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Tools, parts, techniques, and procedures to keep your bike in working order. MAINTENANCE is not the same as REPAIR, a separate tag. Maintenance is what one does on a regular basis. Repair is what one does only when something is broken.

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Can a worn drive-train be upgraded incrementally or should it be all at once?

You may not know that yet, but what is obvious is that the more regular riding you do, the more you'll spend on maintenance. …
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How to measure the correct belt drive tension?

There is now an iPhone app to measure belt tension of a belt-drive. Here is Gates blog post about it, and here it is on iTunes Preview They say they are working on an Android app but this has to take …
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How to prevent my chain from breaking?

I've snapped a chain twice. Once the chain was very heavily worn and it snapped at one of the factory links, the second time it was also heavily worn but it snapped at the Connex Link which I may have …
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How do I cut hydraulic brake hose without expensive tools?

I've seen some expensive hydraulic hose cutting tools for over $100, e.g., the "SRAM PitStop Hydraulic Hose Cutter Tool". I just want to cut the two new brake hoses I have now, so I don't want to buy …
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