Handlebar setup, swap brake levers, install new cables.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Remove and Replace: Brake levers, shifters, grips, cables and housing.
Difficulty: Easy
Tools:
1. Allen wrench set
2. Torque wrench
3. Wire cutters
4. Housing cutters
5. pliers (needle noose too would be good)
6. Bike stand
7. Misc: i.e. chain lube
How to true a wheel.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
In this case we are using a rear MAVIC SpeedCity wheel.
Difficulty: Advanced
Tools:
1. Truing stand
2. Dishing tool
3. Spoke wrench(s)
4. Tensiometer
Time: 5 to 10 minutes. (when you are good at it)
Spokes are STRONG!
when they break they pull apart like taffy
The hub hangs in
Cogset remove and replace (R&R)
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Remove and replace a cogset. In this example, we are using a Shimano LX 34x11t cogset on a Mavic SpeedCity rear wheel.
Tool list:
1. Shimano lock ring tool
2. Chain whip
3. Large Crescent wrench
4. Grease
torque: 40Nm
How to:
1. Remove rear wheel
2. Remove QR/Skewer
3. Place the
How to change a flat
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
How to fix a flat.
that is...
“How to replace the inner tube”.
In this day and age, most people simply replace the inner tube.
me...I often patch tubes.
this vid is about just simply replacing the tube.
quick and easy
some pointers.
Tools:
1. Pump
2. Tire levers (hopefully not)
3. Patch kit (