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Cup and cone bearings have real advantages in cases (e.g. bottom brackets, hubs) where the system bears side loads. They’re more...

A common round ball bearing in a bicycle is either loose (as in your hubs) or enclosed in a retainer. If the latter, it’s called “caged”...

If you have loose balls in your rear hub crank down on the freehub side and adjust from the left side. As noted, leave a tiny bit of...

It sounds as if the bearing is end loading, slightly askew, or something is rubbing. The wheel shouldn’t have that much drag. And good...

I actually have a road bicycle with a dummy lever on the left (my right lever goes to the front brake, as it should). I don’t think I’ve...

Believe me when I say cantilever and sidepull road brakes exist that provide plenty of power to easily lock up the front brake. Perhaps...

I see a lot of riders, mainly the cruiser crowd, use the rear brake as their main brake. I sometimes watch bike crash YouTube videos and...

Wow. What a deal. That’s incredible!

Then they pass the payment machine over and the tips start a 18% for the worker assembling your sandwich.

How much was the kit?

Bearings came in and got them all installed. I decided to pick up this press tool from Amazon. I could have just used...

My thought is: stick with the easy thing. Get a Glock. I believe in learning a weapon (or manual of arms) and sticking with it. I...

No, the higher end units don’t have that ridiculous sleeve and some use Enduro bearings...

That plastic sleeve often breaks. Your BB is amazingly durable…given its price (I just bought some for less than ten bucks). A high...