Fix your own bike.
Step-by-step repair and maintenance guides written for the person holding the wrench — with the numbers, the torque figures and the mistakes to avoid.
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Contents
Fix flats, change tires and tubes, patch punctures, repair a tubeless setup and true a buckled wheel — with the pressures and wear limits that matter.
- How to Change a Bike Tire (Step-by-Step)
- How to True a Bike Wheel at Home
- How to Change a Bike Inner Tube
- How to Fix a Flat Bike Tire (and Why)
- How to Remove and Install a Bike Tire
- How Long Do Bike Tires Last?
- How to Patch a Bike Tube Properly
- How to Remove a Front Bike Wheel
- How to Remove a Rear Bike Wheel
- How to Repair a Tubeless Bike Tire
Adjust rim and disc brakes, replace worn pads, cure rubbing and squealing, and run new cables — with the pad thickness limits and clearances that matter.
Clean, lube, shorten, remove and replace a bike chain, plus cassette cleaning and dropped-chain fixes — including the wear figure that saves your cassette.
Index your gears, set front and rear derailleur limits in the right order, and shift without crunching the drivetrain — starting with what is actually wrong.
Remove and fit pedals the right way round, free a seized thread, and pull a crank without damaging it — including which crank puller your bike actually needs.
Set saddle height properly, swap a saddle without losing your fit, and understand why bike seats hurt — and why a softer one usually makes it worse.
Wash your bike without forcing water into the bearings, and work through a full home tune-up checklist that finds problems before they leave you walking.