Falcon brand Freewheel Requires a Park Tool FR-7 to remove, but I also found the FR-11 fits good.
Here’s a list of Park Tools freewheel removal tools for different brand freewheels.
Category Archives: Bicycle Repair
Tools Needed To Remove & Install A Shimano, SRAM 7, 8, 9, 10 Speed Cassette
A 10 Speed Cassette
The specialty tools needed to remove and install a Shimano, SRAM, Chris King, American Classic and Sun Race freehub cassette is a Park Tool FR-5, FR-5.2 or FR-5G lock-ring tool and a Park Tool chain whip or pliers. Continue reading
Repairing And Replacing Compressionless Outer Cable Housing For Index Shifter
Broken Cable Housing And Ferrule
The outer cable housing for the rear derailleur broke right where it inserts into the rear derailleur, and this caused shifting problems. Continue reading
How To Prevent Bolts, Nuts and Screws From Vibrating Loose On A Bicycle
Permatex Blue Loctite
Bolts, nuts and screws on a bicycle can vibrate loose and fall off the bicycle during a ride. To prevent this from happening, fasteners should be checked for tightness on a regular basis, and if torque specs are available, they should be tightened to the proper torque spec. Continue reading
White Lightning Bicycle Chain Cleaner – How To Clean And Lubricate Your Chain
I decided to make a video about how to clean and lubricate a bicycle chain. Continue reading
Installing Slime Flat Protector Tube Liners In A 700x32c Tire
Slime Flat Protector Tube Liner And Tire
I damaged my rear Schwalbe Marathon tire to the point where the tire started to bulge in one area, causing the tire to rub against the rear fender. I knew it was just a matter of time before the tire blew and left me stranded on the side of the road, so I replaced the tire with a spare tire I had sitting in my work area.
Bicycle Tektro Auriga Pro Brake Squeak And Performance Loss
Tektro Auriga Pro Brake Caliper
An REI Novara Ponderosa 29’er mountain bicycle with Tektro Auriga Pro hydraulic disc brakes had braking problems ever since it was purchased new from REI. The problem started out with excessive brake noise when the brakes were engaged. Eventually the rear brake stopped working, and were unable to lock up the rear wheel.
How To Fix Or Repair A Bicycle Flat Tire
How To Fix Flats
The one downside to commuting by bicycle are flat tires. Bicycle tires today are more resistant to punctures and flats than they were in the past, but flats still occur. It is mandatory for bicycle riders to carry a repair kit, or a new tube, and know how to use them, or get stranded somewhere away from home. I use the following steps to repair flats:
Do Factories in China Grease Bearings Properly On Big Box Store Bicycles?
Upper Headset Bearing Before Adding Grease. (Before I shot this photograph, I wiped this bearing and race down preparing it for grease. I forgot I still needed to take photo’s for this blog. However, you never could see grease from the factory.)
I still have access to a new Roadmaster Granite Peak bicycle, which I have written about before on this blog. Roadmaster bicycles are only sold at Walmart, and Roadmaster is owned by Pacific Cycles. Pacific Cycles also owns Mongoose, Schwinn and Iron Horse brand bicycles, which are also sold at Walmart. I picked up the bicycle in a box partially assembled. Most of the bicycle was assembled at the factory; accept for the seat, seat tube, stem, handle bar and front wheel. I thought it would be interesting to dissemble an area of the bicycle assembled at the factory that contained bearings, and see how much grease was applied at the factory in China. I picked the headset to disassemble and inspect.
How to adjust linear pull brake calipers and brake pads
Linear Pull Calipers
Linear pull calipers are a rim style braking system, which requires periodic maintenance in order to function properly. There are primarily 4 areas that should be checked and adjusted on a linear pull brake system, and they are:
1) Caliper arm adjustment
2) Brake pad alignment
3) Centering caliper arms
4) Adjust brake pad to rim gap