Anyone know of a good resource for bike repair/maintenance? Things like adjusting/tightening breaks, adjusting deraileurs, patching/changing tubes, cleaning/lubing your chain, etc.?

 

Yep, I bought a CD last year from this place.

The CD has tons of close up pics on it, and docs everything on the bike quite well.
They have a demo area on the site that you can see how the software works.

 

I use www.mtbr.com for ALL my mbike resources..

 

I bought a book at borders. now i can do anything except press bearings which requires a special tool. but once you become somewhat familiar it's all very easy.

 

you can press bearings with a bunch of different sockets and a bench vise.. my dad has an arbor press but i hate draggin that thing out...

i do bearings,headsets,bottom brackets and plenty of shock bushings that way

 

im also the race mechanic for the santa cruz team dh team that my lil brother rides for.. so if any of you guys have a bike question or just looking for some good advice.. or tricks and tips for riding, mechanical support (tuning, setting suspension properly) ..and product knowledge .. im your man. just pm me and ill do my best to help my fellow two/4 wheelers.

 

i have a 20 ton shop press?

 

That's awesome eighty5, thanks.

 

Sheldon Brown is another good one. Lots of useful info on his site.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/

EDIT: Bahahaha.... nice thread dig

 

a bit over kill?

 

Perhaps. but i wont be replacing any bearings any time soon selling my Iron Horse 6 Point 4 for a Toyota.

 

really? youll be used to the weight then.. those are tanks.. the old ones are worse but they are not too light .. great to see all the riders on the site. someone shoulda started this thread a while ago

 

Shure is a tank 34.11 without front brakes and 1.95 tires lol, went on an XC expedition. the tires (2.5's) are supposed to weigh 2 pounds a piece lol. but that bike isn't going to break any time soon, not much of an all mountain bike more freeride.