Continuing on now with our tune up, we will be looking at our front derailluer, if you have one! Front derailluers may seem a little tricky at first, but they are similar to rear derailuers and actually, are easier to adjust many times. Lets take a look……..

Note the limit screws, their identification, and the alignment [...]

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 [...]

This time we’ll look at how to identify and adjust a “threadless head set”. Let’s take a look at an example…….

Threadless head sets are pretty common these days.
The “threadless head set” gets its name from the fact that the steer tube of the fork is not threaded. This type of head set has been in [...]

This go ’round we’re going to take a look at adjusting a loose bottom bracket. This usually only pertains to the old type serviceable bottom brackets. Lets take a look at some bottom brackets to help you identify the different types out there.

Cartridge type bottom brackets are typically not adjustable.
The cartridge type bottom bracket [...]

Today we will tackle the Pandora’s Box that is brake adjustments. Since there are several brake types in use out there we will bring our focus down to the typical mountain bike brake types: Cantilevers and disc brakes. Cantilevers include “V” or linear pull brakes, traditional cantilevers, and the odd “U” brake. There are others [...]

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 [...]