Glenn

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Jan 29	comment	Do I need a separate dishing tool for building wheels with park tool TS-2.2 truing stand? Great answer, and alignment advice.
Jan 29	comment	Do I need a separate dishing tool for building wheels with park tool TS-2.2 truing stand? Maybe I'm missing something but I think if you have a misaligned stand then flipping the wheel will only show your stand is out of alignment, not that your wheel is dished correctly/incorrectly.
Jan 28	comment	Do I need a separate dishing tool for building wheels with park tool TS-2.2 truing stand? I too have built wheels using the TS-2 and like you haven't needed to adjust dish when checked against my dishing tool. Bottom line is a dishing tool costs more or less the same as an alignment tool with a higher degree of accuracy per the manufacturers specs.
Jan 28	comment	Do I need a separate dishing tool for building wheels with park tool TS-2.2 truing stand? From the link you provided: The 1554-1 will help align the TS-2 stand, but for accurate work with the TS-2, working with a dishing tool such as the WAG-4 or WAG-5 is recommended.
Jan 23	comment	How to avoid turning the spokes while tuning the wheel I saw somewhere adding little bits of tape to the spokes to act as flags. By using the above technique and flags as a visual aid you can make sure you are ending each adjustment with non-twisted spokes.
Jan 22	comment	What is causing noise/vibration high power input on right hand (drive side) crank? LBS took out the BB re-greased and re-tightened. The issue is gone.
Dec 3	comment	voltage of lighting system Perhaps better handled by electronics.stackexchange.com?
Nov 28	comment	Can I store my mountain bike + suspension hanging from the front wheel for the winter (in an unheated garage)? I don't know the answer to your question but if clearance is an issue, you can likely take your wheel and/or fork off and hang by handle bars if you find pulling on the shock could cause damage.
Nov 19	comment	Breaking spokes on adult tricycle I mostly agree with you. I think the original wheel may have been poorly built, or sustained major trauma which critically stressed many or all of the spokes. They are failing one by one just as they would if the wheel were old. It's hard to say without seeing the riding style, but I find it difficult to believe a 200+ lb, 60 women on a tricycle is putting the wheel through that much torture. The biggest stress is her weight which is split between 3 26" wheels. The lateral stress much be larger than on a bicycle, but it can't be that much larger.
Nov 14	comment	What is causing noise/vibration high power input on right hand (drive side) crank? I think the noise started a week or two after the last visit. The LBS did a quick adjustment on the brakes, and replaced the BB as I stated. There is no chain guard only the chain ring guard which is part of the crankset assembly. I don't have a torque wrench so I may need to make another LBS visit.
Nov 14	comment	What is causing noise/vibration high power input on right hand (drive side) crank? It's not the brakes. The noise isn't right, the vibration is too mechanical and precise and the resistance is too slight. I will check my axle lugs. In the past when I've had axle's slip the condition deteriorated rapidly and the axle position would not rebound as nicely. The issue I'm experiencing has been going on for nearly 2 weeks and seems quite stable.
Nov 12	comment	Why are hand-built wheels considered to be better than machine-built wheels? Checked and re-trued manually*
Nov 11	comment	Why are hand-built wheels considered to be better than machine-built wheels? I agree with all of the above. In addition it should be know that "machine built" wheels are checked and re-trued in some factories anyways. I think as you noted a machine is unable to deal with unusual circumstances, and I think the number of cycles of re-truing and stressing spokes is a major player in the need for a human hand. I heartily agree with your comment about price reduction and quality.
Nov 9	comment	What difference does the range of gear size matter? This answer does not address the question.
Nov 8	comment	Is it difficult to do a post-break-in wheel tune-up? It's more than just tightening the ones that feel loose. Making an adjustment like that can have a ripple effect on both roundness and true of the wheel.
Nov 5	comment	How can I find an adult-sized passenger trailer? How about a pedicab?
Nov 1	comment	Why does my bike make a noise when I pedal hard? let us continue this discussion in chat
Nov 1	comment	Why does my bike make a noise when I pedal hard? All stock parts on a brand new bike a little over a year ago. The bolts were definitely not cross threaded. Again the damage just isn't consistent with that kind of abuse.
Nov 1	comment	Why does my bike make a noise when I pedal hard? Agreed not the BB proper. The BB threading appeared and was even cleaned when replacing the crank bolt 3 times. Each crank bolt ended up with burrs in one spot rather than what I would consider typical wear (shifted/rounded threading). I think there was either fine debris that I couldn't remove of a manufacturing defect as this issues begin very early in the bike's life and I have gone over it many times trying to address the issue. Perhaps you are right and it wasn't adjusted properly in the beginning, but the damage to the threads just doesn't seem consistent to me.
Oct 31	comment	Why does my bike make a noise when I pedal hard? I just replaced a BB this week which was damaging the threading on the crank arm bolts and was producing creaks. I don't know enough about BB servicing and high end BB do know if that is a replaceable part. I do know that in my case, it was not a matter of the bearings being shot (grinding) however the BB did need to be replaced (at $30). Assuming a much more expensive bottom bracket I would certainly look into whether the piece was replaceable.