Questions tagged [maintenance]
Tools, parts, techniques, and procedures to keep your bike in working order. MAINTENANCE is not the same as REPAIR, a separate tag. Maintenance is what one does on a regular basis. Repair is what one does only when something is broken.
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Is the framed cracked?
I have noticed this scratch/crack on my canyon exceed cf6 frame. Can I get someone else’s opinion on what they think about it?
I have never overtightened the seatpost bolt to more than specified and ...
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On-bike pump maintenance requirements?
I have a variety of small bike pumps, both mini-pumps like a Topeak Race Rocket and small floor-pumps like the Topeak Road Morph. They live on their bike all the time, and suffer the same vibrations ...
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Cleaning chain a few links at a time
Looking at videos of cleaning bicycle chains online, it seems like an inevitably tedious process. Getting the muck out of the links especially. For example, as described in this video. I'm thinking, ...
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Shimano Ultegra 9500 set rear mech skips 8th gear
I'm riding a stock Schwinn fastback road bike from around 2004 that came with a Shimano Ultegra 9500 set, with 2x9 speeds. I have never messed with the derailleurs as they've always worked fine. The ...
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Is it possible to increase the height of Elops 100 steering column?
I have an Elops 100 bike from Decathlon, and I thought that perhaps it is possible to adjust the height of the steering column. I wanted to do this a few years after buying the bike, so the steering ...
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SRAM MTH 716/746 front/rear wheel hub service manual
I am looking for the service manual for the SRAM MTH 716/746 front/rear wheel hubs. SRAM seems to have removed them from their site. Anyone have a link?
Also, I've looked through YouTube and can't ...
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Is bike tyre pressure info deliberately hard to read?
Inflation pressures for tubes are typically written on the side wall of tyres.
I tend to use my tyres till they are very worn and tube starts to bulge through a tiny bit.
Most of the time I spot this ...
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Rear wheel resistance but moves freely when not biking?
Hi all I'm at a bit of loss trying to trouble shoot my Surly Long Haul Trucker.I recently bought it used about 3 months ago and then had a new chain and cassette installed.
Commuting back from work ...
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Pressure Washing Cassette, Chainrings, Chain
I just took my road bike into the dealer for a tune-up, and told the mechanic that about every 4 months I have been applying Bontrager's degreaser followed by pressure washing the cassette, chainrings,...
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Is it economically advisable to replace cassette and chain to protect the crankset?
My chain and cassette are both pretty worn after 2000 and 5700km respectively. My drivetrain is all steel, and the relative price of my parts chain-cassette-crankset are about 0.7-1-7 and front ...
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Is it possible to use a smaller width tube to fit a significantly larger width tire?
Would a 20"x1.75"x2.25"width tube possibly work on my 20x4.0" fat tire E-Bike???
I was hoping that I could temporarily use this tube just to get up to the store to buy a 20x4.0&...
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Is leaving bicycle outdoors short term okay without signs of decay? [duplicate]
I sometimes leave my bicycle outside and it rains sometimes it is left in the rain for a day or few or ridden in the rain and washed with a hose with soap and water. Is that bad for my bicycle as many ...
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Alright to leave or use electric bicycle in rain
Are electric bicycles waterproof to the extend that we can leave them in the rain for a day or few or ride it in rain or wash it with a standard home hose on normal pressure and soap?
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Shimano 105 thru-axle freehub FH-R7070: freewheel body servicability and separately orderable?
I'm searching for a replacement freewheel body for my bike.
The only marking on my freewheel body is
18-d-3 11S
Internet search did not yield useful results for this string.
Searching for Shimano ...
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Does washing the bike (not the drivetrain) actually prolong the life of any components?
Common wisdom dictates that bikes, especially those used in the rain or in the winter, should be washed frequently to prolong component life, but I honestly cannot see how. I am aware of the following:...
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