How To Diagnose/Repair Stiff/Sticky Shifting On A Bike
I show how to figure out why the shifting on your bike is sticky on your bike. I am talking about when the shifter is harder to move than it should be. This is a common question I am asked. So I made this video. Unfortunately there is not a simple answer. There are multiple …Read more »
Repairing Shimano 105 Rear Derailleur With Slipped P-Tension Spring
I bought this Shimano 105 (RD-5700) rear derailleur on ebay for cheap. It was listed as not working/for parts. But I thought I could fix it. It came in the mail today. The P-tension spring had become disconnected from the cage plate. The P-tension spring is what pulls the cage back to keep the chain …Read more »
DIY Cyclocross Bike Project – Replacing Front Derailleur
I install a new Shimano Ultegra (FD-6600) front derailleur on the homemade cyclocross/gravel bike. I needed to use a braze-on type derailleur with a braze-on adapter clamp because with a regular clamp on road derailleur, the clamp would fall right where the bottle clamp screw was. I also removed the old derailleur and installed a …Read more »
Replacing Simplex Derailleur Pulleys
The pulleys on Simplex rear derailleurs were notoriously brittle and would crack and break. And they got worse with age. The pulleys on my vintage Peugeot UO-8 were broken and chewed down to nothing. But like many other things on French bikes, they were made to different size specs than most other bikes. The bolt …Read more »
Fix Bike Rear Derailleur That Won’t Shift Into Highest Gear/Small Cog
I show the steps how to diagnose and repair a rear derailleur that wont shift to the high gears/small cogs.