Useful Information Links

[loquin]

Here's a (hopefully growing, over time) set of useful links for bicycle repair & maintenance.

• Articles by Sheldon Brown (and others) Just a bunch of useful info at Harris Cyclery...
• Park Tool's Bike repair Yup - it'e be slanted towards their tools, but, there's a bunch of good stuff here, too.
• Bike Ride Bike ride is aimed at helping you learn how to fix your bike.
• Coaster Brake Overhaul How to service the bearings in coaster brakes (a.k.a. back pedal breaks)

Please post other useful bicycle repair links that you've found in this thread.

 

[KCvale]

Know your bike terms

Here is a handy though not complete list of the names of parts on a bicycle.

Now you don't need to feel silly because you don't know what a Head Tube or Chain Stay is ;-}

Just a note, that does not include what a Bottom Bracket is.
That is the round hole and the bottom of the frame where the pedal crank shaft is housed.