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Saw a mechanic at a co-op in Portland fix a sticky shifter with just a ziptie
Was at the Bike Farm co-op last Saturday and this old dude had a Shimano shifter that wouldn't click right. He popped the cover off, sprayed some degreaser in there, and used a ziptie to pull out a bunch of gunk that was stuck between the pawls. Took him like 5 minutes and it shifted perfectly again. Has anyone else found random household stuff that works better than actual bike tools?
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val_wilson1mo ago
Those specific tools exist for a reason though.
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