Tech Tips

Repair guides written from the workstand in Ballston Spa — bleeding brakes, chasing creaks, setting preload, and the tools each job actually needs.

Juice Lubes Bearing Juice multi-purpose grease jar open in a mechanic's hand, fingertip scooping green grease

Workshop

Avoid Seized Parts

The parts that seize first — seatposts, pedals, pinch bolts — and the grease, prep, and washing habits that keep winter grime from welding them in place.

· 2 min read

Rear derailleur and cassette on a bicycle drivetrain, illustrating where a bent mech hanger is diagnosed

Drivetrain

How to Save a Bent Mech Hanger

Shifting suddenly feels off? How to spot a bent mech hanger and straighten it accurately with an alignment gauge before it wrecks your drivetrain.

· 1 min read

Hand holding a Unior 193HX-US 5 mm hex T-handle next to a road bike crankset to check for a creaky bottom bracket

Bottom Brackets

Creaky bottom bracket? Check these first

Creaks love the bottom bracket, but they don't always live there. What to rule out first — before you spend time and money on new bearings.

· 2 min read

Mud-caked cyclocross bike rear wheel, cassette and derailleur, after a wet race — context for post-ride maintenance

Workshop

Chris shares his maintenance tips

The best type of bike is a reliable bike. To help you spend more time on the bike and less time walking alongside it we’ve put together a few tips along with a few products from our catalog to help you maximize your shred:not-shred ratio.

· 2 min read

Mechanic checking a tool at an open Unior tool case in a pickup truck bed, T-handle hex keys and pliers visible

Workshop

What Bike Tools Do I Need?

New to wrenching or rounding out a collection? A quick tour of the essential bike tools, from individual hex wrenches to a full home-workshop setup.

· 2 min read

Unior 1699/4 bottom bracket tap engaged in the BSA shell of a red road bicycle frame to chase the threads

Bottom Brackets

Frame Prep: Threaded Bottom Bracket Shells

Why factory frames need shell prep, and how facing and chasing a threaded bottom bracket shell prevents creaks and extends bearing life.

· 3 min read

Mechanic seating a tubeless mountain bike tire onto the rim using a red Unior tire lever, outdoor trailhead repair

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.

· 7 min read

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