Wheels & Tires
How to true a bike wheel
A workshop walk-through for bringing a wheel back into true — lateral, radial, dish, and tension — plus the call on when a wheel is past saving.
Tech Tips
Repair guides written from the workstand in Ballston Spa — bleeding brakes, chasing creaks, setting preload, and the tools each job actually needs.
Wheels & Tires
How to remove and install a bike tire
Pulling a tire and putting one back on is the most-performed bike repair in any workshop. This guide walks through removal, install, valve service, and bead seating, with the tools we reach for in our own shop.
Wheels & Tires
Tubeless - the benefits
What tubeless actually buys you — fewer punctures, lower pressures, a smoother ride — and what to know before you ditch inner tubes.
Wheels & Tires
How do you use a tire lever?
The shallow lift-and-walk lever technique that spares tubes and rim beds, and the habits that make a tire change a thirty-second job.