Originally Posted by
eduskator
Since I bought a 7000$ bike at a nearby LBS that hadn't been torqued properly by a so-called head mechanic (cassette, handlebars, stem & seat post), nothing surprises me anymore.
I am just wondering why the OP didn't try to play with it before starting this thread... Mine is magnetized and it pulls off pretty easily. #AEROGAINZ
OP here! I tried spinning it and extracting it without effect but since it's a plastic part I thought I'd ask before I 'used a bigger hammer'. After inquiry it turns out mine is a push/pull interference fit not a magnet like yours. And anyway, isn't this kind of the point of a forum? Or should we only chime in AFTER we've broken the thing we don't fully understand?
100% on the bike shop observation... my only experience so far is pro car mechanics who can be pretty incompetent so I can easily imagine it extending to other shops...