I NEED A IDIOTS GUIDE TO BIKE MAINTENANCE

[danny silverstreak]

is there something i can buy to work on my bikes?, changing tyres,repairing punctures and stuff is a piece of p1ss BITD and even now
but ive just spent 20 minutes trying to adjust my brakes on the TA and cant get a fookin brake at all - its got mx1000s on it - its got the quick release bullsh1t on the side - but its doing me head in - 

while we are on the subject of me being a complete novice TW4T has anyone got a picture of how a headset fits ?
ive got one for my ET that is in about 10 different parts in a bag - but havent got a clue how it goes on the bike

worse comes to worse ill take the bikes down halfords and let them do it , this is a embarrassing post so go easy on me fellas

thanksin advance Danny

[aditup2004]

MUPPET 

[billstup]

This is a start Dan, I bought one of these a couple of years ago and it`s been a great help 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNION-TOOLKIT-BIKE-TOOL-CYCLE-REPAIR-MOUNTAIN-ROAD_W0QQitemZ180073780070QQihZ008QQcategoryZ109122QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[danny silverstreak]

what bill 

[billstup]

Look again Dan 

Then you can move up to something like this :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PARK-TOOL-Master-Mechanic-Tool-set-CYCLING-BIKE-TOOLS_W0QQitemZ250072191459QQihZ015QQcategoryZ109122QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[aditup2004]

http://www.bikeforall.net/linkcat.php?cid=7
http://www.cobr.co.uk/e-cobr_information/n_and_l_cyclists_section/sections/routine_maintenance.shtml
http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/help/bicycle-repair-and-cycle-maintenance
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[danny silverstreak]

thanks fellas

[Rombloke]

bill, in that second tool kit it doesnt have the most nessacary tool...

a fooking great big hammer...

Dave

[daz bmx it!]

A must for any proper mechanic

bill, in that second tool kit it doesnt have the most nessacary tool...

a fooking great big hammer...

Dave

[electobooty]

  :LolLolLolLol:Came to the right place

[pkradman]

danny ! i really do think ur havin us all on .. here`s a small tip on the quick release thing on the outside as u put it... pull it downwards before releasing it  to the right .... 

[FuNMoNsTeR]

Wow... that last set is awesome 
I needed help when fitting my first headset in 20 years... 
I found Parktools headset tutorial really helpful. I also used their crank tutorial when i had trubs removing my seized Turbo cranks... i even bought one of their crank extractors 
 Here is the link
http://www.parktool.com/repair/byregion.asp?catid=10&imageField2.x=14&imageField2.y=7

[Bob_Acid]

Dan is it the TA with the welded washer? if so it's a right pain in the ass, i got a hammering once from Bart at Skyway for saying so. 

[QUADROPHENIA]

danny ! i really do think ur havin us all on .. here`s a small tip on the quick release thing on the outside as u put it... pull it downwards before releasing it  to the right .... 

said the only bmxer with a witworth spanner set

[LucyLastic]

Great thread, this, it's just what I need 

[pkradman]

danny ! i really do think ur havin us all on .. here`s a small tip on the quick release thing on the outside as u put it... pull it downwards before releasing it  to the right .... 

said the only bmxer with a witworth spanner set

  ..... witworth !! wow !! u really do know ur stuff !! and theres me thinkin ur the cake specialist !!