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Here are couple of technical articles with written explanations of procedures plus accompanying photos. More articles are planned for the future covering other common bike maintenance tasks.
The articles were inspired by the fact that, in my opinion, too many people let local bike shops do jobs that they could easily do themselves with a little guidance.
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Hints, Tips & Work-Arounds:
This section contains exactly what it says above... Just a place to pass on usefull bits of info, or something like that.
[NEW] Making a spoke-driver:
When building a wheel there are several tools that can make the job far easier. After buying 'A Practical Guide to Wheel Building' by Roger Musson I decided to make a spoke-driver to speed up the initial lacing.
Replacing a Freewheel:
Here's how to replace a freewheel in a few easy steps. Its fairly basic and definitely not worth visiting a bike shop for.
Cutting down bars:
Here's an idea for cutting down your handlebars at home whilst still leaving yourself with a reasonable looking finish.
Marzocchi Z1 Strip-down and service:
A step-by-step guide to stripping and maintaining you Marzocchi forks.
Here are couple of technical articles with written explanations of procedures plus accompanying photos.
