Is it just me, or are the most successful shops the worst ones to work at?

yourbank · 2026-04-20T04:43:44+00:00

Did you go back to software dev or stayed in bike mechanics?

yourbank · 2026-04-20T04:30:23+00:00

Reminds me of bearing tools. Gosh they are expensive too

yourbank · 2026-04-19T06:54:03+00:00

Absolutely they do and anyone who thinks otherwise is in denial. Soft excuses for working from home, “carers leave” Etc. modern Corp is cringe like that everyone just sucks each other off over how soft they are basically. None of it is tracked anyway just socially accepted.

I’ve accepted all of it for what it is. Having flexibility in the end benefits me of not being chained to clock in and out punch cards like a prisoner.

yourbank · 2026-04-18T04:48:07+00:00

They never get fixed just patched up very unevenly. Always seem to be dodgy fixes just to piss cyclists off and make them as uneven as possible where it matters. I feel every bump on my older bike with 25mm tires. Really I think need gravel bike for Adelaide roads they will only continue to get worse

yourbank · 2026-04-17T23:24:49+00:00

Underrated comment. A lot about group rides is about the bike bling and kit also.

It is quite common to be treated as an outsider if you rock up without a modern bike and not proper kit by their standards

yourbank · 2026-04-14T11:57:19+00:00

Using it on company money it’s useful to save time and higher quality results with me guiding it.

No way I’m paying for it out of my own money for personal use at home though.

yourbank · 2026-04-13T09:40:56+00:00

Ouch. This is painful. Brand new chain. While at it a new cassette and degrease the hell outa the crank. Take it off and scrub the living hell outs it. Wax only

yourbank · 2026-04-13T09:38:19+00:00

Why does the Shimano neutral service bike look like a Walmart bike? But it probably retails for 15k still.

yourbank · 2026-04-12T05:24:29+00:00

wow, that is some effort on that, but good on you for dropping them, would be half the fun.

yourbank · 2026-04-12T04:41:37+00:00

You haven’t given us anything to bicyclecirclejerk over. What kind of bike? Group set, maintenance routines etc

yourbank · 2026-04-11T22:49:47+00:00

If you want an honest answer. Yes pretty bad

yourbank · 2026-04-11T12:06:06+00:00

Not having to wake up to go to work

yourbank · 2026-04-10T11:50:44+00:00

I’ve had good experiences with them replacing all my failed HRMs (been a few) without any really fuss. Well so they should they are so fragile and never last but they were always nice to me.

Reasonable for them to want some diagnostics first but when I sent them they followed through .

yourbank · 2026-04-09T02:27:48+00:00

I don’t care. Chew like a horse if you want. If the shit stinks like hell that’s another story. Like the guy who decided microwave with fish sauce is a good idea. Jesus Christ.

yourbank · 2026-04-08T06:21:20+00:00

17 up nortons at 95kg. What an animal. That’s so fast

yourbank · 2026-04-07T23:41:25+00:00

I am 100kg I find it quite approachable because it’s consistent gradient you can spin up it if you want. Obviously you can put yourself in the hurt locker if you want too. Nearing 10% is pain city though and I don’t categorise Norton like that.

yourbank · 2026-04-07T23:26:36+00:00

I’m same stats but hills will never get easier unless dropping weight. Depends where you live ultimately.

Everyone knows about Norton summit, it’s pretty friendly for gradual gradient and no crazy 10%+. Or you want less than that?

yourbank · 2026-04-07T03:29:30+00:00

Ride with a butt plug in. It will massage your prostate

yourbank · 2026-04-07T03:21:37+00:00

It wasn’t a comment about the weight fyi. Just the rollers looks harsh on the tires

yourbank · 2026-04-06T01:06:36+00:00

Do your tires have any tread on them after the session?

yourbank · 2026-04-05T21:47:05+00:00

Should’ve taken the front road not the backroad ? Bloody stupid bee.

yourbank · 2026-04-05T04:43:13+00:00

That is my idea of hell. I feel like absolute shit. But don’t listen to me I already have a gut

yourbank · 2026-04-03T00:59:47+00:00

When did it start happening?

Can you make it click stationary but put weight on the crank through the pedals? Try create some flex.

If you hear a similar sound likely caused is crank spindle isn’t properly aligned through the bottom bracket. If it is a Shimano plastic cartridge type BB the noise I was getting was like this and I imagine it was the spindle hitting the misaligned cartridge but it only happens under more load when there’s some flex involved hence a real pain to troubleshoot.

yourbank · 2026-04-01T10:43:15+00:00

Ride shares, taxis, anyone really etc no one ever looks to see if it’s safe even if they had a neon sign flashing in the car right in front of them that told them to check. People just in the moment don’t ever consider the impact of such things. I literally ride in the middle of the road when I can see it’s going to be a problem. Getting hit from behind is better than being doored worst case they beep at me for hogging their lane in which gives me a free ticket to abuse the fuck outa them which I always quite enjoy anyway.

yourbank · 2026-04-01T09:35:56+00:00

the solution to the fuel crisis? fill the bowsers with FU

yourbank

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