BIKE WORKSHOP BASICS PORTABLE
BIKE WORKSHOP BASICS PROFESSIONAL
BIKE WORKSHOP BASICS ZIP

I hope you have found this article helpful in your quest to build up a mountain bike repair and maintenance tool kit.

BIKE WORKSHOP BASICS ZIP

Zip ties – Get the short thin ones to attach cables to your frame and racing number plates.Pipe Cutter / saw guide – Used to cut a seatpost, handlebar, or fork steerer tube to length.Picks – You can use just about anything, even a sharpened spare spoke to get out small objects from your bike.Pen/Pencil/Sharpie – Used to right down notes about your bike like setup details or a shop journal.Pad of paper – Keep a shop journal to log maintenance and document ride settings.

Flashlight – Having a good view of things is always helpful.File – I often use a file after I’ve cut a seatpost, handlebar, or fork steerer tube to debur the end.Fabric measuring tape / metric and standard – Measuring tape is handy to set up your cockpit to your liking or other measurements.Cone wrenches – Thin open ended wrenches not used very often.Chainring nut tool – Used to change chainrings only.Bottom Bracket Tool – Make sure you get one that fits your specific bottom bracket manufacturer.It is also useful if you need to true a rotor a little bit if it gets bent. Adjustable Wrench – An adjustable wrench comes in handy because it can work on all sizes of nuts and bolts.Non-Essential Tools Used Less Often But Handy Suggested Utility Knife: American made Park Tool UK-1 It really makes a lot of difference to be able to work on your bike in a position that lets you get to all sides of your bike, keep it steady, and allow you to cycle the drivetrain with ease.

BIKE WORKSHOP BASICS PORTABLE

You can find bike repair stands that are portable or hard mounted to a wall or a floor base. Having a secure foundation to work on your bike is really important. This helps keep us out on the trails checking out new gear to write about here on the site.Ģ5 Essential Mountain Bike Tools Bike Repair Stand I’ve used several of these videos myself for a few tricky subjects I wasn’t totally familiar with like help with damping settings and bleeding brakes.Īny links to retailers from this article provide a compensation commission back to for referring customers to their site that buy products. Dave has a ton of videos on all sorts of repairs, installations, tuning, and maintenance topics for your bike. If you are new to working on your own bike or would like to learn some bike maintenance and installation skills, I highly recommend checking out Dave Delgado’s DIY bike repair videos (affiliate link). Learn To Do Bicycle Repairs and Maintenance Yourself Without the right training the average home mechanic can really hurt himself or damage his equipment, possibly beyond repair. I think these types of repairs are best left in the hands of your local bike mechanic that is trained and experienced in these types of repairs, installations, and maintenance.

BIKE WORKSHOP BASICS PROFESSIONAL

I am also not involving more professional or expert type repair tools like headset presses, facers, or wheel truing stands. It won’t be an exhaustive list of everything you could ever need, but it should provide a good base of tools that will help you perform most general repairs and maintenance on your mountain bike. I have used all of these tools with great success and know many other riders that have used them as well. I wanted to write an article about some essential tools that I think all mountain bikers should have in their tool box. I guess after a few years in mountain biking you do start to collect a lot of specialized tools for different jobs. He was amazed at the amount of specialized tools that I had in my shop. I was working on my friend’s bike the other day and he was asking about some of the different tools I had.

When you have all these special parts it also means you need specialized tools to work on them. Mountain bikes are comprised of lots of special parts that allow you to brake, shift, and accelerate with precision and perform in often adverse conditions like mud and water. The “Right Tool For The Job” has never been more important than when doing repairs and maintenance on your modern mountain bike.

Non-Essential Tools Used Less Often But Handy.

Goops (Grease / Loctite (blue) / Carbon Assembly Paste).

Diagonal Cutting Pliers / Dikes / Side cuts.

Learn To Do Bicycle Repairs and Maintenance Yourself.

Bike workshop basics