“Ksh ksh ksh” goes your wheel as your ride. This is the sound of a bent rim. Here’s how to fix it. Dan Goldwater Do It Yourself Bike Projects (DIY) By Dan Goldwater “Ksh ksh ksh” goes your wheel as your ride. This is the sound of a bent rim. Bent rims are frustrating b...
Bike rim maintenance is an integral part of ensuring a bicycle works properly. Neglecting a bent rim can further compromise the bike's structural integrity, as every turn wears down the brake pads due to scraping. This guide will show you how to straighten or true your bent bicycle rim using...
to fix it. Check for bent or loose spokes first. If there are bent spokes, the damage is probably from leverage, not impact. If any spokes are loose, tighten them. Then, remove the tire and tube. Set the wheel flat on top of the grill or trash can so that the rim lies directly ...
bicycle practically brand new it still has a little rubber nipples on the tires apparently it got backed into in the garage and it bent the rear rim sideways my question is can I go out and buy another just like single speed 20 inch bicycle and put the 7-speed cassette onto that rim?
Today we’ll learn how to straighten integrated derailleur hangers. Shifting problems caused by a bent derailleur hanger are quite common. This can happen if your bike is dropped, crashed or bumped, or if it was poorly aligned at the manufacturer. The result is poor shifting even after all ...
that might be a perfect solution. There are bicycle studios in some places where knowledgeable people can help you repair your bike yourself (and if you enter your mind you might step in and take over). If you don't know, your local bike organization may recommend a place. For more, vi...
solvent. Then wipe them dry with a clean rag, and set them aside to air-dry. Inspect the ball cages to make sure they aren’t bent or worn. You can replace the cages without replacing the entire headset, but you’ll have to bring the old set to your local bike shop for proper ...
If you can’t fix it, you remove a few links from your chain and turn your bike into a single-speeder until you get to the next city, where you check into the local hostel to find another cycle tourist awaiting the return of their Rohloff hub or Pinion gearbox from Germany. You find...
Instead of having one motor powering all the wheels using gears or chains, they build a motor directly into the hub of each wheel—so the motors and wheels are one and the same thing. That's what we mean by a hub motor.Photo: Left: The hub motor of an electric bike. Right: Take ...
How to Turn a Junkyard Bike Into Collector's Bike: HI everyone, In this instructable I'll show you how I turned a junkyard bike that was left in a backyard for about 30 years into a new, beautiful bike that'll be entered in a motorcycle contest and of c