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How To Adjust Caliper Brakes by Performance Bicycle

Learn how and why to adjust caliper brakes on your bike. Lean More: http://learn.performancebike.com/bikes/advice Shop Caliper Brakes: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10052&langId=-1&categoryId=400907&facet=cas_f18_ntk_cs%253ARoad%2bCalipers&metaData=&pageSize=&orderBy=&searchTerm= As always, you can shop Performance Bicycle at http://www.performancebike.com/ Follow Performance Bicycle on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/performancebike Like Us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/performancebike Read Our Blog at http://blog.performancebike.com/ source Click here for the best online deals on bike…

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How to Repair a Bike Tube – Fix an Inner Tube of a Bicycle – Mend / Repair a Flat Tire

Repairing a bike tube is fairly simple, once you have a bicycle repair kit. Merely place a cross on the hole in the tube (using a permanent marker) and clean around the hole with a soft cloth. Use the scouring implement (from your repair kit) to lightly roughen the surface around the hole. Next put…

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How To Adjust Linear Pull Brakes by Performance Bicycle

Learn how and why to adjust linear pull brakes on your bike. Learn More: http://learn.performancebike.com/bikes/advice Shop Brakes: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/SubCategory_10052_10551_400907_-1_400002_400002 As always, you can shop Performance Bicycle at http://www.performancebike.com/ Follow Performance Bicycle on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/performancebike Like Us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/performancebike Read Our Blog at http://blog.performancebike.com/ source Click here for the best online deals on bike…

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Check And True A Bike Wheel

Full step-by-step instructions with pictures and text to accompany this guide can be found on madegood.org; http://www.madegood.org/bikes/repair/check-true-bike-wheel/ A bike wheel rim can usually be repaired if it’s only slightly out of true. If there is a more serious ‘dent’ in the rim, then it will have to be replaced. People often leave the task of…

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Chain slip / skip and tutorial on how to fix bicycle gear change issues

There are four main reasons why bicycle gears may skip / slip – 1) worn our cassette/gears and / or chain 2) incorrect combination of chain/gears 3) derailleur is out of alignement 4) wrong derailleur/shifter combination. source Click here for the best online deals on bike accessories, electric bikes, kids bikes, mountain bikes, bicycle frames,…

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Fix A Puncture – Patch An Inner Tube

Visit http://www.madegood.org for 100’s more films on bicycle maintenance. This guide was originally found at http://www.madegood.org/bikes/library/patch-an-inner-tube/ Even if you only ever plan to fit new tubes it’s useful to know how to patch a tube. You may have multiple punctures on one trip and a patch kit – which only weighs a few grammes –…

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How To Adjust Cantilever Brakes by Performance Bicycle

Learn how and why to adjust cantilever brakes on your bike Learn More: http://learn.performancebike.com/bikes/advice Shop Cantilever Brakes: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10052&langId=-1&categoryId=400907&facet=cas_f18_ntk_cs%253ACantilever%2bBrakes&metaData=&pageSize=&orderBy=&searchTerm= As always, you can shop Performance Bicycle at http://www.performancebike.com/ Follow Performance Bicycle on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/performancebike Like Us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/performancebike Read Our Blog at http://blog.performancebike.com/ source Click here for the best online deals on bike…

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How to Properly Adjust Bicycle Shifting

Learn how to properly adjust the shifting on your bike for better performance! The bike I use for the demonstration is a Trek Madone equipped with a Shimano Ultegra derailleur. Required tools: -Phillips screwdriver -5mm hex key/allen wrench (older bikes may require an 8-10mm wrench or socket) Let me know if you have any questions!…

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How to Rebuild and Repair a Wheel Bearing on a Bicycle

This tutorial will show you how to correctly maintain and repair the wheel bearings on bikes. I hope this video is helpful for you. If you have any questions please let me know in the comments below. Please check out my other bike maintenance videos and SUBSCRIBE to my channel. Thanks for watching! source

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