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Cake day: June 21st, 2023

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  • Agree on park tool videos, they’re amazing. Get comfortable with removing and replacing wheels, tyres and tubes first as it’s what you’ll most likely need to do the most.

    Keep going until you get it!

    On rides I have:

    • mini-pump
    • tire levers
    • patch kit
    • multitool with hex bits, spoke wrench, Phillips head bit etc
    • spare tube/s

    Then the extra stuff I have at home, in rough order of importance:

    • track pump with reversible head for Schrader and Presta valves (way faster than handheld)
    • bike stand (doesn’t need to be super nice as long as it holds your bike up)
    • cleaning stuff (brushes, degreaser, chain lube)
    • full set of hex wrenches (5mm the most commonly used by far, but also 4mm and 6mm quite frequently)
    • multi size cone wrenches for wheel nuts
    • cable/housing cutter with cable end crimper
    • brake cables and housing
    • gear cables and housing
    • grease
    • needle nose pliers
    • chain whip
    • cassette tool
    • bottom bracket tool
    • torx wrench set
    • headset cup remover
    • headset cup press







  • Oh thank you. I forced the update due to your heads up so thank you for that.

    I’ve found the radios on the phone to be pretty bad compared to my previous pixel 6a. Bluetooth is especially patchy, do you think this is a hardware issue or something that might be improved one day?

    I was grateful for the immediate delete button for screenshots you took accidentally whilst trying to lock the phone lol