Got a flat out in the wilds? You don’t really want to be faffing about repairing it – just stick in a new tube. Which...
After the last couple of weeks’ articles you should know what most of the bits of your suspension fork are and have got it set...
These days most full suspension bikes are fairly reliable, but there's one bit that regularly gives up the ghost - the shock bushings.
Most brake systems come pre-assembled, filled with fluid and ready to bolt on to your bike. But with such a huge variation in bikes...
Bike wheels are remarkable things. A well-built wheel will last for a long time. In fact, unless you hit it spectacularly hard, a wheel will...
Shifters don’t actually need replacing all that often. There are two circumstances that demand replacement, however. If they break, chances are you’ll need new ones....
The humble rear derailleur (or ‘mech’ to its friends) is a remarkable beast. When you think about what it’s trying to do it’s a wonder...
There’s nothing like a constant cycle of getting your bike filthy and then cleaning it in a hurried fashion to show up any component deficiencies....
From hearing people go on about wheel truing you’d think it was some sort of black magic, with practitioners relying on mysterious incantations and foul-smelling...
Having shown you how to fit a headset previously, the next logical step is to go through fitting a fork. This is another job in...
There are a number of jobs around your bike that are really best left to professionals. Fitting a headset is one of them. It’s a...
Paduang-style headset assembly This week’s reader-contributed bodge repair clearly represents some sort of karmic balancing for last week’s. Our previous offering featured no zip ties at...
Paduang-style headset assembly Woo, yay and houpla – we’ve found a bodged repair that not only doesn’t involve zip ties, there aren’t even any sticks in...
Buttery smoothness Yes, it’s zip ties again for this week’s bodged repair. But full marks to Craig Wilson for lateral thinking in this intriguing variation on...
Give it some stick Are there any conceivable bodged repairs that don’t involve cable ties and sticks? We know they’re out there, but we’re still waiting...
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