Category: Wheels

Difficulty: How to Replace a Broken Spoke Gather the following tools and you’ll be ready to replace a busted spoke. New spoke Spoke wrench Truing stand Tire levers 1. Remove wheel. Start by removing the wheel from the bike. 2. Remove everything from wheel. Remove the tire, tube, and rim strip from the wheel. If […]

Difficulty: How to Overhaul Your Hubs You will need: Two cone wrenches Pen magnet Grease Rag This guide covers how to take hubs apart, clean everything, and regrease them. (This focuses mainly on unsealed hubs. Sealed bearings usually do not require service, but eventually they will need replacement.) 1. Remove wheel. Start by removing the […]

Difficulty: How to Adjust Your Hubs You will need: Two cone wrenches 1. Check current adjustment. Start by checking the hub’s current adjustment to see if it is too tight, too loose, or just right. You can do this by spinning and shaking the wheel or pushing it back and forth, while still on the […]

Difficulty: How to Remove Rust Spots from a Chrome Rim If you are restoring an old bike that has been sitting in the barn, basement, or outside, chances are you have some rust to deal with. There are many times I have had chrome rims get rusty, and I had to remove the rust spots. […]

Difficulty: Basic Wheel Truing Wheel truing is one of those mysterious bicycle repairs that scares and confuses many riders. The concept of wheel truing is fairly simple, but it does take practice to get the feel for it, and if you do it wrong, you could end up with an even bigger mess or a […]

Difficulty: How To Replace a Rim Strip The rim strip is a strip of plastic or cloth that fits inside your rim between the rim and tube. Its purpose is to protect the tube from sharp edges of the rim, especially near the spoke holes. If the rim strip is damaged or slips out of […]