Part 1 Rim Brakes – Caliper Style If you have rim brakes, then you have probably suffered from brake squeal. Like the cry of a banshee being eaten by a sphinx, it may be one of the most unpleasant sounds ever know to human kind. And unfortunately it is not a mythical beast from the […]
Bicycle Maintenance
Rear Derailleurs: Simple adjustments take away the mystery
September 23rd, 2010It is possible that derailleur’s are one of the most misunderstood, misadjusted and misused pieces of equipment on a bicycle. When I used to work in a shop I couldn’t count the number of times someone would come in with a horribly maladjusted derailleur because they had tried to fix it themselves. Usually it was […]