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I've just bought a turbo trainer and I'm looking to buy a new cassette/wheel/tyre to use to save the ones currently on the bike and make it easier to change between my bike and my girlfriend's bike ...

I’m deciding what hub to get for an old city bike I’m currently rebuilding. Previously, I used Shimano Nexus 3C41, and it works pretty well, but I dislike that the speed 3 doesn’t lock well enough, at ...

I want to try to do the lower leg service of my suspension fork myself for the first time. In the RockShox videos on that topic on YouTube, they take apart the fork and clean the parts with isopropyl ...

I have this bike that I bought at a local store, I'm from Costa Rica> The manager sold it to me as a Benotto, but I can not find anything that tells me that it is apart from the stickers. The headtube ...

On a standard tandem frame, is it possible to build a tandem bicycle with independent drivetrains for the two riders? Is there a custom frame builder that would build a tandem like this? I'm aware of ...

I bought a Cannondale Fat Caad 2 that came with tubeless ready rims and tires— the rim is even pre-taped. I’m converting to tubeless currently — removed tube, installed valve stem, put 120ml of ...

I usually ride roads with my 700 x 28 tire, but want to do a trail that has a multitude of surfaces. So can I put a 700 x 35 on this bike?

I have a 16V 8W bottle dynamo and two light bulbs: one is marked 6V 0.05A and is working properly other does not have any inscription and ceased to work. I would like to replace the second light ...

My bike is a Exitway R16 with Rockshox Recon suspension. I was wondering if is this bike for XC racing, light trail riding or both. The bike is not the fastest nor the slowest, I have a little hard ...

Today I braked my bicycle from 50 km/h with my front rim brake and heard a really nasty sound coming from the braking surface of the wheel, and I saw some metal shavings as well. The brake has been ...

My bike has a 2x8 speed Shimano Claris 2400 front derailleur and ST-2400 shifters. The FD is damaged. Can I replace it with the newer Claris R2000 FD? Shimano's compatibility guide indicates that it ...

I recently purchased a bike at a yard sale has no stickers so I do not know what kind of bike it is and would like to find out . Serial number. PL1106001345

I tried using the normal cap nut that is also used for my Shimano internal gear hub on my back wheel. The issue I have is that the axle on power side is quite short and the nut does not get enough "...

I intend to make a module to measure Accu of the electric bike instead of using the indicator's bike. Measured Accu(VRLA) is 48V-12Ah. As I know, the specifications of an Accu are Voltage(V), Current(...

I'm building a full-suspension XC bike for racing technical courses. My frame is built with a leverage ratio such that 45mm of shock stroke corresponds to 130mm of rear travel. 99% of the time, I am ...

My handlebars wobble when I am gripping the center of my handlebars at moderate-high speed. When holding the grips on the end of the bar it's fine but I like to sometimes give my hands a rest with a ...

I am a DIY enthusiast and would like to build a fork shock pump for my personal use. Could some one please guide me and post few pictures of shock pump interiors and it's dimensions...? Thanks

It's an old 9 speed shifter bought in 2010 or so. It has been completely in bits and i have it all nicely back together, it operates "normally" for once shift only, doesn't reset and so only gives me ...

The serial number is E846840 and it's stamped Schwinn Approved beneath the bottom bracket. Is this a Chicago built Schwinn?

Folks, I need a hand. Does anyone know of a bike mechanic that can diagnose problems via FaceTime or another audio/video app? I ride strictly indoors (I’m in Iraq) and there’s a knocking coming from ...

If your hydraulic brakes get hot, can this heat ever travel to your brake levers. Can your levers feel hot or is this my imagination?

When replacing spokes on the rear wheel of my road bike using a tension meter what should the max tension be? I had a spoke snap whilst riding a couple of days ago and it became lodged in the cassette ...

I have bought an old mtb with cantilever brakes. Front has regular yoke and works just fine. Problem is in the rear, where there's a Power Hanger bolted into the frame just above the tire. It looks ...

When would you use a puncture resistant tire vs. a puncture resistant tube?

I am about to purchase a B'twin triban 100, before that, I just wanted to make sure whether, I am going for right one, my requirements are; weekend long rides and it should also sustain the city path ...

I've got a relatively new bike tire (hard case Bontrager) that got punctured by a nail. So now the tube bulges out of the tire and is of great risk of bursting (though I biked several miles before ...

Hi are Clarks M2 hydraulic self bleed or not if someone could let me know it will be a lot of help thanks

I am trying to decide between aero bikes from two different brands. What are some of the things I should think about when comparing these two (or any other) aero bikes?

So I am a complete novice when it comes to bike maintenance but working on a project mtb, old Saracen rufftrax. The rear derailleur was knackered so fitting a new SRAM x5, my question is do I need to ...

I have a Schwinn double bicycle trailer for my kids, but it is broken. The black plastic part pictured fits at the base of the right wall and connects it to the trailer frame. A bolt goes through the ...

I now have some Kenda 28c tires on my bike, and i got a pair of continental gp 4000 in 23c. I want to swap them because of the superior quality of the continentals, but I'm afraid that they could be a ...

I pumped up my flat tires on a Sunday afternoon and on Monday nothing went wrong, but on Tuesday, my bike was left in the rain followed by scorching sun. During that time, both of my bike tires ...

Attic find, any thought as to age, options not on a stock bike, value range.

I got a L size Opus Allegro 4.0 (2014) which came with Vittoria Zaffiro tyres 23-622 (700*23c) on an Alloy Shimano Asoo WH-R501 wheelset 622x15c. I'd like to fit a wider tyre to improve my experience ...

it's a triple triangle without the top tube extending past the seat tube like it does.Im thinking it was before they did this and it is an early gt I'm guessing Can anybody identify this frame with ...

Can anyone help me identify this bike? Obviously it’s a Claud Butler but I’m struggling to find what model it is.

I have a e-mountain bike and I use to commute to uni every day. I have heard that higher tire pressures give you a bit more speed. My tires say I can pump to 55 psi (380 kPa) but I don't know if my ...

Just found a tiny metal ball in my bike fiddling corner. I haven't worked on any ball bearing since the last cleaning, so I'm a bit confused where it might have dropped out of. It's pretty exactly 3mm ...

The friction bushing of an (older) Sram rear derailleur clutch is shown below. What type of polymer material are these made out of? I'm also interested to know what friction materials are used in the ...

For a while when I was riding, there was a stiff feeling changing from medium to high on the crank. Yesterday it wouldn't change at all. I checked the adjustment of the High and Low screws by ...

I have a flip-flop hub that came stock on a Trek single-speed. I'd like to install a fixed-gear cog and lockring opposite the existing freewheel. How can I determine which cogs and lockrings are ...

I have a Schwinn Boundary 2017 and it came with a quick-release front wheel. I noticed that no matter how tight I put the skewer it would be in a different position after extreme braking. The bike ...

How did coaches/scientists come up with specific interval training programs like X sets of Y intervals at Z heart rate/power, lasting T seconds? How are these numbers produced? Are these trial and ...

So I am replacing the rear v brakes on my old Saracen ruff trax, callipers, cables and pads. My questions is... Unless I pull the brake cable tight through the calliper the pads do not get close ...

I'm in my late 30s but never in my entire life did I get delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) from cycling. But even walking at a slow-moderate pace (less than 6 kmh / 3.7 mph average) for 2-3 hours ...

So, I converted my road bike from downtube shifters to STI brifters, and I noticed that the cable housings don't sit properly in the downtube cable stops, do you think that would be a problem ? EDIT:...

I bought the a new bike at the local BMX shop but what brand is this logo? I don't have any idea.

I've bought a headset and I'm not exactly sure what goes where: Presumably, the thing on the left bottom corner would be crown race, but it's not closed and doesn't really fit snugly to the bottom of ...

I'm contemplating increasing my road bikes gear range. I have a race coming up that has some significant climbing. My question is if I want to increase the teeth on my rear cassette will that be ...

I decided to change my bike's brake pads myself. My bike has the following brakes: Promax DSK-915. I contacted the online shop I ordered my new brake pads (and my bike last year), before purchasing, ...