cable cutter
Cable cutters are an integral part of any bike me
chanics tool box. You know this if you have ever tried to cut a brake or shifter cable with out a proper cable cutter. Also works good for trimming cable housing.
cable cutter Tutorials
Routing Internal Cable Housing for Aero Road Bars
How to route cable housing for aero road bars:
Bend Cable With Needle Nose Pliers
Start by cutting housing long and using a pair of needle nose pliers to...
Type: Repair Tutorial
Installing Campagnolo Ergopower Integrated Brake/Gear Levers
Installing Integrated Brake/Gear Levers:
To begin, peel back the brake hood. Slide a lever on to the handlebar into position and tighten with a 5mm allen wrench. Positioning should look...
Company: Campagnolo
Type: Repair Tutorial
Install and Adjust SRAM Road Derailleurs
Required told: 5 mm hex, torque wrench, phillips head screwdriver, flat head screwdriver, derailleur alignment tool, cable cutters, and needle nose pliers.
It is important to note that Sram...
Company: SRAM
Type: Repair Tutorial
Installing and Adjusting Sram Red DoubleTap Shifters
This video will show you how to install and adjust Sram DoubleTap Shifters.
You will need the following tools and supplies: a 2.5 & 5 mm hex wrenches, a torque wrench, a pair of cable...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Replace Internally Routed Cables on a Bike
Do you have any tips on how to replace internally routed cables? I always dread changing mine.
Nearly every mechanic has cursed the widespread adoption of internally routed cables for the...
Type: Repair Tutorial
Replacing Bike Brake Cables How To
Most bicyclers are quite familiar with changing their brake pads as they're one of the first things that start to go after excessive riding. Over the course of a life though, having to swap out...
Company: Shimano
Type: Repair Tutorial
How To Fix a Frayed Bike Brake Cable
frayed cables don't bring a lot to the table
As we've shown in our other tutorials, cutting and replacing the brake cable system on your bike isn't that hard of...
Company: Shimano
Type: Repair Tutorial
Install and Mount Wired Cycling Computer
We're going to go over how to install a basic wired bicycle computer. All you'll need is a third hand cable tightener and a pair of cutters. This particular computer users rubber...
Company: Bontrager Chris King Record
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Cut, Trim, & Lubricate Brake and Shift Housing and Cables
Your brake and shift cables connect you to your brakes and derailleurs, and are what you use to tell you brakes and derailleurs what you want them to do. Most cables are open to...
Type: Repair Tutorial
Cut and Resize Shimano Disc Brake Hose
Today, we are going to be cutting the hose. As you can see I installed this hose and it's huge. You can do this off the bike or on the bike, however you like. I do it on, because I...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Fix a Stuck Shifter (Shimano)
Unless you ride a fixie bike or have no need to get out of 2nd gear the odds are you're probably going to need your shifters at some point. Since the shifters get used so often and have so many...
Company: Shimano
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Adjust Shimano STI Shifters
“STI” stands for “Shimano Total Integration” and it refers to the fact that the gear shifter and the brakes can be accessed in the same lever.
How it works is that the lever is a vertical...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to String Brake Cables
Stringing brake cables is pretty straightforward.
You’ll need:
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to String or Replace Derailleur Cables
After a while, your cables will need a little work. If you live by the ocean, have wet weather or ride through mud, you’re going to have humidity issues and possible rusting going on. And in order...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How To Fix a Mountain Bike Rear Derailleur
How To Adjust a Mountain Bike Rear Derailleur
Whether you mountain bike down edgy rock gardens or...
Type: Repair Tutorial
Build a Bicycle Wheel: Spoke Cutting with Hozan Spoke Threader
For the 32 hole rear wheel you will need 18 spokes of a certain size for the drive side and 18 spokes of a certain size for the non-drive side. To get these spokes you can either...
Type: Repair Tutorial