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This makes me want to true all my wheels

Old 10-02-20, 11:47 PM
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This makes me want to true all my wheels

Apologies if this has already been posted here. It kinda looks like a C&V Ambrosio rim.

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Old 10-03-20, 01:41 AM
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Old 10-03-20, 03:10 AM
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That was so beautiful I was almost in tears. And Calvin's harp-style improv at 41:23... genius.
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Old 10-03-20, 05:17 AM
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Ah, Erik Satie, soothing video
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The counter weight opposite of the valve is too heavy.
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Old 10-03-20, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by iab
The counter weight opposite of the valve is too heavy.
or the valve cap is too light
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Old 10-03-20, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by iab
The counter weight opposite of the valve is too heavy.
WAT?!? Even after Calvin and crew did a video debunking the need for wheel balancing they sneaked in a counter weight anyway?

Crushed.

I'm reporting that video to the YouTube police.
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Old 10-03-20, 02:48 PM
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I'm in a 50/50 split between the rubber chicken and the spinning wheel...I'll not sleep tonight... Well done both
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At 21:18, the valve was about to say, "screw it, I'm heading the other way." But he had to think about it for another quarter minute before making the decision that changed his direction in life ... maybe forever.
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The counter weight opposite of the valve is too heavy.
Or the video was shot in Australia:-)

Seriously, though, getting a wheel to spin like that involves a lot more than truing (my opinion, of course).
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Originally Posted by DiabloScott
or the valve cap is too light
Or the fork is bent.
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Originally Posted by DiabloScott
or the valve cap is too light
Originally Posted by jorgestelluto
Or the fork is bent.
I wanna know what chain lube they used.

And I didn't see Calvin or Mini-Me wave at the camera.

Although Calvin spinning the wheel by the spokes was so bold, so daring, so... wrong in all the right ways... I'll let the lack of a wave slide. He's like the Andy Warhol of mechanics.
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Old 10-03-20, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by noglider
Thank you for this forever.
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That was great! Now I’d like to hear 55 minutes of a freewheel ticking.
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Secret oil replaced grease
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Originally Posted by jorgestelluto
Or the fork is bent.
The dropout screws are installed the wrong way.
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Old 10-04-20, 06:29 AM
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Add another valve stem nut and remove the cap.
Now I am dizzy, did i just contract COVID?
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