repair stand
A solid bike repair stand is essential for any weekend warrior or seasoned mechanic. It makes the job of tuning and maintaining your sweet ride 10 times easier. Bike stands come in a variety of shapes and sizes from basic bench clamps to freestanding repair stands. Most have the ability to fold down for travel, unless you get a super heavy duty stand for shop work.
repair stand Tutorials
How to Bleed Avid Hydraulic Brakes
Avid hydraulic brakes require DOT 4 or DOT 5.1 brake fluid so DO NOT USE MINERAL OIL.
The Avid brake bleed kit comes with two syringes, one to catch discarded fluid and one to push clean...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Bleed Magura Hydraulic Brakes
I’ll probably repeat it a bah-jillion times but it is worth repeating: if you are bleeding hydraulic brakes, mineral oil and DOT fluid ARE NOT INTERCHANGABLE! It’s kind of like when they tell you...
Type: Repair Tutorial
Nine Bike Storage Options for Your Home
Unless you have a foldie, bike parking at home (especially in an apartment) can royally suck and if you have more than one, you are assed out. You’ve been there: rolling your bike into a room and...
Company: Cycloc Delta Gladiator GarageWorks Saris Topeak
Type: Blog entry
How to Adjust a Caliper Brake
Adjusting a caliper brake is pretty straightforward.
First off, loosen up the cable anchor bolt with an allen wrench. Make sure the quick release lever on the caliper is closed and not...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Remove and Install a Shimano Cassette
First things first: a freewheel is not a cassette. There are several differences between the two. In a cassette, the ratcheting mechanism is part of the hub and is integrated, not screwed on. A...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Adjust Your Road Bike Brakes
Adjusting your road bike brakes is a pretty straightforward matter. And faulty braking, at any level, is something you don’t want.
First, you’ll want to look at what is going on. Maybe the...
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 Install a Shimano Chain
Chains are where you can get a lot of grit and just plain dirtiness accumulating so it’s something you should clean and maintain on a regular basis. If you need to install a chain, remember to get...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Overhaul a Threaded Headset
When you want to overhaul your threaded headset, remove the handlebar stem and use a wrench for the locknut. Remove the spacers and the top race. Check the races for pitting. Remove fork and...
Company: Chris King Park Shimano
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Install a Threadless Headset
A headset is basically the piece that holds the fork to the frame of a bike, thereby allowing for steering. A sealed bearing headset normally has a plastic or rubber gasket to protect the insides...
Company: Cane Creek Park Race Face
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Install a Threaded Headset
A headset is basically the piece that holds the fork to the frame of a bike, thereby allowing for steering. A sealed bearing headset normally has a plastic or rubber gasket to protect the insides...
Company: Chris King Park Shimano
Type: Repair Tutorial
Replacing Your Mountain or Road Bike Brake Pads: When Do You Have to Do It and How?
Your brakes are hardworking pieces of your kit that you need to check on regularly. You may not think it but bits and pieces of gravel can get stuck in your pads, causing scratches on your rims....
Company: RockShox
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Install Hydraulic Disc Brakes
Installing disc brakes is more often than not, a considerable upgrade for anyone who is serious about their mountain biking. You won’t have to worry about wearing down your rims and about trying...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Bleed Shimano Hydraulic Disc Brakes
Hydraulic brakes work by applying pressure to a liquid in a tube. They work by means of a piston in the lever which shoots liquid into the caliper piston which causes the brakes to clamp...
Company: Shimano
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Adjust and Straighten Disc Brakes
Adjusting disc brakes is pretty straightforward. What you’ll need is a rubber band and an allen wrench.
Yep. That’s it.
To start, you’ll have to slightly loosen the mount bolts that...
Company: Park
Type: Repair Tutorial
How to Install a Sealed Bearing Headset
A headset is basically the piece that holds the fork to the frame of a bike, thereby allowing for steering. A sealed bearing headset normally has a plastic or rubber gasket to protect the insides...
Company: Cane Creek Park Race Face
Type: Repair Tutorial
Mountain Bike V-Brake Adjustment
Rim brakes are simple. Rim brakes are fun. Rim brakes sometimes need adjusting. If you pull the lever and the brakes are still loosy goosey, then it's time to tighten up the tension on...
Company: Shimano
Type: Repair Tutorial
How To Adjust Sidepull Brakes on a Road Bike
Misaligned brake pads can cause a decrease of braking power, or even a blowout! With 5 minutes of your time, you can ensure that you have the ability to stop when you're supposed to. Here's the...
Type: Repair Tutorial
How To Adjust a Mountain Bike Front Derailleur
How To Adjust a Mountain Bike Front Derailleur
Tools you will need:
allen key
... 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