>>1808128>Do tubes decayLook up "ozone rubber degradation" or "ozone cracking".
>>1808143This one negro always posts his anti-teflon grease rhethoric, but has never managed to Google "is teflon chemically inert?".
>>1808147PS I install my fancy square taper cranks with a film of teflon grease. Gonna call the cops?
>>1808151>>1808153Use a drop of superglue. It will wick into the tiny spaces between the strands. No one knows what it weighs, but it costs less than boutique heat shrink.
Check out the 20g Gorilla brand w/ a blue cap. It has the best applicator tip.
>>1808157>remove some strands from the entire innerCheck out Yokozuna Action cable sets.
>>1808160>stainless cables ... they grind down the outer strands from 1.6mm to 1.5mm'Die drawn' not ground.
>>1808222Luv me some French centerpulls.
>>1808321>stamped “mushroomed” ended pinsPeople call it 'swaging' (as in 'swaged pins'). Probably 'upset' is the right word for it.
Wew... I just read what I typed. Yea I'm drunk, but as I know it swaging decreases the diameter of a part, upsetting increases it. Why does the bike world have it backwards? People will call spoke heads swaged, too. Pls respond... this shit is going to keep me awakw
>>1808347Not gonna lie, I thought this was a Jap brand.
>>1808351I bet you typed in 'espadrille' too.