**How To

Build your own wheels

You many never have considered building your own wheels. Too complicated, too likely to get it wrong, too easy to get someone else to do...

Build your own wheels

**How To

Adjust your cones

Bikes and rattles seem to go together, a common yet often overlooked culprit are the hub cones

Adjust your cones

**How To

Anatomy of a fork

We take a quick look at the anatomy of a suspension fork including simple things you can do to extend maintenance intervals and stuff to...

Anatomy of a fork

**How To

Fork tuning for beginners

So you’ve got a new bike complete with shiny new suspension forks. Or you’ve got some shiny new suspension forks on your old bike. Either...

Fork tuning for beginners

**How To

Tool-free tube change

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...

Tool-free tube change

**How To

Simple fork servicing

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...

Simple fork servicing

**How To

Replace a worn ring

A guide covering how to replace a worn ring...

Replace a worn ring

**How To

Replace a broken spoke

A guide covering how to replace a broken spoke...

Replace a broken spoke

**How To

Replace your shock bushings

These days most full suspension bikes are fairly reliable, but there's one bit that regularly gives up the ghost - the shock bushings.

Replace your shock bushings

**How To

Shortening disc brake hoses

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...

Shortening disc brake hoses

**How To

Disc brake pad replacement

A guide covering disc brake pad replacement...

Disc brake pad replacement

**How To

Fitting your front end

A guide to fitting your front end...

Fitting your front end

**How To

Rim replacement

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...

Rim replacement

**How To

Shiny new shifters

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....

Shiny new shifters

**How To

Rear mech set-up

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...

Rear mech set-up

**How To

Freehub replacement

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....

Freehub replacement

**How To

Wheel truing basics

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...

Wheel truing basics