What got me was how many of those 1,000 were the same cheap cup-and-cone setup, not fancy sealed bearings like you'd think. My mentor Sal used to say the count tells you more about your town than your skills. So what's your weirdest milestone, and did it come from a bike you'd never brag about?
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riley86017d ago
Sal's line about the count telling you about your town stuck with me since cheap cup-and-cone is all anyone rides here too.
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