eBooks -Skills
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Chain Cleaning, Wheel Truing, Outsmarting Ill-Fitting Parts
By Jim Langley Pro mechanic Steve Gravenites of Gravy Pro Wheels has a funny saying. It goes something like this, “Bicycle drivetrains are like bathrooms – keep them clean and cleaning is easy; let them go, and the job becomes miserable.” Gravy’s tip is the key to keeping your chain from ever becoming a grimy mess. All…
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Preventing & Removing Frozen Seatposts
By Jim Langley A guy with a Sparrow frame came to me at my shop in Vermont around 1978. His exquisite steel hand-made American frameset was so nice I couldn’t believe it needed any work. But when he told me the seatpost had become part of the frame and no one could get it to…
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New Cycling Shoe Cleat Installation Made Easy
By Jim Langley Last Sunday, I put Look Keo clipless pedal cleats on two new pairs of shoes and it only took 20 minutes. That’s kind of amazing, because typically there’s lots of measuring and fine-tuning to get the cleats directly under the balls of the feet. Then you test ride, fine-tune, and pedal some…
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A Three-Pack of Reader Broken-Spoke Tips
By Jim Langley Wheels are always a popular topic, and dealing with broken spokes resulted in some helpful tips from our readers worth passing along. Get a good wheelbuilder Timothy Seavey from Berkeley, California, emailed, “Like the guy asking about broken spokes, I too am a big guy at 6’ 4” and 210 pounds….
