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Bike shops are asking 100+£ for a bike assemble and it might be justified but its too much for my budget and I want to DIY it....

Context: My 90s MTB still has its original Shimano chainring (crankarms say Alivo). The cassette was replaced several months ago, as was the chain and bottom bracket. No wear on the chain right now....

Context: my ebike has 19mm nuts on the rear axle (and 15mm on the front). I have an old Proto wrench that’s a 15mm/18mm, so i’m wondering if i could replace the rear nuts with 18mm nuts instead, so i can carry around one less wrench....

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Hi all, I’m new to this community and this is me attempting to participate....

Hello everyone....

(long time lurker, first time c/bikewrench poster)...

I have a steel frame and I’m looking on getting aluminum parts (eg: seatpost, headset etc)...

Im building a single speed mini velo with 20inch bmx wheels....

I want to build my own wheels....

So, I’ve got fresh Schwalbe Big Apple tires coming in for my Tern folding bike....

I’m looking for a physical book on bike repair, so that I don’t have to be Wi-Fi connected to fix my bike. I’m partial to diagrams over pictures or walls of text. I’d prefer it be versatile to all sorts of bike types. Thanks in advance.

I had my first dropped chain… as in, the chain fell completely off my bike. The side of one pin on the KMC missing link appeared to have popped right off. Nothing else was missing or damaged....

Has anyone applied the pressure recommendations given on Silca’s site: silca.cc/pages/sppc-form...

At the beginning of the season I bought a beautiful teal 1988 Trek 1000 and have been riding the hell out of it. Unfortunately all that riding has come at a price, Ive ruined two rear wheels(rims) over the span of a few months....

cross-posted from: lemmy.one/post/3195595...

Hey gang. I’m building up my bike repair tool set, and it looks like I’ll either need to get a set (or several popularly sized) cone wrenches and/or an adjustable wrench with a thin profile....

I have a nice 26" wheelset with Araya RM-17 rims I’d like to use for an old Mtb to gravel conversion. I thought I might put some Gravelkings I have on. I mounted one on the rim, and it looks like a legit balloon bike wheel. It really looks wild to me. Maybe because I’ve never seen this combination. Most of the charts I’ve...

My pump won’t stay on my valve extenders because it does not have the threading required for it to grip or stay on the valve. Is there any solution to this? Perhaps some sort of adapter?

Would anyone know if the shifter can be used with a vintage XTR 9-speed rear derailleur? I intend to use it in a 10-speed build for an early 2000 GT frame.

Hi all...

Normally when gears wear out you just replace them, but hub gears (like Shimano Alfine) this means rebuilding the entire wheel....

The idea of waxing my chains sounds really appealing, especially since I absolutely hate how dirty my chains get no matter how thorough, or often I clean them....

Building a parts bin bike, on an old Gary Fisher Advance frame. The only thing I need to buy is a bottom bracket. The current square taper 73/113 is toast. I checked the 94 Fisher catalog and that was what it originally came with stock along with a triple crank set, the largest ring being 42t. The only crank sets I have lying...

This took me a while and with the help of team mechanic we solved it. Thanks Ryan...