Bike Repair Resources

Park Tools Repair Help

Park Tools Repair Help is a complete collection of clear, authoritative and professionally shot videos (and articles) covering most bike repair topics.

The park tool videos that are most relevant for a community bike shop like Red Raccoon are:

Tires

1. Wheel Removal and Installation

2. Tire and Tube Removal and Installation 

3. How to Patch a Tire and Tube 

Chains

1. 1. When to Replace a Chain on a Bicycle 

   2. How to Size a Bicycle Chain 

   3. How to Replace a Chain on a Bike - Sizing & Installation 

   4. How to Replace a Chain on a Single Speed Bike - Sizing, Installation & Tensioning 

Rim Brakes

1. Bicycle Rim Brake Identification - What Type of Brake Do I Have? 

2. How to Replace Brake Pads on a Bike - Rim Brakes 

3. Brake Caliper Mounting & Adjustment - Linear Pull & V Brake 

4. Brake Caliper Mounting & Adjustment - Side Pull 

5. Brake Caliper Mounting & Adjustment - Center Pull 

6. Brake Housing & Cable Installation - Drop Bars 

7. Brake Housing & Cable Installation - Upright Bars 

8. Brake Lever Mounting & Positioning - Upright Bars 

Disc Brakes

1. How to Replace Bicycle Disc Brake Pads 

2. How to Replace a Bicycle Disc Brake Rotor

3. How to Align a Mechanical Disc Brake on a Bike 

4. How to Align a Hydraulic Disc Brake on a Bike 

Front Shifting

1. How to Size and Install Shift Cable Housing 

2. How a Front Derailleur Works 

3. How to Adjust a Front Derailleur 

4. Front Derailleur - Advanced Troubleshooting 

Rear Shifting

1. How to Adjust a Rear Derailleur – Limit Screws & Indexing 

2. Rear Derailleur - Advanced Troubleshooting 

3. How to Align a Derailleur Hanger Using the DAG-2.2 

4. Cassette Removal & Installation 

5. Freewheel Removal & Installation 

Bottom Brackets, Cranks and Pedals

1. Bottom Bracket Service: Adjustable Cup-and-Cone 

2. One-Piece Crank & Bottom Bracket Service

3. Bicycle Pedal Removal and Installation 

4. Crank Removal and Installation - Three Piece Crankset (Square Spindle, ISIS, Octalink) 

Handlebars and Stems

1. How to Replace a Bicycle Stem - Quill Stems 

2. How to Replace a Bicycle Stem - Threadless Stems

3. How to Replace Bicycle Handlebars - Drop/Road Bars 

4. How to Replace Bicycle Handlebars - Flat Bars 

5. How to Replace Flat Handlebar Bicycle Grips 

6. How to Wrap Handlebars for Road Bikes 

Wheel Truing

1. Wheel Removal and Installation 

2. How to True a Wheel Part 1: How a Wheel Works 

3. How to True a Wheel Part 2: Lateral Truing 

4. How to True a Wheel Part 3: Radial Truing 

5. How to True a Wheel Part 4: Dishing/Centering 

6. How to True a Wheel Part 5: Spoke Tension 

7. How To Build A Bicycle Wheel 

Bike Fit

1. How to Adjust a Bike Saddle and Seatpost 

Misc

1. How to Wash a Bike 

Sheldon Brown's Sheldon Brown Bicycle Technical Info

www.sheldonbrown.com/ 

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