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Tagged with mountain-bike maintenance
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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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Bleeding Promax Decipher Hydraulic Brakes
I have a Promax Decipher Hydraulic Rear Brake on a bike I am trying to repair, but no idea how to bleed the brakes. I have tried to find something out there in internet land but the two videos I found ...
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How To Maintain a Electric Bicycle?
I had purchase an electric bicycle - Meraki from Ninety one cycles. It's very convenient and easy to use, but I still don't know how to do maintenance of my electric bicycle at home.
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How can I take part in downhill mountain biking on a budget
I have had an old specialized stumpjumper, and every 3-4 bike rides I go on something breaks or goes loose. In the past year and a half I have gone through:
2 rear derailleurs (the current one is on ...
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PROMAX DECIPHER hydraulic brake hose replacement
I have a set of PROMAX Decipher hydraulic brakes and need to replace the hose cable (basically adapt these brakes to another bike and the cables length is longer). I would like to know how to split ...
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Difference Between SRAM SX eagle chain and SRAM NX eagle chain(12 speed)?
I have a Trek X-Caliber 8 with a SRAM SX Eagle 12 speed drive train, but I only have a SRAM NX Eagle chain. What is the exact difference between the two chains, and how can I modify my chain to make ...
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Front wheel twist and move in dropouts when braking or on aggressive turns
I discovered that my front wheel moves on the dropouts. I have searched the web to know why? But most of answers was "replace quick release and problem gone" so I replaced the quick-release ...
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Click sound when I pedal hard
I have click sound when I do pedal hard and uphill.
I tried to troubleshoot:
Tighten my pedal.
Tighten my crank.
and I tried to remove my chain on and tried to add force to left pedal and it clicks, ...
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Change chain with cassette or do nothing?
Sometimes as a hobby I repair entry level bikes for myself or for friends and family.
The rear derailleur is working fine (no skipping/ slipping etc..).
But than I discover (with a chain checker), ...
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Left crank has become loose and no longer stays on the bike
The left crank kept falling off and I've kept on managing to put it back on but finally it wouldn't go. Think the threading is just absolutely kackered. So I ended up taking it to a shop to have a ...
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If the original lube that comes on new chains is so good, why don't we all just have a unified perfect chain lube?
See the following link to read about peoples opinions about new chain wax/lube (and when to remove it):
New chain is pre-lubricated, should I clean it before use?
Can we buy this chain wax/lube that ...
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How do I figure out what the model number is of my Shimano rear derailleur?
Here are pictures of my current derailleur I need to replace.
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Rear wheel keeps ending up squint, axel on cassette side lateral movement?
I have an old(?) 2010 Carrera Vulcan MTB and the rear derailleur hanger broke a few months ago (my son accidentally bashed it with his bike). Even though the bike is old, it has not really seen much ...
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What can I use to replace a Shimano Deore LX RD-M581?
I've got a trusty Marin East Peak XC from 2008, but the rear derailleur's adjustment screws have all sheared and I need to replace it. The derailleur is a Shimano Deore LX RD-M581, but I can't find ...
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What do I do with this during SR suntour lower leg service?
I'm trying to do a lower leg service on my fork: SR Suntour Epixon 29er
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014UQDX9Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I've removed the rebound ...
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