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It's more about reducing corrosive potential in bicycle shocks. If you will service it regularly, atmospheric air won't hurt it...if you don't, though, there's a good chance to simply start corroding the shims/other assorted parts.

Glass is better. Plastic damps the vibes (literally). I have quite expensive cleaning solution that is used for removing scale from brass/steel for watches/clocks, so filling an entire tank would be dumb. I just fill a shallow glass dish and prop it up on a couple of upturned tumblers in the...

@THATmanMANNY I'll check in the morning to see what I've got. Worst case, you'll need to stack washers under the bolt if I don't have the right diameter.

Hold the wedge in line with the stem, and get a measurement from the top where the bolt head rests, to the bottom of the wedge. That looks like a standard M8, which I should have. You can porch pickup it (Colts Neck or Keansburg), or I can pass it along.

Hollow/solid, and what is the thread pitch? I'll dig...

Many composite bikes have co-molded inserts. It's possible to replace them, but it's a major pain (you need to make one, pretty much, and it will never be as strong as original).

As much as I enjoy the process...I've hand-planned too many boards to find it a good use of time 😂

A power planer will be faster than sanding. Hit it with 220 before coating with polyurethane.

Little one won't leave me alone while I'm sitting in "her" spot.

If you get a V2 oneup, you CAN service the cartridge. You need to make a tool to unscrew the bottom of the cartridge though.

I was gonna say something somewhat poetic, but Mitch pretty much summed it up.

It's a biggun, too. Loppers and chainsaw.

probably not an issue. there's typically 8-10mm after the threads.

If it's a double wall rim (and they were sized to hit the bottom or top of the slot), it won't make a bit of difference. You can thread a spoke on with about 3mm of extra sticking out. Also depends on who measured the ERD. Never assume it's accurate.