Posts By: RJ The Bike Guy
Fixing RockShox Quadra 21R Forks – Elastomers Replaced With Wood Dowels
I bought this Klein Pulse-Comp mountain bike at a garage sale and got a great deal. The Rock Shox 21R Shocks weren’t frozen, but barely moved. When I went to overhaul them, I found that someone had replaced the elastomers inside with wooden dowels. What the heck? The forks seemed to be in good shape …Read more »
Claud Butler Dalesman Vintage Bike – Semi Restoration
I take my mid 80’s Claud Butler Dalesman bike down to the frame, clean, overhaul everything, and put it back together again. The bike is pretty cool with Reynolds 531 butted tubing frame and forks. It was handbuilt in England. I installed a nice Brooks B17 saddle. BTW, since I know some people will ask. …Read more »
Vintage Schwinn 74180 Brake Lever Alignment Tool Demo
I show how to use a vintage Schwinn 74180 Brake Lever Alignment Gauge. Not a tool that you can’t do without, but it does make the job of aligning brake levers to be even, a little easier and faster.
Caged Bearings – Which Direction Do They Go?
I show how to figure out the right way to install caged/retainer bearings so they are in the correct orientation in headsets, bottom brackets, or hubs. It really depends on the cage as to which way is up and which way is down. It doesn’t matter if it is a headset, bottom bracket, or wheel …Read more »
Make Bottom Bracket Thread Chasing Tools – Cheap & Easy
I show how to make cheap and easy bottom bracket chaser tools using old fixed and adjustable cups. These do nut cut new threads, but are used to chase the threads/repair damaged threads/clean out gunk caught in the threads.