Leah, way to go, RivSister! Bravery counts; good job stepping out of your
comfort zone and encouraging others to do the same by your example.
Thanks to everyone who posted resources for learning more mechanic skills.
Park Tools has been a good source; now I'm going to check out RJ the bike
Learning is always good, but in my opinion the first lesson to learn in any
new area of knowledge is just how badly one underestimated the magnitude of
what they did not know. The stages are:
1. I know nothing and I'd like to know something
2. I'll devote [small amount of time] to learn
Excellent post, Leah, and the thread it has inspired; kudos to your LBS and
mechanic too. I can only do a few things at this point, but mean to change
that by signing up for a class at the United Bicycle Institute in Oregon
sometime in the next year, once I step off the work wheel here in May.
Yes, RJ the Bike Guy is great. Especially when he’s making his own tools, like the homemade bottom bracket thread chaser, the homemade headset press… it takes some of the mystery out of these processes. On Feb 20, 2023, at 6:58 PM, Garth wrote:Yep, three cheers for not underestimating your
Yep, three cheers for not underestimating your abilities !
In regards to wheel stuff, watch Jim Langley's video on wheel building,
it's an hour, and you can watch it in parts of course. He has a rather
calming way of showing you how he does it, and he's encouraging. Even if
you have no
Leah,
Brava! I've done most of my own bike work for the past mumble-mumble years
(about 30 or so), and I did twice try to build wheels, only to realize it's
best to have someone who knows what they're doing build wheels. I did get
better at truing wheels after trying to build them. If you
It's neat to see others going through the bike mechanics learning too.
I've found the book "Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance" to be
super helpful, especially in combination with the Park Tool videos. I'm
sure Zinn's road bike book is good too.
On Monday, February 20, 2023 at
There’s someone in the Philadelphia area (I’m not connected to seller) who is selling intermediate/advanced toolkit. We could get up a collection and present it to our BBDD! :). intermediate/advanced tool kit - bicycle parts - by owner - bike salephiladelphia.craigslist.orgSent from my iPhoneOn
To those responding to this post who are saying they're gradually learning
to do most everything (adjusting, changing components, etc.) except wheel
building, I say *don't underrate yourself!* With a good resource
(personally, I'd recommend Sheldon Brown's step-by-step methodology
available
I started lacing my own wheels using the bike frame with reversed brake
pads on the caliper arms as the truing stand (the brake pad nuts were the
side to side guides, a 10mm combination wrench rubber banded to the pads
for up and down), and a spoke wrench because that was what I could afford
Mike! I love what you’re doing. Working on bikes and getting paid to do it…
plus the ability to tinker and play around.
On Monday, February 20, 2023 at 8:55:18 AM UTC-8 Stephanie A. wrote:
> I love this, Leah! I've been doing what I can on my bike, and now that I'm
> really starting to change
I love this, Leah! I've been doing what I can on my bike, and now that I'm
really starting to change components I'm starting to learn more and more.
My hope is that once I'm done adjusting components on this bike I can be in
an okay place to eventually build up my own from a frame and fork
I'm (mostly) self-taught as far as wrenching goes. I started decades ago
maintaining my own bikes, then buying and repairing and re-selling bikes
from CL. I eventually got to the point where I could strip a bike to the
bare frame and rebuild everything. The only formal class I took was a wheel
Takashi, (Side note - my dumb autocorrect tried to change your name to Takashita, glad I caught that! Also, how in the world did it make that name up?!)Your idea is the absolute best idea I have heard in recent memory. I am FOR SURE going to start this thread, maybe the first parody thread we have
My wife keeps telling me to volunteer at our local bike nonprofit, Bike
Athens but as an introvert I keep avoiding that. My mechanic skills are
quite limited and mostly self-taught via the internet and more specifically
YouTube. It is satisfying to be able to make adjustments, replace brake
Now I'm expecting, in the near future, seeing "Ask Leah Anything About Your
Bike Problems" thread in this forum.
Takashi
2023年2月20日月曜日 7:49:57 UTC+9 eric...@gmail.com:
Good for you, Leah! Enjoy the wrenches :)
On Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 1:06:29 PM UTC-5 J J wrote:
Great story, thank you
Good for you, Leah! Enjoy the wrenches :)
On Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 1:06:29 PM UTC-5 J J wrote:
> Great story, thank you Leah. Bike repair and maintenance is a forever
> learning process, but I don’t want to mess with spoke tension, truing
> wheels, or building wheels up from scratch.
Great story, thank you Leah. Bike repair and maintenance is a forever
learning process, but I don’t want to mess with spoke tension, truing
wheels, or building wheels up from scratch. These are skills I deeply
admire in other folks.
On Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 12:30:47 PM UTC-5 Jim Whorton
Wonderful, and yes I can relate.
On Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 9:30:45 AM UTC-5 Roberta wrote:
> Sounds like a wonderful class. I wonder if you’ll start riding towards the
> potholes or if you hear a noise just think “I might be able to fix that!”
> I’m going to look for a local class like
Sounds like a wonderful class. I wonder if you’ll start riding towards the
potholes or if you hear a noise just think “I might be able to fix that!”
I’m going to look for a local class like that.
On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 9:31:40 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> It’s
On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 9:31:40 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
I am leaving my new spoke wrench in the packaging because no good can come
from that thing.
I have built my own wheels in the past, and stopped trying to do that a
long time ago. You need good tools and a lot
Ah wonderful! Riding has taken on a new dimension with the ability to
wrench on my bike myself. Stoked for more updates.
On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 9:34:47 PM UTC-8 John Rinker wrote:
> Good on you, Leah! Being able to maintain and fix one's bicycle is just
> shy of the fun had in
Good on you, Leah! Being able to maintain and fix one's bicycle is just shy
of the fun had in pedaling it. Carry on and one day you'll be building your
own wheels!
Cheers, John
On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 8:06:12 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote:
> I can't true up a whole bent-outta-whack
I can't true up a whole bent-outta-whack wheel and won't even try. I can
true one very small section that's wobbled a little off center and that's
about it, any more and it's going to the bike shop!
On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 6:31:40 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> It’s
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