Road Bike Gear Repair

Feed the exposed end of the gear cable through the mount closest to the front of your bike and pull it tight so the outer cable presses against the mount.

Road bike gear repair. Essential tools to maintain and repair your bike at home or on the road and trail from work stands to multi tools and more. Halfords offer a huge range of bike repairs in store to help get you back on the road. From gear troubles to wobbly wheels we ve got trained staff here to help you with any bike woes. Look for the 2 3 mounts which look like small black cylinders on the bottom horizontal tube of your bike.

Road bike brakes explained. I walk through the steps to isolate and locate. I am often asked how to fix a bike that won t shift gears or will only shift to some gears. You are not capable of every repair.

As the chain changes positions the bike gets easier or harder to pedal. The bike maintenance tips and tricks you need to know to keep your bike rolling smooth. Read our detailed article on how to change gear on a road bike. A road bike caliper is a sidepull device that bolts on through a hole in the brake bridge.

Free shipping over 49. If you don t want the bike shop to have to teach you shifting you can learn on a friend s derailleur equipped road bike too ideally your friend will have the same shifting system you re planning on getting on your new bike. Run the gear cable through the mounts on your bike frame. Contact your local store to book in a bike repair.

You don t need a repair stand. Gear obsessed editors choose every product we review. The problem will be the shifters derailleurs or cables.