Tech Talks: A Cleat Story, Presented by Park Tool

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stumpymidget (Nov 30, 2017 at 0:11)

Nope, keep the beer for later.

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whatyousaid (Nov 30, 2017 at 7:53)

How bout hading the open beer back to the racer or putting it in the fridge/cooler for later?

Pour out beer = Find new mechanic.

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IamTheDogEzra (Nov 30, 2017 at 8:27)

Do not worry I am tall enough to put my head in a garbage can of these dimensions and can consume the contents despite my human's insistence that I should not consumer the contents. All is well.

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wavesailr (Nov 30, 2017 at 1:25)

Unexpected hard left there at the end...

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WAKIdesigns (Nov 30, 2017 at 3:12)

I was like: if he lights up a joint now I am throwing money at the screen, I buy 1k worth of your tools!

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TheR (Nov 30, 2017 at 9:44)

Is drinking beer really this big a scourge on the race mechanic circuit?

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bikerj603 (Nov 30, 2017 at 11:03)

I don't trust people who don't like dogs and people who turn down a beer. I am with WAKIdesigns if he had lit up a big ol' chonger that video would be epic. Instead I forgot everything he mentioned as I was so disgusted by his rude behavior when presented with a friendly gesture.

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bajajody (Nov 30, 2017 at 11:11)

Wow! That was an unexpected ending. Beer is a form of currency, I've been paid in beer and have paid others with beer. The only other substitute would be coffee. No better way of saying thank you to someone then a nice COLD beer.

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IamTheDogEzra (Nov 30, 2017 at 11:43)

@bikerj603: I now trust you.

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slothracing (Nov 30, 2017 at 19:45)

Sober until the race is over. After that, win or lose we're on the booze! If you're doing neutral support like Calvin, its easy to indulge in one or ten thank you beers unless you draw the line hard and fast

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rustyhorse (Dec 1, 2017 at 9:43)

@bajajody: I'm fully triggered by this

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GDPipsqueak (Nov 30, 2017 at 3:47)

Devastated to see a beer poured out. Unforgivable.

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coyoterun (Nov 30, 2017 at 8:32)

so many stories of mechanic can't function because alcohol in blood level is too low...

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bcmanucd (Nov 30, 2017 at 10:32)

I get the point he's trying to make, and I know Calvin has kind of a quirky style to his videos. But I don't think there's anything more unprofessional that a mechanic could do at an event than pouring out a gift beverage right in front of the gifter.

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whitebirdfeathers (Nov 30, 2017 at 15:26)

Yup, total dick move.

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acali (Dec 1, 2017 at 17:15)

Would of been more effective if he just stabbed the guy offering the beer with the Park Tool UK-1 Utility Knife.

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glasvagas (Nov 30, 2017 at 3:59)

What the hell was that drink part all about? Take ya preaching to the church pal.

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fullfacemike (Nov 30, 2017 at 10:54)

It's impossible to weigh in on Calvin's drinking comment without sounding like either a huge nerd or an alcoholic. Nothing in between.

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fullfacemike (Nov 30, 2017 at 12:45)

I'm in the huge nerd camp, for the record. I catch a lot of flak for not drinking on the job, which is a ridiculous thing to say.

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BigLips93 (Nov 30, 2017 at 17:03)

@fullfacemike: I get where Calvin is coming from, and being a lightweight I will definitely say I'm not as good of a mechanic after a beer or two. Obviously I won't pour out a perfectly good beer, I'll just save it for later! I like to think Calvin did that for effect

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fullfacemike (Nov 30, 2017 at 22:05)

@BigLips93: I think you might be the first person to acknowledge his hyperbole outright.

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Kramz (Dec 1, 2017 at 3:26)

@fullfacemike: A lot of flak for not drinking on the job? Hahaha. I don't know, I never wanted to drink, but there's literally nothing to do as an adult. Life's cool until you're like 20. Everything's designed around women, and children.

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Mekaneck (Nov 30, 2017 at 1:00)

Okay, I'm done, no more park tool videos after watching this.

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drivereight (Nov 30, 2017 at 7:51)

If you can’t wrench and drink beer at the same time, your not a real mechanic! You’re just another sales guy!

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michael-polei (Nov 30, 2017 at 12:54)

a have a buddy who is a military medical first responder. his view on this, "If you can't do your job drunk, you can't do your job"

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bvd453 (Nov 30, 2017 at 14:07)

@michael-polei: glad he's doing his job overseas then, but there's only one reason I have an extra fridge in the garage.

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ProSpeedRacer (Nov 30, 2017 at 2:10)

I just witnessed the unnecessary death of a perfectly good beer!

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Roguee (Nov 30, 2017 at 2:08)

If you lose a cleat bolt mid ride, take out a rotor bolt and use that. Just make sure not to be dragging your feet against the ground or you will grind the hend off the rotor bolt as the heads don't sink into the cleats like cleat bolts

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BikesBoatsNJeeps (Nov 30, 2017 at 9:10)

Don't tell Peaty no beer in the pits! I've been working in bike shops since the beginning of SPD and it's variants. I've seen dozens of missing bolts and twisting shoes. It typically is on a bike that hasn't been well maintained. I do like the split link tool removal method, I typically use Channel-locks, but worry about marring the pedals. As far as cleat bolts are concerned, add them to your maintenance check, simple items like that will save your day. Customers don't typically bring their shoes in for a tune up, but I'll put a note on the receipt to check your cleat bolts semi-annually.

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Someoldfart (Nov 30, 2017 at 19:06)

Beer is a good lubricant. I recall a guy coming in on a Saturday in June when we were super busy asking if we could true his race wheels for the next day. Then he placed a dozen beer on the floor. I asked head mechanic if we had room for a wheel true and he looked at me like I was daft. Then I put the beer down. Moment of silence. 3 o’clock. Tell him to come back then.

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dugcarch (Dec 1, 2017 at 0:39)

wow so many focusing on the beer! the flipping cleat removal technique was a great tip that could save my ass at races in the future!
and he's right, yes beer is good but not whilst you are doing a professional job then driving a big van/truck home. let's face it if you were a pro and your mechanic f*cked up because he was half drunk you would be super f*cked off.

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zonoskar (Nov 30, 2017 at 2:14)

In 25 years of riding, I have never had a loose cleat bolt. Not even half-loose. So how do people lose cleats? Oh, and I never use thread locking compound on my cleat bolts either.

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JarrodB (Nov 30, 2017 at 4:35)

Same here. I just use grease, helps prevent them from seizing in there!

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lRaphl (Nov 30, 2017 at 5:49)

Happened to me twice. Always with new cleats on new shoes.

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motoheaded (Nov 30, 2017 at 5:56)

I have broken the threads out of the retention plate before and lost a screw. That one kinda pissed me off.

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ORTOGONAL555 (Nov 30, 2017 at 6:40)

I lost one in extreme muddy conditions once

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Mugen (Nov 30, 2017 at 7:14)

Yeah, had a couple of issues with new cleats on new shoes when i switched to clips. Just re-tension them after the first 2-3 rides and you should be set for the lifetime of the shoes.

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jpcars10s (Nov 30, 2017 at 8:57)

I've seen one come loose and cause a season ending OTB. New cleats on old shoes.

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dazzhotchkin (Nov 30, 2017 at 22:34)

I've never lost a cleat bolt either. But its probably because I use flats

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Klainmeister (Nov 30, 2017 at 14:05)

If I just podiumed in a race and handed my mechanic a beer because I'm all jazzed up, I'd be pissed if they gave me a lecture on drinking. FFS, sip it, pretend or just be an adult and don't get intoxicated on the job. Sheesh.

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mattsavage (Nov 30, 2017 at 8:05)

He just put glass in the paper recycle bin... This is why china won't buy our recyclables anymore, people cant sort their own shit...

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BIKE-TROLL (Nov 30, 2017 at 0:26)

Don't drink and fix, you will get busted.

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WAKIdesigns (Nov 30, 2017 at 3:32)

I want to see a bike mechanic on extasy... must be using waaay too much lube

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JarrodB (Nov 30, 2017 at 4:36)

I went to work tripping on mushrooms once...

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spunkmtb (Nov 30, 2017 at 7:18)

A long time ago, hell another lifetime early in my home wrenching career I had drank many many beers while working on my 1997 Santa Cruz Heckler. I accidentally or drunkenly threaded the cup of my BB on backwards and reversed the threads. Anyway flash forward 10 years and that MTB was my town bike. It was stolen from work. I found it on ebay 2 years later quite a few states away. Contacted the seller and told him about the reverse threaded BB. Low and behold he returned the bike to me. So sometimes drinking and wrenching can be a good thing.

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spencerbrawn (Nov 30, 2017 at 7:26)

@spunkmtb: what a story!

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BobbyLite (Nov 30, 2017 at 8:23)

That beer was a GIFT! You monster..

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bikerj603 (Nov 30, 2017 at 10:58)

how about how to get those little suckers out when you wear out your cleats! they never seems to fall out but rather get smashed all to hell and seized into the shoes. $0.10 bolt causing me to drill out $200 shoes. haha

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Sycip69er (Nov 30, 2017 at 12:21)

So say no to a depressant drug like beer but say yes to a stimulant drug like coffee? Oh wait, one of those doesn't count? Right, that old story...

#drinkwater

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Jacquers (Nov 30, 2017 at 0:15)

I've lost a cleat on a ride due to a loose bolt. Definitely a good idea to check those bolts regularly!

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kiwi-in-ns (Nov 30, 2017 at 1:22)

Fair enough, but what if you can’t get your shoe off.. I had my foot stuck once for about 20min before I found a mate to help me....

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clarky78 (Nov 30, 2017 at 3:26)

Always had the exact opposite problem have seized cleat bolts when coming to change them or my shoes...

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WAKIdesigns (Nov 30, 2017 at 3:32)

been there 3 times... you know the drill...

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thisspock (Nov 30, 2017 at 6:03)

Take your beer and get off my lawn ya dang kids!

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WaterBear (Nov 30, 2017 at 8:48)

When dude started telling me to be the DD in the pit I couldn't keep making eye contact with the video. ...I would totally drink that beer.

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trailrider1127 (Nov 30, 2017 at 10:32)

Beer has a time and place, I agree with Calvin.

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ProSpeedRacer (Dec 1, 2017 at 7:18)

Yeah, all the time and everywhere.

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TightAF (Nov 30, 2017 at 11:58)

This lamo can’t even handle one beer... lmao weakling maybe drink a couple so you can buy some pants that actually fit your leg haha. Paragon of nerds haha

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gnarnaimo (Nov 30, 2017 at 12:24)

Am I the only one who had an urge to punch this guy in the nose when he poured out that beer!?!

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punknicehole (Dec 1, 2017 at 11:12)

later this mechanic was found with his head in the solvent tank huffing the fumes.....

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Patsplit (Dec 28, 2017 at 11:48)

Had this happen to both shoes in the span of an hour on the trail last weekend! Thanks! Remember to always tighten your cleats before heading out!

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lkubica (Nov 30, 2017 at 0:41)

(Troll mode on) Yeah, right, maybe just use flats when you do not race? Problem solved, you can PM me and I will tell you the address to send some beer.

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themountain (Nov 30, 2017 at 5:08)

Kind of a flat story here.

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nvranka (Nov 30, 2017 at 6:38)

Haven't ridden as long as some of the older members of this community...but in 10yrs I've both never seen this or had it happen to me...

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enger (Nov 30, 2017 at 6:44)

Ride flat peddles and problem solved!

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zoobab2 (Nov 30, 2017 at 8:45)

Ride flats :-)

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bar2bar (Nov 30, 2017 at 13:17)

Well, we know he's not a Canadian.

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SwintOrSlude (Nov 30, 2017 at 1:25)

thread locker FTW on cleat bolts

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Basszplayer (Nov 30, 2017 at 2:24)

Alright dad.

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yzedf (Nov 30, 2017 at 17:49)

Pretty sure the local Kona shop only works on bikes drunk...

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andreDHlive (Nov 30, 2017 at 19:43)

Calvin you should say "Tranquilo mijo" love this videos !

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Legg (Nov 30, 2017 at 22:48)

In the shop the beer goes in the fridge. In the pit or on the trail beers only facilitate the fixing ????????????

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evildos (Nov 30, 2017 at 7:51)

Nice video as usual

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Diesel2007 (Dec 1, 2017 at 3:18)

That was alcohol abuse !

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