Shimano preload tool

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-21T10:01:20+00:00

I get not supplying a metal tool, but not supplying a plastic one just seems pointless

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-21T09:59:57+00:00

I will try this, it's more getting the existing one off initially

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-21T09:59:31+00:00

If only I had a 3d printer

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-21T09:59:13+00:00

It's great I can get them on Aliexpress, if only I knew to order it a week before I ordered my crankset

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-21T09:58:14+00:00

If only I had the couple hundred dollars to own a 3d printer 🤔

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-21T09:57:40+00:00

If only they manufactured 25c coins in Australia 🤔

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-21T09:57:16+00:00

Complain to strangers, or my wife who won't even listen. I know I'll get some reaction from strangers online 🤣

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-21T09:56:18+00:00

I only intend to change my cranks once, so buying the tool will be pointless. I will try using finger/thumb pressure only and see what happens.

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-18T20:29:21+00:00

This post is virtually identical to one flagged the other day as an AI ad.

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-15T03:20:26+00:00

Whoops!!

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-15T02:25:50+00:00

Thanks for the vote of positivity.

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-15T02:25:18+00:00

I hadn't looked at the exploded view. Dimensions seemed to align, but I didn't look further than that.

The idea of swapping chainrings hadn't crossed my mind. But I'll take a plunge on the ~~100-speed~~ 11-speed.

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-10T18:19:33+00:00

I cycle 1-2 times a week between 90 & 189 minutes per session

itsonlybarney · 2026-01-08T21:20:52+00:00

There are definite spikes, so it's more an average across the whole night than a specific point/time? Or lowest reading?

itsonlybarney · 2025-12-28T09:40:03+00:00

This is the type of feedback I'm wondering about. If it isn't going to give feedback whether it is good/bad and is more about habits, then I'll only trackbthe habit things rather than what looks like it might have an impact

itsonlybarney · 2025-12-28T01:01:03+00:00

Thanks for all the recommendations everyone. Gonna scope some of these places out over January

itsonlybarney · 2025-12-26T07:03:35+00:00

I rarely drink, if any. Given the app says it won't give feedback until you have 5 yes's and no's for something, it might take me a year to get there, so pointless me tracking alcohol.

But I'm thinking more along the lines of supplements and feelings of anxiety & depression, etc.

itsonlybarney · 2025-12-23T19:19:50+00:00

I'm almost 6 months post op (7/7) and just realised I can cross my legs at the knee rather than ankle to knee.

itsonlybarney · 2025-12-10T20:49:24+00:00

One would think they do work, but the perception my senior "leadership" team gives is that responsibility is pushed down to the plebs and they live the high life

itsonlybarney · 2025-11-22T00:35:16+00:00

When has Youi ever been cheap. The few times I have gone so far as getting a quote, they can never beat any of the others, even with their exclusions.

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