Tech Tips
Hex and Torx wrenches for bike work: choosing h...
L-shape, T-handle, Y-handle, ball-end. The handle shape you reach for changes how long the job takes.
Hex and Torx wrenches for bike work: choosing h...
L-shape, T-handle, Y-handle, ball-end. The handle shape you reach for changes how long the job takes.
Sockets and bits for bike work: 1/4, 3/8, and 1...
Match drive size to torque. Where 1/4-drive bits land, where 3/8-drive ratchets save time, where a 1/2-drive socket earns its space.
Sockets and bits for bike work: 1/4, 3/8, and 1...
Match drive size to torque. Where 1/4-drive bits land, where 3/8-drive ratchets save time, where a 1/2-drive socket earns its space.
Pliers for bike work: which tool for which job
Long-nose, slip-joint, locking, retaining-ring: a working bike shop reaches for a different plier almost every job. Here is the decision tree we use.
Pliers for bike work: which tool for which job
Long-nose, slip-joint, locking, retaining-ring: a working bike shop reaches for a different plier almost every job. Here is the decision tree we use.
Frame prep: head tube, crown race, and star nut...
When a head tube needs facing, when the crown race needs pulling or setting, and how the star nut closes the steerer-prep chain. The frame-prep walk-through for everything north of...
Frame prep: head tube, crown race, and star nut...
When a head tube needs facing, when the crown race needs pulling or setting, and how the star nut closes the steerer-prep chain. The frame-prep walk-through for everything north of...
Servicing an e-bike: what's different from an a...
An e-bike isn't just a bicycle with a motor; service is different in three concrete ways. We cover the weight and the workstand, the live-electrical safety question, and motor-specific tooling...
Servicing an e-bike: what's different from an a...
An e-bike isn't just a bicycle with a motor; service is different in three concrete ways. We cover the weight and the workstand, the live-electrical safety question, and motor-specific tooling...
How to remove a crankset (and pick the right tool)
A workshop guide to crankset removal across the four interfaces you'll meet in service: square taper, splined (ISIS/Octalink), Hollowtech II, and SRAM DUB/GXP. Tooling decisions, the cheat sheet, the gotchas.
How to remove a crankset (and pick the right tool)
A workshop guide to crankset removal across the four interfaces you'll meet in service: square taper, splined (ISIS/Octalink), Hollowtech II, and SRAM DUB/GXP. Tooling decisions, the cheat sheet, the gotchas.