For the record: spoke length on Theoβs rear wheel is 292 mm. Writing it down here so nobody has to pull the cassette and measure it again next winter.
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Restocked the community flat kit: 700x32-45 tubes, two CO2 heads, tire boots, quick links, and nitrile gloves. Please replace what you use.
Shop night focus: quieting disc rub and checking chain wear before it eats cassettes.
Chain checker says three bikes are past 0.75. Please do not wait until the cassette starts skipping.
Torque reminder: carbon seatposts need paste, not heroic clamp force.
Voice note: that clicking was not the bottom bracket. Listen at second 8. It is the rear thru-axle washer moving under load.
Indexed six rear derailleurs tonight. The common problem was cable housing cut too short.
Shop night focus: quieting disc rub and checking chain wear before it eats cassettes.
That creak on Ninaβs bike was pedal threads, not bottom bracket. Grease fixed it.
Winter project idea: build a lending kit with cassette tool, chain whip, and hanger gauge.
Shop night focus: quieting disc rub and checking chain wear before it eats cassettes.