How to Shift Your Gears

Hi guys! I have an issue where I am getting a cranking noise ONLY when I’m on the bike pedaling. Does not happen when I spin the wheel. It seems to be louder when the bike is under more load. For example, if I go from stationary to pedaling in the smallest cog. It sounds like it’s coming from the derailleur, cassette area. I will link pictures of that area. Thanks in advance! Pics - https://i...

Hello, I am currently building my first bike from scratch from riding single speed for a good 4 years now. Apologies if I use the wrong terminology, please, do correct me if so So, when I put the recessed nut in from the back, it pokes out by about 5mm. This tell me that it's butting against the 'meat' of the fork for the calliper bolt to screw into. However, when I push the bolt in from the fro...

Hi, I posted on reddit for my problem and someone sent me to this site. I'm copying the message from reddit and past it under here: Hi guys, I'm new on reddit. I am restoring a vintage road bike that has huret drivetrain wit balilla brakes and nisi italian wheels with michelin hubs. The frame was repainted and I cannot identify the brand, that's why I am making a post here to ask you guys from t...

Hello all! My bike will inconsistently shift. I can't use the bottom gear, the chain slips off it and rubs on the wheel. The bike doesn't shift at around gear five out of seven, and then when I go to six it's on five. When I finally try to put it on gear seven, it shifts to six, and then immediately after slips a bit and shifts successfully to seven. I think one of the limit screws is off, but aft...

Hi folks, I had the misfortune of being hit by a car the other day and obviously there was only one winner. Despite my injuries the pedal on the chain sprocket side was bent like a dogs back leg. I have ordered a new one and have removed the old one. Is it straight forward enough to replace like for like,i have just received a torque allen key drive today for this. Also i need to swap over the m...

Ciao. My road bike has dark brake lines on front rim, I can't keep looking at it. Does anyone here ever clean them? And what can be used to get rid of brake surface?...

Came across a bicycle branded “Perfect”. Looks to be from the 80s. Single speed, steel frame, very intricate head tube, quality paint job (blue), SR stem, heavy steel wheels and short pull dia compre brakes. The flat bar and brake levers are not original. Does anyone know of a brand “perfect’ and who may have built their frames? Thank you in advance....

Hi,can someone please tell and explain me what this adjustment is used for on my brakes from the picture marked with an orange arrow. Is it a QR (Quick Release)?or something else https://postimg.cc/mczc8fqS...

Looking at freewheel removal tools for single or fixed speed freewheels. I saw two 4-notch removal tools, one of them for BMX freewheels, and the other for regular freewheels. Different shapes. What makes a BMX freewheel any different to a road freewheel? Wouldn't one tool do for both? Would different diameter tools be needed for different diameter freewheels, or would one tool work for say a 13T ...

Greetings, First post to this community, but I’ve been enjoying the reading. During this time in isolation I’ve been trying to step up my mechanic game from clueless to novice. As I’ve gotten to greasing My pivot bearings I’ve run into a couple of observations and issues. 1) Norco is petty tight lipped and not very friendly via email. 2) pretty limited technical documents or small pa...

Hi! I didnt' know that it is a NO NO to turn a bike with hydraulic break upside down. After I did it, I would say quite a few amount of liquid leaked from rear hydraulic break. Having a bike service now is not an option. Is there any way I could fix it by myself? I am rookie in this, but quite handy....

Hey guys I recently bought a bike off of Facebook 😅 I was doing some maintenance on the bike and I found out it’s a trek 7300 fx from 2005 I think. Frame isn’t bad but the rest can definitely use some upgrades. The tires that it has are 700x35c.. my question can I go bigger on tires with with the wheels it already has? I want to bigger tires only because I’m a bigger dude. If I can that�...

Hello, i have a nice Schwinn hybrid (400$) bike bought in 2015 but not used much. I Have about 400 miles on it. I just has a tune up done on it. Bike shop told me a new sprocket and chain would be needed soon....it might last the rest of this year. I bike about 30 miles a week - 9 to 11 mph. today, the bike slipped out of gear several times and then corrected within 20 seconds or so. Is...

  A24ACA91-E7A7-409C-8D70-4BD07C585B34.jpeg (Size: 45.75 KB / Downloads: 110)   E9A8A661-3740-4F97-985C-13C596284E4A.jpeg (Size: 84.49 KB / Downloads: 109) Hi! We are new to bike ownership and have stumbled across a problem. Having bought a second hand bike for my son, the right hand rear brake pad isn’t moving when the brake is applied. Also, the end of the cable in...

I have a Bike Friday foldable with SRAM Force DoubleTap shifters. I'm having problems with the right (rear) shifter. It was stuck in high gear (of 10 positions) and wouldn't shift at all. When I removed the shifter hood, I saw that the cable broke. After replacing the cable, and setting everything up, it will shift fine (up & down) until it ends up in high gear, then it stops shifting. It see...