Bicycle Repair Videos
How To Replace Cotterless Crank Arms
Crank removal and installation procedure on a square-spindle, sealed bottom bracket.
Crank, Drivetrain
How To Remove and Install Your Wheels
Demonstrates how to release brake cables and operate front and rear quick release axles.
Axle, Wheel
How To Fix a Flat Tire
How to use a patch kit to repair a tube. Also demonstrates how to remove and install a tire.
Tire, Tube, Wheel
How To Replace Your Pedals
Applies to both 1/2″ and 9/16″ thread sizes. The left pedal has a reverse thread.
Drivetrain, Pedal
How To Calculate Chain Length
Measure the correct length of a new bike chain.
Chain, Drivetrain
How To Replace a Cassette Cluster
Applies to most Shimano cassette/freehub combos (not freewheels).
Cassette, Drivetrain, Freewheel
Recommended Books:
- Zinn & MTB
Mountain Bikes: Maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting. - Zinn & Road
Road Bikes: Maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting. - Sutherland's Manual
Sutherland's handbook for bicycle mechanics on CD-ROM. - Park Blue Book
Hundreds of photos and hundreds of procedures. - Barnett's Manual
Analysis and Procedures for Mechanics. 4 Volume Set. - Art of Wheelbuilding
A great book to help understand the concepts of wheelbuilding. - The Bicycle Wheel
Engineering data about bicycle wheels materials and construction. - Bicycling Science
The ultimate fundamentals book in cycle science.
