Bike Repair

Home bike tool kits have gotten complicated with all the specialty tools, premium brands, and “essential” lists flying around. As someone who’s built several home...

Bike maintenance has gotten complicated with all the conflicting advice flying around about when to service what. As someone who’s wrenched on bikes for over...

Pre-ride checks have gotten complicated with all the different advice flying around about what actually matters. As someone who’s been a bike mechanic and avid...

Bike fitting has gotten complicated with all the jargon and conflicting advice flying around. As someone who’s both received professional fits and helped cyclists find...

Clipless pedal setup has gotten complicated with all the float angles and stack height discussions flying around. As someone who’s dealt with knee pain from...

Saddle height has gotten complicated with all the competing formulas and percentage calculations flying around. As someone who’s dealt with knee pain from bad positioning...

Watching a new mechanic wrap bar tape is painful. The gaps appear, the tension varies, the finish looks like a preschool art project. Then you...

A customer rolled in last week with a crank arm so wallowed out the spindle spun freely in the pedal hole. The cause? He’d hand-tightened...

Crank removal should take two minutes. Instead, I’ve seen riders spend hours wrestling with seized components, strip threads, and damage cranks beyond use. The difference...

Bottom bracket replacement intimidates more home mechanics than almost any other job. Part of that fear is justified—there are at least six major BB standards,...