LED Headlight Conversion
A friend was recently telling me about an LED bike headlight that worked great for converting an incandescent bullet style…
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New Uses For Old Bicycle Innertubes
Bet that title has been used a million times. Here”s how I have found them useful… Hold my phone belt…
Removing handlebar grips
Remove stubborn grips by using an air compressor with a nozzle on the end. Put the nozzle in the hole…
Shifters / Shift Levers
Click or Indexed shifting: Any new bike with gears and the old shifters used on internal geared hubs were “click”…
Tires
Tires come in all different sizes and widths.Rim sizes are typically 26″, 24″ and 20″.Cruisers 26″, musclebikes 20″.Widths typically used…
Rust Removal From Chrome
Some suggested methods for removing rust from chrome…WD-40 and a blue no-scratch Scotch-Brite pad.Copper wool (used in the kitchen to…
Seat Post
Older Schwinns had a 13/16″ seat post. Other bikes generally 7/8″ but there are other sizes also. Shims can be…
Sprocket
Front sprocket see “Chainwheel“.
Handlebar
Handlebars are typically 7/8 and increase to a 1″ bulge where they will clamp into the gooseneck. Other handlebars are…