Never mind fancy electronic shifting and disc brakes – back in the real world that most of us inhabit, mechanical shifting and calliper rim brakes are still the most common gear and brake systems ...

If your brakes are squeaking or feel soft, don't head to your local bike shop, you can fix this. Brakes can be one of the simplest bike repairs for home mechanics. That is, if you have caliper brakes ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Martin Chamberlin, Amanda Levi, and Sai work to fix Sai’s bike’s busted brakes. Credit: Mia Cortés ...

If you’re an early adopter of road bike disc brakes, you may be new to the world of disc brake bleeding. It’s a common mountain biking task – and a fairly easy one with the right tools – that will ...

Looking to dust off your bicycle and get it back on the road after ignoring it all winter? Even for those who prefer riding to wrenching, it's not that difficult, bike mechanics say. Assuming you ...

It’s happened to every biker. A flat tire in an inconvenient place on your commute, and the nearest bike shop is a long walk away. Most casual bikers don’t carry extra tubes or tools with them; and so ...

Eric Holte (left) learns to fix his bike with volunteer Michael Benko at Bike Church, a learn-to-repair bike event at Neighborhood Bike Works in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Neighborhood Bike ...