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Bearing Extraction: Using Blind Bearing Pullers
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Bearing Extraction: Using Blind Bearing Pullers

Blind bearing pullers, initially created to remove bearings from rotating equipment without rear access, have been popularized for removing wheel bearings. Despite their increased use, these tools can inflict unnoticed damage on wheels. Primarily deployed in automotive and machinery maintenance, blind bearing pullers slide through the bearing, expand behind it, and retract, exerting a steady force without damaging surrounding areas. However, concerns arise when these tools are used without considering potential damage to internal preload spacers, causing potential legal repercussions for negligent installation in professional settings.

$7K Legend by Bertoletti: Appalling Bespoke Handmade bike frame
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$7K Legend by Bertoletti: Appalling Bespoke Handmade bike frame

This bike frame was personally delivered to Hambini HQ by the purchaser who lived in Boston, MA, USA. He had flown to Italy to pick up his dream bike frame and then onto Manchester to get a Hambini bottom bracket custom fitted to his bike frame.

What followed was quite possibly one of the worst pieces of manufacturing the bike industry has seen and an attitude towards public relations that Bertoletti probably regrets.

Ribble Cycles CGR AL – Multiple Failures of QA/QC and Technical Service
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Ribble Cycles CGR AL – Multiple Failures of QA/QC and Technical Service

Recently, a Ribble CGR AL was sent into the channel by an unhappy viewer who had experienced numerous problems with the bike frame and Ribble’s service. In short, the bike was purchased from Ribble in 2019 and exhibited a creaking from the outset. Ribble attempted to remedy the fault twice,

Dolan Bikes DR1 Bike Frame: Custom Bottom Bracket
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Dolan Bikes DR1 Bike Frame: Custom Bottom Bracket

The British company Dolan (based near Ormskirk in Lancashire, England) have been famous for supplying bikes to many household names over the years and specifically in the field of track cycling. In the late nineties, they started to import frames from the far east. A Dolan DR1 bike frame was initially brought in to Mapdec…

ENGWE Engine Pro EP2 Folding Fat E-Bike (250W/750W)
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ENGWE Engine Pro EP2 Folding Fat E-Bike (250W/750W)

Introduction This is a review of the ENGWE folding fat bike. It is an aluminium bodied fat bike that is manufactured in China. It is available through the website Banggood. For UK readers, the bike may be available on a participating employer’s cycle to work scheme – it will depend on how it is administered….

Shimano Crankset Failures: An Engineering Analysis
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Shimano Crankset Failures: An Engineering Analysis

Introduction Shimano have had some issues with their high end cranksets in recent times. It seems as though the Ultegra and Dura Ace cranksets are the primary units affected. There have been many reports of the cranksets fracturing in half. Some of these have been under modest load on turbo trainers whilst others have been…

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