repair RSS

how-to, maintenance, prevention, Repair -

How To Prevent Scratches on a Budget

If you’re riding your mountain bike the way it’s truly meant to be ridden, then breaking parts and scratching the paint are a way of life. While not much can be done to prevent you from annihilating your brand spankin’ new carbon wheels while bombing down a rock garden, there’s a pretty easy and cheap …

The post How To Prevent Scratches on a Budget appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

Read more

bleeding, brake, brake lines, brakes, change, how-to, jagwire, lines, park, Repair, Shimano Bike Gear, sram, tools -

How To Change a Hydraulic Brake Line on Your MTB

There comes a time when due to unforeseen issues, you need to change a hydraulic brake line… or perhaps you just want to change up the brand or color of the hose. Unlike changing a mechanical brake or shifter cable housing, you do need some specialized tools to do this conversion correctly. There isn’t just one …

The post How To Change a Hydraulic Brake Line on Your MTB appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

Read more

epic tv, Repair, trail doctor, video, Videos -

Video: Find that Clunk – The Trail Doctor

When your bike doesn’t quite feel right there’s probably something wrong. A little play in any of its bearings can mean a bad-feeling ride and if you don’t sort it out, it can mean a big workshop bill. A quick check over your bike’s main bearing points is easy to do and lets you see …

The post Video: Find that Clunk – The Trail Doctor appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

Read more

diy, how-to, maintenance, Repair, tips -

How To Service, Repair, and Replace Your Bottom Bracket

Bottom bracket service falls into one of two categories: you either change them with a new one or exchange bearings. Older square tapered bottom brackets with loose ball bearings were full service, but nowadays that’s rare. You could (if you’re careful) repack a non-sealed cartridge (external BB) bearing, but it is not advisable (so saith …

The post How To Service, Repair, and Replace Your Bottom Bracket appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

Read more

29, Fat Bike, how-to, mainteance, orange seal, Repair, video, Videos -

How To Video: 29+ Midfat Tubeless Conversion with Orange Seal

29+ Midfat Tubeless Conversion w/ Orangeseal from Chumba USA on Vimeo. How to convert the Rabbit Hole 29+ rims to tubeless using Orange Seal.

The post How To Video: 29+ Midfat Tubeless Conversion with Orange Seal appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

Read more

Tags