Bike Repair Videos

Difficulty: Coaster Brake Maintenance Although coaster brakes are rare these days, they can still be found on older bikes and some new kids bikes, plus some beach cruisers. They work when you apply backwards pressure to the pedals. This causes brake pads inside the rear hub to engage and stop the bike. If you take […]

Difficulty: How to Clean Disc Brakes Cleaning your disc brake pads and rotors is very important for proper braking performance, and it helps eliminate the dreaded brake squeal which is all too common on disc brakes. Step 1: Get some Brakleen. You can find this at an automotive store for cleaning car brakes, but it […]

Difficulty: Most places say to replace cables about twice a year, and housing once a year. That might be necessary if you ride in the mud every day, but for most people, replacing cables once per year and housing every year or two is enough. (I’ve gone 3-4 years between cable replacements without trouble.) The […]

Difficulty: Are you sick of dealing with the stock split cables that came with your gyro? Then you might want to try a dual cable setup, which is much smoother and easier to adjust. The dual cable setup, whether upper or lower, gives you much better performance because you are using straight cables that deal […]

Difficulty: 4/5 This guide will cover installation and adjustment of hydraulic disc brakes (with a focus on Hayes.) Setting up hydraulic discs is very similar to mechanical disc setup, but it’s almost easier since there are no cable adjustments. You will need: T25 Torx wrench 5mm Hex wrench Torque wrench 1. Install the rotor. Start […]

Difficulty: How to open and close your v-brakes using the quick release function. This is important when removing a wheel. How to Open and Close a V-brake V-brakes are found on many mountain bikes. While disc brakes have come down in price in recent years and are very common, there are still plenty of bikes […]