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How To Service Bike Pedals
While pedals are built pretty tough, regularly stripping the axle out and re greasing the bushings can dramatically increase the life of your pedals, especially as they are in the brunt of the mud on bike rides this time of year.
How I Converted My VW Caddy Into a Bike Van/Camper | Carpeting and Insulation
The VW Caddy van was the starting point for Lost Yak! I needed a van suitable to work out of, but also I wanted something comfortable that I could use for my own biking adventures in my free time. Here I show you my processes in carpeting and insulating my Caddy and try to give a little insight so you don’t make the same mistakes I did when converting your van into a bike ready machine.
DIY Bike Cable Clamps & Routing | Quick Fix
This is a bit of a random bike fix but I have found myself in this situation a couple of times throughout my bike mechanic times so thought I would share this simple cable clamp & cable routing repair. Here we have a bike that had absolutely no gear or brake cable guides left in the frame, nor did I have any to replace them with… Perhaps they wobbled loose or were stolen by a previous owner etc. etc. Either way here was my quick fix to get the cables re routed neatly.
How To Bleed a Shimano Hydraulic Disc Brake
Shimano have made it fairly straight forward and simple when it comes to maintenance and bleeding of their disc brakes. Detailed here are the steps required to fully bleed a Shimano brake, which will be required after a hose replacement for example which we have also previously covered in this blog.
How To Fit A New Shimano Zee Hydraulic Disc Hose | With Kit Provided
With modern bikes often using internal cable routes, changing a brake, especially a rear brake, can be a bit of a task. Luckily Shimano have made things very easy by supplying dedicated replacement part packages which include every thing you will need and in my opinion are the best option when it comes to maintenance. Here we show you how to change a Shimano Zee disc brake hose. The rear brake was being fitted to a longer frame so a longer hose was needed. to reach the lever.
Lostyak GoPro Run | New Antur Stiniog Red Run
First ride of the brand new Antur Stiniog MTB red run!
Lostyak GoPro Run | La Tabogane Morgins
Morgins is a quiet corner of the mountain resort as access from the more popular Morzine and Les Gets towns can be tricky! But less traffic makes for smoother trails and the Morgins trail crew do an amazing job of keeping the trails up to scratch.
How To Wire In a Front Bottle Dynamo Light
We’ve had a recent refurbishment project of an old Pashley bike that had been left in the rain and the dynamo light, a real classic, was totally perished and corroded. So here’s a very simple guide as to how to fit and wire a new bottle dynamo front road bike light.
How To VW Caddy Van Rear Wiper Delete | Using Old Bike Parts
So having searched for hours trying to find the best Caddy rear wiper blank after deciding to remove mine, I only seemed to find random ebay results for wiper deletes for Japanese cars. I decided to consult the tool box one last time before spending pointless money in the DIY shop incase I had something that would do the job. Luckily I did and I think most fairly keen cyclists would probably have, if not could easily acquire all the parts to make a similar invention on their car or van.
How To Build Your Own Bike to Van Axle Holder/Hitch | For Bolt Through Axle
This bike to van axle stand is the perfect solution to holding your bike safely in transit.
How To Service Cup and Cone Bike Hubs
Cup and cone bearing hubs are found on road bikes, hybrids and mountain bikes. It is more common on modern fairly basic stock wheels however, Shimano use a cup and cone system on all of their hubs.