Cleaning White Brake Hoods With Bleche Wite Tire Cleaner
1561 December 27, 2015I clean dirty white brake hoods using Bleche Wite tire cleaner. It’s made by Black Magic and I bought it at an auto parts store.
How To Wrap Handlebars With Safety/Extension Brake Levers
1581 September 29, 2015I show how to tape wrap handle bars on a vintage road bike with extension levers (aka “safety levers”, “death grips”, “suicide levers”, “turkey wings”). I use modern tape and show how to wrap around the brake levers leaving a nice clean look.
Remove/Install Bike Handlebars Without Scratching In Quill Stem
1533 September 7, 2015This is how I remove and install bicycle handlebars without scratching them while trying to fit them into a quill stem. I use a tool called Lock Ring Pliers. The pliers I use in the video are some vintage Williams model 1515 pliers. But they are made by other companies as well.
Wrap Vintage Trek Bike Cloth Handlebar Tape Like Factory Original
1966 August 21, 2015I show how to wrap the handlebars on a vintage Trek bike in the same way they came from the factory. I bought a 1981 Trek 412 that had factory original cloth handlebar tape. I used the opportunity to document exactly how they were wrapped. Then I wrapped the handlebars on my 1980 Trek 412 …Read more »
Replacing Non-Aero Brake Hoods/Cables/Housings On Vintage Road Bike
2155 July 23, 2015The original hoods on some Dia Compe non-aero brakes were fried, bumpy and sticking to the brakes. They were starting to disintegrate or decomposing or melt or something. I bought some replacement Cane Creek hoods and install those along with new cables and housings. The bike is a 1981 Trek 412.
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