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Building a new wheel can be very frustrating, but if you know the right way to build it, you’ll be much easier.Step 1: Prepare everything you need: spokes, the hub, nipples, the rim, a screwdriver, the spoke wrench, a ruler, the upside-down bike frame.Step 2: The next thing is you shall recognize four groups of spokes – the left-side, the right-side, the back-side and the front-side. What you need to do is to put in all the freewheel-side trailing spokes. Grab the hub with the freewheel body towards you, and insert nine spokes in alternate holes on the freewheel wide...

Typical tools and supplies may include hex wrenches, a combination wrench for brake caliper mounting and pad adjustment, a cable stretcher such as the Park Tool BT-2, torque wrench and bits to make sure things are properly tight, a screwdriver for brake centering, and a cable cutter for cable trimming and end cap installation. There are single-pivot sidepulls and dual-pivotal sidepulls, and their installment is the same.Install the sidepull.The sidepull secure to the frame with a threaded stud and nut. Install it on the bike. Next, install the wheel and make sure it’s fully seated, centered, secured and true. Hold...

During the cycling, there are always a lot of different road conditions on cyclists’ ways. For instance, paved road and unpaved road, plain road and rough road, straight road and bent road. And cycling on various roads require riders to learn a great deal of important and useful skills to pass them safely. Especially during the periods like bends because in which usually easier occur accidents. No matter in the sunny days or rainy days, on the paved road or mountain paths, corners always the places where full of secrets and risks, as well as excitement. So here 6 techniques...

If the front of your bike feels very heavy or the bike just gets not so easy to control, the most likely problem is the headset. What you should do now is adjust the headset in proper and you could enjoy riding again.There are some instructions for adjusting a threaded headset. Basically this is an older style headset. But it is still used today on some bicycles as like a classic style. It is called the "threaded" headset because there are threads on the fork's steerer tube where the headset threads on.Step 1: Check the current adjustment.Let's start by checking...

When it comes to cycling, maybe the worst part is the inevitable saddle soreness if you spend enough time in the saddle. Saddle sores are so painful that may ruin your ride and even keep you off the bike for a significant amount of time. New riders are often more affected than experienced riders as their skin isn’t used to the added stress and rubbing associated with sitting in a saddle for hours. However, I don’t mean that experienced riders never get saddle sores. No matter how to prevent saddle soresyou are young or old, male or female, amateur or...