Rating: Park PW-4 Pedal Wrench Review Park Tool makes at least three different pedal wrenches, which are obviously used to remove and install pedals on your bike. (You need a heavy-duty wrench for this!) There’s the Park PW-3, a standard pedal wrench, and the PW-4, which has a special angle on it that gives you […]
Park DT-2 Disc Rotor Truing Tool Review
Rating: Park DT-2 Disc Rotor Truing Tool Review A product description, according to Park Tool: “Specially designed, and precisely manufactured to gently adjust bent or damaged brake rotors. Each DT-2 features two different slot depths laser cut from high quality steel. Centered handle is vinyl dipped for comfort.” I deal with bent, out-of-round disc rotors […]
Nashbar “Stand By Me” Mini Bike Stand Re
Rating: Nashbar “Stand By Me” Mini Bike Stand Review This small bike stand is designed to hold your bike by the seatstay and chainstay on one side. It will work as a light-duty repair stand and/or just a stand to hold your bike upright so you don’t have to lean it against the wall. Pros: […]
Innovations Ultraflate CO2 Inflator Revi...
Rating: Innovations Ultraflate CO2 Inflator Review The Ultraflate from Genuine Innovations is a legendary CO2 inflator, probably the most popular one used today. These inflators use CO2 cartridges to inflate your tires much faster than you could with a mini pump, and these take up less space. Pros: It works well and it works fast, […]
Innovations Ultraflate Plus CO2 Inflator...
Rating: Innovations Ultraflate Plus CO2 Inflator Review The Ultraflate Plus from Genuine Innovations is a new version of the Ultraflate, probably the most popular CO2 inflation system amongst road and mountain bikers. Pros: Makes for quick and easy inflation of road and mountain bike tires with the 16g or Big Air cartridges. The locking tab […]
Performance Hurricane Max Floor Pump Rev...
Rating: Performance Hurricane Max (and Team) Floor Pump Review The Hurricane Max is a floor pump sold by Performance Bicycle as a house brand product. The latest model is called the Hurricane Team, and it offers a tall alloy barrel, top-mount gauge, Hi-Q head that self-adjusts to Presta or Schrader valves, and a pressure release […]
Performance Hurricane Aftershock Shock P...
Rating: Performance Hurricane Aftershock Shock Pump Review The Aftershock Shock Pump is a small shock pump (for any air shock) that is sold under the Performance Bicycle brand. It’s made with aluminum and steel so it’s strong and durable, the swivel hose helps you get around those tight spots and hard-to-reach valves, and a pressure […]
Bondhus Allen Wrench Review
Rating: Bondhus Allen Wrench Review Allen wrenches are vital for any bicycle mechanic. You use them all the time, so you want to get the best quality you can find. I usually stick with Park Tools, but in just a few scenarios I choose something different – this is one of those times. I just […]
How to Mount a Tubeless Tire
Difficulty: How to Install UST Tubeless Tires Installing a tubeless tire is a lot like installing a regular tire (like you’ve probably read about in the “how to fix a flat tire” article. However, there are a few key differences that you need to keep in mind. The first thing you should know is that […]
How to Convert to Tubeless Tires with a ...
Difficulty: Converting to Tubeless Tires (With Stan’s NoTubes Kit) If you want all the benefits of tubeless tires, but don’t want to fork over the cash for new UST wheels and tires, you can convert your current wheels and tires to a tubeless system with the help of the Stan’s NoTubes conversion kit. The Stan’s […]