Bicycle Repair Videos
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.
