How to Loosen a Stiff Chain Link

does this noise mean anything? The bike was not used and left outside for a long time. The freewheel sprocket spun free in both directions. After removing it and dripping oil thru it in both directions it appeared to work fine. Once reinstalled it still works fine, but does make this noise when I stop peddling. With bike upside down and rear wheel spinning freely i can also fell the noise as a vi...

Hello all. My name is Andrew, and I reside in sunny Bognor Regis, UK. I have been an avid BMX rider my entire life, but my body has taken a battering and I now have arthritis creeping in and if I am really lucky* I will also inherit my mother's osteoporosis. *yeah was being sarcastic. No other form of comedy funnier etc lol. Any way, when my body started to fall to bits and I had a bad BMX wreck...

I have a 1975 Hutchins road bike and want to, if possible, fit a modern crank set, say a Campy Centaur Compact, to the bike. Can this be done and would the existing 1975 front Campy derailleur work? Thanks, Dorsey...

I'm trying to find a 3 spoke or 5 spoke wheel for my virtue hybrid bike. All I can find is for road and fixie bike only.   Screenshot_20220522_213714_com.android.chrome.jpg (Size: 30.77 KB / Downloads: 6) ...

I just installed a new set of brakes on a bike at a hostel I've been staying at and I can't get them to work right. First, the front brake lever has a ton of lateral play and they don't have much power when applied. Second, the rear brake arms won't release. It doesn't seem to be an issue of the brake nut being too tight, I can loosen it to the point where I can easily move the caliper by hand a...

Just wanted to drop some positive encouragement for taking your spindle crank out and getting some fresh grease in the cups and on the axle regularly. This will dramatically improve the performance of your drivetrain. For example on how often, I had fully overhauled my bike back in March, when I converted it back to urban street from the snow conversion. It's only May, not even 300 miles on it sin...

First, I'm new here and also Thanks in advance for reading and helping me out. I'm a casual bike rider who lives in a large city and enjoys getting out for a ride in the summer to enjoy the beautiful weather. I don't have a very fancy bike (Trek) but it get's me around just fine. My Problem: I don't know if this is normal on all bike's but I have to put air in my tires every 2 weeks. I've replaced...

I received an update on the purpose of the alternate hole positions for the Stone Oval Chainrings for bolt-on cranks and I wanted to share it here for everyone to learn. This is the information that was provided to me. Hole 1 is for high speed cadence on flat terrain. Hole 2 is for versatility between flat and hilly terrain. Hole 3 is for leverage for cyclists that climb hills often.  ...

I made a video of what my bike is doing. Can someone please watch and help? https://youtu.be/NTu-831CuGM...

Hi I am trying to assemble my Giant roam but hit a road block. I can see a lot of wires but not sure what to do with them. Couldn't find a video for assembly of my bike either.   20220424_115528.jpg (Size: 78.6 KB / Downloads: 11)   20220424_115521.jpg (Size: 72.52 KB / Downloads: 11) ...

  Rear Wheel Hub.jpg (Size: 74.14 KB / Downloads: 34) I have inherited a Dawes Wildcat of uncertain age and want to renew the bearings in the rear hub. I have included (hopefully) a photo of the gears and need to learn how to disassemble this to be able to fit new bearings. I have searched the Web for what might be a suitable tool, and visited local bike shops, but without success. ...

So recently I purchased a used bike (circa 2012), some repairs/replacements necessary but otherwise works great, I like it. There is a problem that developed though this is not easily fixed: The wheels it came with are Easton EA70 SL (also nice, also circa 2012) and the freehub body's interior is damaged and became stripped and now the "locking" cog is not locked anymore (I guess I'm just too po...

My rear hub started a weird noise so I took apart my coaster brake. I found that the one ball bearing cage was shattered. I tried following the advice at Sheldon Brown to just use more ball bearings but it did not work well (Doesn't roll smoothly). So I bought replacement caged bearings, and fixed the noise when coasting. But now there's still this creaking sound when I pedal, even when applyi...

I have an older steel road bike — I'm guessing late 1970s, early 1980s, but a high-quality Columbus tubing steel frame. It has old Mavic wheels w/ freewheel, 6-speed, but I am wondering if it is possible to convert the bike to a more modern cassette. I have an old Easton 10-speed wheel, and I am wondering if that would fit the frame (or how I can find out if it will). My second question is thi...

I had an issue today with the Risk adhesive frame mounted cable holsters. I purchased these from Ali-Express to fix some issues with my clunker's frame having awkward mounts that don't work well with caliper brakes. The clamps they come with are standard size for frame welded or integrated cable mounts. They are not contoured to the Risk adhesive mounts. Meaning, they are too big for a single cabl...