How To Make A Bike Repair Stand DIY
Here is my home made bike work stand. I would love a nice Park Tool bike stand, but they are pretty pricey.It was a lot cheaper to build my own. I have been using this stand to work on my bikes for at five years or more, and it still works great. The basic design …Read more »
How To Center Brakes On A Road Bike
Sometimes you will find your one of your brakes is not centered. Maybe it is even rubbing against the rim on one side. The brake may have been bumped. I show you how to center side pull brakes on a road bike. It’s pretty easy and will only take a minute.
How To Install Bottle Cage On Scott Spark 60 Mountain Bike
I wanted to mount a water bottle cage on my Scott Spark 60 mountain bike. The problem was that the screws where you would normally install a bottle cage were being used to hold down cables. I removed the screws and found they were too short to hold down both the cage and cables. So …Read more »
How To Install SRAM Truvativ GXP Bottom Bracket
The GXP (Giga X Pipe) bottom bracket on my Jamis Comet triathlon bike was clicking when under torque such as climbing hills. And it was getting worse. The bike shop confirmed my belief that it was the bottom bracket. So I ordered a new one. I finally got the time to replace the old one. …Read more »
How To Install Contour Grips On A Mountain Bike
I bought these Specialized BG Contour Narrow Locking Grips to replace the stock grips on my mountain bike. I made this video showing the process of installing them. I show just the one side, but just repeat the steps on the other side. I was looking at some non-locking contoured grips made by Bontrager. But …Read more »