Questions tagged [repair]
Repairing your bike when something is broken. REPAIR is not the same as MAINTENANCE, a separate tag. Repair is what one does only when something is broken. Maintenance is what one does on a regular basis.
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Best Welding Method to Fix a Damaged Steel Surly Frame
Here I am with my damaged Surly Steamroller 4130 CroMoly steel frame. Don’t ask me how I managed to do it — I honestly have no idea. I’m trying to figure out the best way to repair it by welding the ...
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Rebuild Thule Strolling Kit
I want to sell our trusty Thule Chariot Corsaire 2 kids trailer from 2014.
However, the two strolling wheels on the left and right need a rebuilt as they won't turn around the vertical axis any more.
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Blocked L-TWOO R3 hydraulic brake lever
I seem to have failed to install my new left L-TWOO R3 shift/brake lever properly.
The nut that screws into the lever attachment to compress the olive and oil needle was giving me trouble. It just ...
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Is this bike worth restoring?
I'm very new to riding - picked up an older MTB a few months ago and learning but enjoying it a lot.
My teenager now wants to join me and we were gifted a bike, but it's not in great shape - it's not ...
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What are the rear wheel mounting parts for a Pacific Cobra 26" bike?
I'm trying to fix up my old late 90's Pacific Cobra bike, but one of the two nuts that are used to secure the rear wheel is missing (the one from the gear side, if it matters) and I'm trying to figure ...
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IF MODE Bike with Schlumpf crank problem
My cranks no longer go around. Is this terminal? Do I need to fit a new mountain drive 2 speed to sort or is it repairable?.
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Can this bearing cup of a cup-and-cone hub be repaired?
When I spin the front wheel, it feels very rough. Upon inspection, I noticed dark areas on one of the bearing cups (see images). These dark areas are very stubborn. I tried to remove them with 70% ...
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I crashed my bike, does this rear derailleur look bent?
I crashed it, and now the rear derailleur is not shifting right, it's clicking alot
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Is this normal from a new wire cutter tool?
I recently bought a Knipex wire rope cutter tool, and after just two cuts there is already wear marks on the cutting edge and the surface! Is this normal? I tried cutting the same shift cable housing ...
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Reassembling dual-pivot sidepull brake caliper
My dual-pivot sidepull brake caliper started refusing to spring back to its fully opened position, even with the cable disconnected, so I decided to disassemble it and clean it:
The only video I ...
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My BMC bike has a loose brake lever that touches the grip, and the wheel can spin (makes minimal contact)
This lever has been loose before but never enough to touch the grips. Brake pads seem okay, it still makes contact with it but the wheel can still rather freely turn (I can ride with the lever fully ...
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Chain pins will not budge
I am trying to unlink my chain in order to install a quick link. The chain is a Shimano CN HG 601. However I have to use quite some force. I already broke the handle of my tool. Even if I use the ...
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Bicycle chain broke twice
So I recently bought a second hand refurbished bike at a bicycle repair shop (I'm in the Netherlands) and within two months the chain broke twice. I would like to know what is going on, how much I ...
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How to place a heavy bike on a workstand without lifting
My bad back makes it unsafe to lift my heavy ebike onto a workstand. Is there a way to get a heavy ebike in a work stand with the wheels off the ground and without lifting the bike.
Would the ...
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Where can I take an offline or online course to repair and maintain bicycles in India? [closed]
I am from Hyderabad, India, and I would like to know where I can get an offline or online course to learn how to repair bicycles. I use cycles from Decathlon.
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