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Editor’s Note: This piece first ran on The Bike Lab recently. We re-post it here for your consideration.
Recently there has been a flurry of rumors and products that might indicate that the triple ring crank may be in danger of becoming extinct. Not only on road bikes, where the move to compact cranks has been [...]

Okay, it is time for the adjustment of the rear derailleur. First of all, much has been written on this subject already. In fact, you can find an article on the adjustment of a rear derailleur here and here from this site. I suggest you read all you can get, and take what you can [...]

Now that we have gotten through the wheel adjustments, lets take a look at the head set. Head sets come in two types these days. Threaded and threadless. Today we’ll look at the threaded type. (If you haven’t already reviewed the tools posts, you can do so here and here.)

A typical threaded head set.
Threaded head [...]

Over on The Bike Lab we are doing a series called “Budget Build” where we are building up a bike from scratch using a tight budget with which to get our parts with. This led me to explore the way of Blue Collar mountain biker and “Take Off” parts.
“Take Offs” are the parts that often [...]

Continuing on with our series on The Typical Tune Up, we now move into the adjustment phase. Today, we will take a look at truing you wheels.

A Couple Of Notes First: If you do not own or have access to a truing stand, then leave your wheels in your bike, and use the brake [...]