Latest Bottom Brackets
Press-Fit Bottom Brackets: Standards, Tools, and Service
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.
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Repair guides written from the workstand in Ballston Spa — bleeding brakes, chasing creaks, setting preload, and the tools each job actually needs.
Drivetrain
How to Adjust a Front Derailleur: Stop the Rubbing and Dropped Chains
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 Without Wrecking the Frame
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
How to Bleed Disc Brakes: A Shimano and SRAM Walkthrough
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 Is a Bike Chain Tool and Which One Do You Need?
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
What Is a Sintered Brake Pad? Sintered vs Organic Explained
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.
Brakes
What Is a Flare Nut Wrench and What Is It Used For?
What a flare nut wrench is, why fluid-line fittings need its slotted six-point head, how it differs from open-end and box-end wrenches, and which sizes fit bicycle hydraulic brakes.
Hubs & Bearings
How to Use a Cone Wrench: Hub Cone Adjustment, Sizes & Sets
What a cone wrench is for, the step-by-step hub cone adjustment, which sizes fit which hubs, and how far a regular wrench can take you instead.
Workshop
How to Wash a Bike: A Step-by-Step Workshop Method
The clean-to-dirty workshop method for washing a bike without wrecking the bearings or drivetrain: degrease first, wash top-down, dry, then re-lube.
Workshop
Bike Bolt Torque Chart: How Tight Is Right
Torque specs for the common bike bolts — stem, rotor, crank, cassette, and pedals — plus the rule that beats any chart: the part's printed value always wins.
Hubs & Bearings
Headset Standards Explained: Reading the SHIS Chart
A reference guide to the SHIS headset identification system: what the EC, ZS, and IS prefixes mean, how to read cup and bearing dimensions, how to identify an unknown headset on the bench, and the Unior tools that press, pull, and set each part.
Drivetrain
How to Measure Bike Chain Length the Right Way
A workshop guide to sizing a bike chain: the big-big plus one inch method, the largest-cog method for 1x, how derailleur capacity and full suspension change the math, and how to break to length and reconnect cleanly.