Seriously, carbon anything. Seatpost clamps, stem bolts, handlebar fittings. It's not just about cracking. You can crush the fibers without seeing it, then it fails later. That little click is cheap insurance. My torque wrench lives on my bench now.

tip-over switch" was smart, @iris873, I used to just use a fan.

Wait, she only lasted an hour? That's actually kind of impressive she made it that long. I feel like the unsolicited life stories start in like ten minutes flat these days. Guess the coffee shop escape plan is the real pro move.

Wait, do you really think the customer was mad about the policy itself? In my experience, they're almost never yelling about the rule. They're yelling because they feel powerless or unheard. That shift in thinking changed everything for me. It stopped being about defending a dumb policy and started being about hearing their frustration. You can't fix the rule, but you can make them feel seen. That's the real lesson no training covers.

Yeah, my friend's salon is seeing the same thing with those LED mask requests.