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Old 09-03-2014, 06:52 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by smokey View Post
Hey you want to run it in gear on a stand you fill your boots, I will let the guy know who lost two fingers when they got amputated by the chain. It is not just the bike running you have to worry about if you have your ear close to the wheel with it rotating while trying hard to pinpoint a sound while your stethoscope, long hair, whatever gets caught up in something. I always prefer safety over lost fingers or worse.
A vaquero doesn't have a chain and I don't have long hair and the tube that I'd use on the stethoscope would keep my fingers away from moving parts. Safety is about mitigating risks as they can't be eliminated.
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