The SLX 7100 series lever blade is: Y2S798010 (right) or Y2S798020 (Left)
The XT 8100 series is: Y2RR98010 (R.H.) Y2RR98020 (L.H.)
The XTR 9120 series is: Y1XK98010 (must use the spring from your...

Easy to swap, hard to find. SLX, XT, XTR of the sane series numbers will all work/fit. They just have different tooled adjustments or materials.
Left and right lever blades are the same, the...

Your suspension will be super sweet and ride great next season... when you finally get it back from Fox :fmicon:

Rapha North America Abruptly Lays Off Staff in Bentonville Office
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MTB lever bodies are made from a metal/alloy and can withstand smaller threads,.
Road levers are all plastic/composite. The road lever bleed ports are so easy to strip out, so a larger thread...

The bleed block you need is Shimano Y8N219000, the most square looking one with a vertical slot cut into it. It retails for $3.00
https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/S968d75bd79b74df1b3b25f42c8b15f9cv.jpg
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Maybe with Mrs Dee Hubbs' TdF winnings this year :fmicon:

-Birzman disc rotor wear tool (I use a micrometer, but this go/no-go would be great)
-Birzman brake pad wear tool (I use a micrometer, but this go/no-go would be great)
-SRAM pad spreader (I have...

Looks like Stages Power out of Boulder CO is next to be done:
Stages Cycling lays off entire workforce

If I'm having issues with tape/rim adhesion I like to warm up the rim with a heat gun.
The 2 best techniques for "cutting" a valve hole so they don't spread are 1) a hot awl that melts the tape...

What about desktop? Using Safari?

I want to build from frame up a size 49 Gravel bike for my wife (I can't figure out how to post photos :fmicon: )
Do I go:
Giant Revolt Advanced
or
(Fawk) Specialized Diverge?

How does one post photos now?
Bonus, who ever helps me gets first pick in the the Dee Hubbs Greatest Bike Parts Sell Off.
I really need to list some stuff for sale....

Read this to help with your decision.

https://escapecollective.com/threaded-1-dont-make-me-pick-one-hex-key/

I’m a huge Wera fan, but it’s all personal preference.

One of the pro athletes I look after is sponsored by SRAM, every time I send part numbers to SRAM I add the Pad Spreader in the order, and never get it. Either its been out of stock, or specific...

It's not often a YouTube ups me in the bike tool department, but his one hit my bank account hard.
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SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY

Cover them with a new decal:
https://www.slikgraphics.com/shop/cranks/raceface-next-r-custom-crank-decal-kit/

Isn't the horse considered wildlife, so it's not really closed to them? :fmicon:

Partial bleed referees to using the Shimano bleed cup in the lever only, burp out an air bubble that has made its way to the lever (highest point).
This can be done without removing a wheel,...

The Crest uses a:
Front 15 mm x 158 mm x M15 x 1.5 Thread
Almost any brand that is the right length will work.

1.5 threads are pretty standard across most forks. Thread pitch typically only...

Gawd dam it, we actually get MAX though our Xfinity cable package.
I could have been watching this all along, but I also now see they have the events available on demand for replays.

Not trying to stir it up, but how are you guys watching the races?
Max? VPN with something like Eurosport?
I was thinking of buying Flow Sports (Canada) and VPN into that geolocation.

You'd be surprised how bad a new fork feels coming out of the box, vs how good it feels after cleaning out that grease monstrosity.

Any seal driver tool will do. A cheap 3d printed one or an expensive one from Abbey Tools, they all do the same thing.

Just send it.
Fox assumes 75% of their suspension won't be serviced, so they over grease and over lube it so it will last years without issues.
-Will it ride better if serviced: yes,
-Are you...

Stans recommends 4oz for most MTB sizes and 2oz for most Road/Gravel size tires.

Edit: how the fawk do you post photos now? did something change? I know the site has been weird the last week, but...

My house is at 8640' it sure as hell dries out fast.
When I lived in Whistler the rubber on the tire would wear out before the Stans dried out, but here in the high country Colorado 4oz of Stans...

I have a DIY tool I use to protect it, but for some reason I went a different route and tried a drift that moved on me.

Destroyed a hub on a $2400 wheel set.
I was pressing out some bearings because I feel it's "safer" than DT's suggested process of hammering the axle to remove the bearings.
One of my drifts...

Fawking Subaru's. My wife found a local Subaru, from somebody we know, an older single gentleman, who's buys a new one every 5 years.
It's immaculate, with new (4000k) winters and never installed...

Trying to find a new wagon.
Bobby can you run the VIN on this one:
WA18NAF46HA160467

I can afford the AMG shift knob.

4 slot bike rack. No trailer, DD’s mom comes to my place (and leaves) on her own.

What new (to me) wagon do I want?
I currently own a 2014 Audi Allroad, I'm replacing a 2008 Subaru Outback, have owned a 2006 Impreza.

Looking for a AWD wagon. $15-25K.
I want another Audi...

Fox should have a M3 x 8, buy a M3 x 10.
Home Depot should have one if you don’t have a good bolt supply shop.
...

The stock bolt only catches a few threads, the fork has depth for 7-8 more threads, so you can just need to source a longer bolt, and turn past the bad threads.

Those should have had a conical washer on top.
Anytime a caliper adapter is used to account for a larger rotor, it changes the angle that the bolt heads sit on the adapter, thus the need for a the...

Wheel building related.
This is the minutia that keeps me up at night:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5ASF1nSS2d/?igsh=eXdzZmFrMWdjcWNv

Because the majority of "bike" products are industry products that are just rebranded bike specific.
FIX is a basically Purple LOCTITE 222MS with PTFE intergraded.
Wheelsmith is basically a pipe...

I typically use brass for the strength of the nipple material. The weight difference in DT Squorx is +/-25g per 32 spoke wheel.
Aluminum version: 32 nipples weigh 13.5g; 0.42g / nipple
Brass...

LIV Obsessed, XS 27.5?
I can dumb this down and remove all fancy AXS parts for you. Provide you a rolling chassis, and you spec it out with used bits.

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I mostly build with DT Pro Lock nipples, so I don't use the thread dope all that often. When building with WAO rims I use the recommend Sapim Polyax nipples with the Secure Lock system.
I think the...

PTFE Pipe Thread Sealant from Home Depot I the plumbing aisle.
or
FIX from Wheel Fanatyk:
https://wheelfanatyk.com/collections/lacing/products/fix

Don’t tell Mrs Dee Hubbs…
She’s already making TDF spreadsheets [emoji12]

Those DT’s are pretty narrow at 25mm. But they are a great wheel set if you don’t plan on running too wide of a tire.
I have dealt with this model on bikes with a few high mileage clients, and I’ve...

I might have a set of chainrings, let me look today.
Gawd I need to have a massive sale on TGR.

SRAMs Matchmaker clamp will work. The silver square nut can be filed down a fraction on the sides to reduce its width and then it should fit inside the 8120 XT lever bracket opening. I like to use a...

If the pads look like the attached photos, there is a problem, but SRAM already knows about it. Even World Cup mechanics with SRAM factory support complain about this issue. (Brad Copeland on Kate...

I've been looking for a used Audi allroad- 2014-2019 range, and this thing keeps poping up in my search:
489701
Audi Q7 limo....