Have you ever found yourself on the trail without your trusty tire lever?  Perhaps you left on your bench at home, or it fell out of your seat bag that you forgot to zip up (again!).  Or maybe you don’t use tire levers but you just can’t get your riding buddies tire off without a […]

It isn’t often that you plan to sit or walk in the wilderness with your bicycle. Breaking a chain on the trail with out the right tools can be disaster. If you are riding a further distance than you feel comfortable walking you should have a couple key items.
Chain tool […]

Bicycle Tutor is something I have been recommending to many friends in the past couple weeks.  The site is very easy to use and the video’s are awesome.
Check out their latest video - How to Overhaul a Threaded Headset

Headset Cleaning
Wipe clean all of the bearing races located on both the frame and fork as well […]

Back in January I moved my workspace from a garage to a spare bedroom. The spacious 2 car garage was wonderful but it was so COLD to work in when temperatures go below freezing. I moved my tools and about 70% of my small parts into our smaller spare bedroom.
Here are a […]

Years ago folks rode for the sport, for transportation and for fun.  When I was younger my bike would take me down this huge hill, through woods next to our apartments and to the library.  My bike got me places and I enjoyed the ride getting there.  I never tried to figure […]

Being a mechanic, very often my tools are my life and you want tools that last. Especially after you have invested your own hard earned cash into it. My favorite L bend allen wrenches for the past 6 months have been the Bondhus Ball End. The are light in […]