Repair guides written from the workstand in Ballston Spa — bleeding brakes, chasing creaks, setting preload, and the tools each job actually needs.
Latest Hubs & Bearings
How to replace bike wheel bearings in a sealed cartridge hub: read the code or measure, pull the old ones, press new ones on the outer race, check for play.
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Brakes
Squealing or squeaking bike disc brakes have seven usual causes. Match the noise to when it happens, run one test per cause, and fix it for good.
Drivetrain
A skipping or slipping bike chain has six usual causes. Here is the order a mechanic checks them, with a test for each and the tool that decides it.
Brakes
Disc rotors wear out slowly, then fail fast. How to read the stamp, measure the wear track, and know when a rotor is done, with per-brand minimums.
Workshop
Six checks that tell you what a summer of riding took: chain stretch, rotor thickness, pads, tires, bearings, and bolts, each with a number to trust.
Drivetrain
Stripped pedal threads rarely mean a dead crank arm. Learn what can be saved, how a thread insert rebuilds the thread, and when replacement wins.
Bottom Brackets
How to identify BB30, PF30, BB86/BB92 and PF30A press-fit bottom bracket shells, why they creak, T47 the threaded escape, and the press and puller to use.
Drivetrain
A workshop guide to adjusting a front derailleur: cage height and rotation, the L and H limit screws, and cable tension to fix rubbing and dropped chains.
Workshop
Where to clamp a bike in a repair stand: the seatpost rule, carbon and aero exceptions, thru-axle fixes, and how to mount a heavy e-bike safely.
Brakes
Bleed Shimano mineral-oil and SRAM DOT disc brakes step by step, with the one rule that saves your seals: match the fluid to your brake before you start.
Drivetrain
What a bike chain tool does, when a chain breaker beats master link pliers, and which press fits 12-speed, AXS Flattop, and 1/8-inch chains.
Brakes
How sintered brake pads are made, how sintered, organic, and semi-metallic compounds actually differ, and why the Slovenian brand Sinter sells pads that are organic.
