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Posts By: RJ The Bike Guy

How To Remove Rust From Screws And Bolts

Remove most or all the rust from nuts, screws, bolts cheap and easy. I am working on cleaning up a free bike that I got. It was very dirty and rusty. A lot of the rust came off easily. Some of the screws were pretty rusty. So here is one of the tricks I use …Read more »

How To Fix Shimano 200GS Trigger Shifters Super Easy!

Fix Shimano 200GS and many other trigger shifters without even taking them apart. You don’t even needs any tools. These shifters are on a 1991 Trek 820 mountain bike. The right shifter wouldn’t catch to shift to the larger cogs. It was also very stiff when it would catch a little bit. The left shifter …Read more »

How To Fix Hybrid/Mountain Bike V Brakes Rubbing On One Side

The Gary Fisher bike that I have been working has V brakes. Both sets of brakes were rubbing on one side. The adjustment is very easy. I made a quick video to show how to repair this.

How To Replace Brake Pads On Hybrid/Mountain Bike (V Brakes)

I replace the brake pads for the V brakes on a Gary Fisher Napa mountain bike/comfort bike.

How To Remove/Install Bike Head Badge

My 1990 Trek 1000 was missing the head badge/emblem when I got it. I recently bought a 1991 Trek 820 that had the same badge. My plan with the 820 is to clean it up and resell it. I really don’t think the badge being gone will affect the value. So in this video, I …Read more »