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My first time trying to fix my bike chain when I was 8
I was in my garage in Toledo, my dad was at work, and I just started pulling the chain with my hands. I got grease everywhere and the chain popped off the sprocket completely. I had to walk it to the shop down the street, feeling like a total mess. That little fail made me way more patient with stuff that seems simple now. Anyone else have a core memory of a small project going sideways as a kid?
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knight.felix2mo ago
Ah, the classic grease baptism.
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lindag332mo ago
Grease everywhere is a rite of passage, like knight.felix said. A cheap rag on the workbench saves so much trouble later. That patience you learned is the real tool you walked away with.
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lindag332mo ago
Honestly that cheap rag tip is the real deal. Tbh I learned that one the hard way after my first few projects. Grease gets into everything if you let it. That patience feels like a superpower once you finally get it. Ngl it's the difference between loving the work and just being frustrated.
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riley_wood841mo ago
Three projects in and I actually disagree with the patience thing a bit lol. Like yeah you need some patience but I think too much of it kills the fun. My first bike took me like 3 months because I kept stopping to fix every tiny scratch and grease spot. Ended up hating the whole process by the end. On my second one I just let some stuff slide and focused on getting it done and enjoying the ride. Grease is gonna happen no matter how careful you are so honestly learning to accept that was way bigger for me than patience. Different strokes though, glad the rag tip worked for you.
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