This is so true. Everything used to break all the time. PTSD for sure. Remember pivot bolts that would back out even with Loctite red? And like many commenting here I'm "that guy" who ends up doing trail repairs/tunes/troubleshooting for my friends.
What have I actually used or needed lately? Of course the usual hex/t25 wrenches, pump, bacon strips, and freaking valve cores. I have a valve core in my EDC pump hole now along with the bacon.
A broken or lost valve core can ruin your day when you're a 3 hour walk from civilization. Or in subfreezing and windy conditions like what happened this winter. Holy crap we were cold after fighting that damn thing for 30 minutes at the top of the climb. Friends bike, of course. We both retired our Lezyne pumps after that day and got OneUps.
May 26, 2021, 9:55 a.m. - JVP
This is so true. Everything used to break all the time. PTSD for sure. Remember pivot bolts that would back out even with Loctite red? And like many commenting here I'm "that guy" who ends up doing trail repairs/tunes/troubleshooting for my friends. What have I actually used or needed lately? Of course the usual hex/t25 wrenches, pump, bacon strips, and freaking valve cores. I have a valve core in my EDC pump hole now along with the bacon. A broken or lost valve core can ruin your day when you're a 3 hour walk from civilization. Or in subfreezing and windy conditions like what happened this winter. Holy crap we were cold after fighting that damn thing for 30 minutes at the top of the climb. Friends bike, of course. We both retired our Lezyne pumps after that day and got OneUps.