One of the most basic maintenance tasks you can do but one that can make a tremendous impact on how your bike handles is tightening your headset. If you are noticing that your fork shakes or you...
BOA dials can be found on a variety of bike shoes. It is great for riders who like to make shoe adjustments while riding, since tightening the shoe only takes the turn of...
How To Bleed A Hope Brake:
Before we start anything on the bleeding procedure, we need to make sure the mast cylinder is level, so now fluid will be lost from the master cylinder when...
Tips for Removing Stripped Bolts:
There are so many specialized tools for removing stripped bolts that the market for tools in this category is huge. However, most people would like to...
This video will show you how to properly bleed your SRAM Hydraulic disc brakes.
You will need the following tools and supplies: Avid Bleed Kit, T10 Torx Wrench, 2.5 mm Hex wrench, torque...
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...
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...
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...