The Nerds of CyclingTips

Our global tech editor @angryasian tests and reviews a lot of products every year. Here are 10 that made his life a little easier (or better) in the maelstrom that was 2020: cyclingtips.com/2020/11/ten-pr…

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It's Wednesday, can we start making things out of Drillium again?

@tobiasbunyan The air blast is our go-to.

It's Tuesday, Nerds. You know what that means.

It appears some of you don’t know what that means. It means it’s time to use the ultrasonic cleaner to make sure those bottle cage bolts are spotless before re-installation. Come on keep up.

@sam_garrod Could be dangerous if not clamped properly, but with Ultegra internal cam skewers there’s plenty of clamp force to keep the wheel on.

@NerdAlertNerds Can you please answer whether QR disk brake bikes are inherently 'dangerous'? I'm running an older gravel bike with this set up - no issues. Recently bought Ultegra QR's - they're supposed to provide a really good amount of clamping force.

It's Monday, and that sound you heard over the weekend was your sadly neglected drivetrain crying for some love.

@NerdAlertNerds What about in two decades?

It's Sunday, and if you haven't had your torque wrench calibrated in the last year, go ahead and hang your head in shame.

It's Saturday, that creak isn't going to disappear on its own you know.

It’s Friday, why are you still using butyl inner tubes, you monster?

@Vaughters @CaleyFretz

@CaleyFretz What about duct tape?

@philgaimon You monster.

It’s Thursday, don’t forget that Gorilla Tape is not a good substitute for tubeless tape. Even if you use a lot of it.

It’s Wednesday, don’t forget that if you don’t have a flush cutter, nail clippers will do. Just don't tell @Dave_Rome.

It's Tuesday, don't forget to clean off your TL-BH61 to prevent unwanted fluid contamination.

@ekharvey That is one of life’s biggest questions.

@NerdAlertNerds Last night I actually measured some of my most common hex wrenches to get a handle on things around here. Then it hit me, how do I know if my micrometer is truly accurate? Thanks nerds, one more thing to obsess about 😂

It's Monday, don't forget to arrange your bearing presses in order of decreasing size so you can quickly grab the right one.

It's Sunday, don't forget to crimp your cable ends in a unique way that distinguishes your work from that of lesser mechanics.