Knowing how to remove and replace the cassette (the cogs on the rear wheel) on your bike is an important and easy task that any home mechanic should get familiar with. Why would you want to remove your cassette? Well, if you ride your bike a lot and you don’t clean it as ...
I have a Gazelle Esprit belt drive bike with hub gears which has a rear puncture. Can someone advise me on how to remove and refit the wheel? I'm aware that it can be quite complicated, but I have no option other than tackling it myself. The photos were taken with the bike upside...
The chain is a vital part of your drive train, however it is often neglected. Every watt of power that you produce has to be converted into thrust, and it is the job of the humble chain to transfer all this energy to the rear wheel. This constant abuse combined with external weather f...
Freewheel Removal First you’ll have toremove the rear wheelfrom your bike. Then in some rare cases the axle nuts will be too big to allow the freewheel tool to slide into the freewheel, so you’ll have to overhaul the hub to remove them first. Now slide the freewheel remover into ...
Cassette Drivetrain Freehub Freewheel Hub Wheel Discuss this topic in theBicycle Repairs and Mechanics Forum Operation of Santa Monica Ebike Latest post 8 hours ago Hello - new owner with an How to Operate the bike question. Hopefully, this is easily answered I Bought this bike a few weeks ...
Before you begin, shift your chain to the smallest chainring and smallest cog. Even better, remove the chain from the front chainring or take the rear wheel off the bike. Either method will remove tension from the chain. If you have a standard chain with no master link:Seat the chain ...
Generally, bike chains are defined by the number of cogs on your rear cassette. So if you have eight gears on your back wheel, you should be using an eight-speed chain. 12 gears gets a 12-speed chain. That’s because the number of gears the chain shifts between determines how wide th...
Removing and refitting rear wheel on belt drive bike? Latest post 2 weeks ago I have a Gazelle Esprit belt drive bike with hub gears which has a rear puncture. Can someone advise me on how to remove and refit the wheel? I'm aware that it can be quite complicated, but I have no...
I have a Gazelle Esprit belt drive bike with hub gears which has a rear puncture. Can someone advise me on how to remove and refit the wheel? I'm aware that it can be quite complicated, but I have no option other than tackling it myself. The photos were taken with the bike upside...
Now loosen your brake lever and slide it along the handlebar so we have room to open the grip shifter unit. Turn the shifter to the highest gear if you’re replacing the rear cable, or the lowest gear if you’re replacing the front. You’ll notice a small allen bolt on the outside...