I only have one more piece of hard learned advice on the bike-your hand is not a hammer, or a wrench or a pliers. It can be a crude substitute but yes, get the right tool. Don't be an idiot like me and try to loose a freewheel by banging on the wrench with your hand...1 surgery later lesson learned....
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > For Rivendell-list-type bikes? I've clamped tubes, top and down, since I > bought my first Park stand in ~2003 (presently have a better one); and at > the bike shop we clamped tubes on steel and aluminum; never using any > padding except that which is part of the jaws. Since the Park had the old > "bolt in holes" clamp adjustment system, I've put considerable pressure on > many a steel tube with no ill effects. > > I've clamped exactly 1 carbon fiber bike (Specialized Roubaix) but forget > if I clamped a tube or the carbon fiber seatpost -- Stevie, owner of shop, > watching me. > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Cyclofiend Jim <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> And some smack-you-on-the-back-of-the-head-reminders >> Don't clamp the tubes. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
