Worst Tuesday I've had in 8 years of wrenching

Last month I had a day where 3 different bikes came in with stripped bottom bracket shells. First one was a cheap department store frame, the second was a vintage Schwinn someone overtightened, and the third was a carbon frame that the owner tried to install a new crank himself. I spent 6 hours total between heli-coiling two of them and telling the carbon guy he needs a new frame. On top of that, a customer yelled at me because their disc brake rub came back after I "fixed" it. Has anyone else had a day where you just want to walk out and never come back?

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diana_bell746h ago

Bruh that carbon frame story hurts my soul. The audacity of some people thinking they can just DIY a bottom bracket on a $3k frame without checking anything. And three in one day? That's a sign from the universe to go home and drink. The disc brake lady would have sent me over the edge though, like ma'am your rotor is bent because you leaned your bike against a wall funny not because I didn't torque it right.