Showing posts with label bicycle repair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bicycle repair. Show all posts
Saturday, March 19, 2011

George Argiris' Ingenious Home-Made Chain Keeper

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Here's an ingenious home-made chain keeper that you can make for clamp-on front derailleurs. George Argiris makes them for his bicycles...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Q&A: Fixing Dented Deep-Dish Carbon Wheel & Lacing Spokes

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Winter's a great time to get your equipment ready for next season and to work on your mechanical skills, like wheelbuilding. From this w...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Q&A: More noisy bicycles, checking cassette wear, too clean

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Happy Halloween everyone! In this season of ghostly apparitions and things going bump in the night, here are a few Q and A's on chasing ...
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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Q&A: Making a Bolt-On Front Wheel Into a Quick-Release

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With so many people converting classic old 10-speeds into city bikes, and it being an excellent fall bicycle project, I thought this questio...
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

TECH TIPS: Hands-Only Tire Installation contin.

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I received some fun feedback on yesterday's post on installing and removing bicycle tires by hand only - no tire levers needed. A comm...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Q&A: Brake hoods, if it ain't busted, broken spokes, pain x 2

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Q: Thought this might be a good question for your blog, Jim. I’m sure you’ve come across this plenty over the years. I just picked up a nic...
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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Q&A: What's That Clicking Noise? and more

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Tech Q & A: What's That Clicking Noise? Spokes, Shifters and Tricycles Q: Jim - I have a Diamondback Deluxe bicycle and as it rolls...
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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Q&A: Old Pedals, What's Upright, Chaindrag, Holy Bars, The Deal On Steel

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Q: Hi Jim! I was directed to your website by someone who works in my local bike shop. I recently purchased a pair of 1970's vintage Lamb...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Q&A: Carbon touch-up, triple upgrade, how much chain lube

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Q: Hi Jim, I have a Bontrager X-Lite carbon handlebar that I want to sell, and I don’t know what I can use to polish it up. The bar’s scratc...
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Sunday, March 1, 2009

Q&A: Broken spokes on the road, 3-sp shifter, brake pads for wet weather

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Q: Jim - good morning. I recently broke a non drive-side spoke on my Shimano Dura-Ace rear wheel on a ride. I was wondering if you had a sou...