I like this a lot. Just last week, I was asking El Prez about any bike maintenance books that he would recommend for a just-starting and eager-to-learn bike mechanic like myself, and he responded with the one-word reply of "internet."
Now that I'm the caretaker of chillwill's repair stand while he's in Cali, I hope to start learning a lot of simple tasks that I can do to start getting the $8 Glastonbury Univega into shape for being a real decent road bike.
So it's good to have nice and short videos to review. I'm a visual guy when it comes to mechanical things. Last week, after repairing a flat on my rear tire of the breezer, I realized that my rear brakes needed some fine alignment adjustment. I happen to work with a guy who used to work in a bike shop, so he was able to help me, but here at home, this site looks to be ideal.
October 29, 2008 at 1:18 AM
I've just blown an hour at bicycletutor.com. There are a lot of good tips and tricks in videos, transcripts, and discussions here. For example, drop a little tri-flow on your spoke nipples before you adjust them and true your wheel. And here is the rest of it.
"Good Repair Website"
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I like this a lot. Just last week, I was asking El Prez about any bike maintenance books that he would recommend for a just-starting and eager-to-learn bike mechanic like myself, and he responded with the one-word reply of "internet."
Now that I'm the caretaker of chillwill's repair stand while he's in Cali, I hope to start learning a lot of simple tasks that I can do to start getting the $8 Glastonbury Univega into shape for being a real decent road bike.
So it's good to have nice and short videos to review. I'm a visual guy when it comes to mechanical things. Last week, after repairing a flat on my rear tire of the breezer, I realized that my rear brakes needed some fine alignment adjustment. I happen to work with a guy who used to work in a bike shop, so he was able to help me, but here at home, this site looks to be ideal.
October 29, 2008 at 1:18 AM