I just put SPD's on my mountain bike. Lawdy, getting unclipped takes a man & a horse! How do I loosen up these puppies? I saw two allen bolt holes & tried turning those, but it didn't s...
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Hi all,
Just attempting to set up a turbo trainer (no manual btw)
Can't seem to figure out how attatch the bike to the dam thing....
My bike has a quick release lever on the rear wheel a...
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So, what's a girl to do about this?
DH has this old bike -- Schwinn High Plains, dating back to the mid to late '80's. Poor thing has collected a lot of dust over the years, but he commuted...
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Hey guys,
I had a question and I didn't see another post on it, please forgive me if I missed it........ this is on a new bike, although I'm riding the heck out of it. when I'm in second gear...
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Hello! I know this is probably a funny question, but what are the gears called? I need to buy a new gearset (the gears are not very smooth in shifting and it is difficult to shift into larger gear...
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I'm pretty sure this has been addressed somewhere before, but I can't find the thread to save my life.
I recently got a new frame, slapped the old components on but with new cables/housing an...
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so, maybe this should go in the newbies category, but i was wondering what all i was supposed to be checking when i'm tuning my bike. i just learned about that little knob you turn to change how ...
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How close can you be to the minimum insertion line and still be safe? Is this line "conservative" or is it really at the edge of the post's tolerance?
Lots of seatposts come in 100mm si...
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Ok- maybe someone here can answer this question for me. I currently have a Trek 720 with flat bars and twist shifters. I want to put trekking bars on it for touring, but don't know if I can stil...
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What is it? How do you know if you have one? How do you use it?
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I'll let my LBS do it, but just wondering if this is something that should happen annually, or after a certain number of miles, or what?
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I have a Specialized Ruby carbon frame bike. Yes, I know I can flip stems around and such to get an increase in handlebar height. But, has anybody ever used specifically, the Specialized Headset E...
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Here are some little tips and tricks I learned at UBI:
Cow magnets can be used to remove loose bearings from hubs.
A Park pin spanner tool can be used to hold bar tape tight before the job...
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First, just let me say that I have almost no mechanical aptitude
Now, on to my questions. I have been spinning with SPD pedals all winter. Now I'm ready to put the clipless pedals on my road...
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Is this the place to post my Q.?
Well - I was on my new pride and joy, enjoying mile 52 of a perfect days ride, climbing a roller and wondering if my cleat was coming loose, when suddenly the ...
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Clearly I'm new...I'm not sure what I need to be doing with my bike when I get back from a ride. This is a pretty general question, maybe it's been discussed before? Otherwise, anyone have a chec...
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I got a used commuter that I fixed up a bit and now LOVE Anyway, the front wheel had TONS of wobble. I'm not expert wheel-truer (oooh so tedious...plus my perfectionist tendencies work against ...
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I've often read that when lubing the chain, you should also lube "pivot points" or something similar to that. My question is: Where are the pivot points? What all should I be lubing? ...
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(maybe not "bike maintenance" as such, but still "tinkering around with bike")
I was doodling around at home thinking how to dial in the fit on my road bike and wanted to m...
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I accidentally unscrewed my cable attachment to my front brake (I didn't realize the nifty thing on the other side that is like an easy release...) and now it takes a lot of pressing my left lever...
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I just put some new Conti Gatorskin tires yesterday. Is it just me, or are those THE HARDEST ever to put on? Is there some trick I don't know? Normally I can finagle pretty much anything on with j...
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I have a GIANT OCR 3. If anyone else has one, is the shifting really hard? The bike chain goes around one big sprocket wheel. When I change gears the derailleur moves the chain to the correct sp...
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I just ordered a new neuvation M28 Aero wheelset to upgrade from my OEM wheelset. Included with it are Enduro ceramic bearings. What is involved with installation of these? My boyfriend is really ...
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I dunno what got into me but I did some online reading and thought I could do this by myself. It seemed pretty straight forward to me. Here's some background: My bike has been shifting sloppily...
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My $10 walmart odometer did not survive the cold weather. I decided to get one from nashbar. I wasn't in a hurry, and I was getting something else which offset the shipping costs. I thought I coul...
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