Installing Reproduction Cannondale Top Tube Cable Guides
I needed to replace the plastic cable guides on the top tube on a Cannondale bike. One was broken and the other two were gone. Original stock cable guides (part # A113) are hard if not impossible to find. But there are replacement guides available online that are made with 3D printers. I bought these …Read more »
Clean, Lube & Repair Shimano Integrated Brake Shifters (Brifters)
I show how to fix most STI type road bike shifters that are not working by simply cleaning and lubricating them. You don’t even need to take them apart. Most times it’s just old grease that doesn’t let the pawls move freely. There are usually not broken parts. These are Shimano ST-6400 shifters (Shimano 600/Ultegra). …Read more »
How To Disassemble/Clean/Lube/Re-assemble RST Gila T5 Forks
I show how to tear down, clean, lubricate and rebuild RST Gila T5 forks/shocks. RST recommends this maintenance be done “Every 4 weeks or 25-30 hours of riding or whenever the performance of the fork has diminished(whichever occurs first).” Basic service to keep your suspension working and from becoming stiff or frozen. This bike is …Read more »
Threaded To Threadless Headset/Fork Upgrade On Vintage Road Bike
I convert my 1990 Trek 1000 from a 1 inch threaded fork/headset to a threadless setup with a carbon fiber composite fork. The most common threaded forks have 1 inch steerer tubes. So you are limited when converting them to threadless to use a threadless fork with a 1″ steerer. A fork with a 1-1/8″ …Read more »
Replacing V Brake/Cantilever Pivot Posts
One of the brake studs on this mountain bike was bent and the other was gone. Maybe the missing post had been broken or bent as well. I show how to remove the old studs and install the new ones. This bike is a 2005 Specialized Hardrock Sport. I got it cheap, but there is …Read more »