Bike maintenance Archives • Average Joe Cyclist https://averagejoecyclist.com/category/commuting-by-bicycle/bike-maintenance/ A Blog for Average People who LOVE to ride bikes! Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:04:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 15693361 How To Clean Your Bike Chain the Easy Way https://averagejoecyclist.com/how-to-clean-your-bike-chain/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/how-to-clean-your-bike-chain/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:08:20 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=35753 Keep your bike chain beautifully clean and lubed, and it will thank you with thousands of miles of smooth rides - without any dropped chains!Here is how to clean your bike chain the easy way! Bike chains need to be kept clean and lubed to keep your gears working smoothly. But the good news is that regular light maintenance will keep your bike in great shape. This post with videos shows the quick and easy way to clean your bike chain, and keep it lubed too.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/how-to-clean-your-bike-chain/feed/ 2 35753 Inspirational Video: How to Fix a Bike Flat – with No Hands https://averagejoecyclist.com/inspirational-fix-bike-flat-no-hands/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/inspirational-fix-bike-flat-no-hands/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:50:19 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=39319 I am totally inspired by this man - he inspires me to strive to be more than I have been and all that I can be.Here is an almost unbelievable video. I am ashamed to admit that it took me a long time to learn to fix a bike flat. I still find it difficult, even with two fully functional hands. In fact, I prefer to pay someone to fix a bike flat for me. This man, however, fixes a bike flat himself, despite the fact that he has no hands at all.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/inspirational-fix-bike-flat-no-hands/feed/ 2 39319 Who Else Wants to Never Have to Clean Their Bike? Video shows Super Hydrophobic Material https://averagejoecyclist.com/never-clean-bike-video-hydrophobic-material/ Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:05:56 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=9276 Hydrophobic material repels waterHere’s a brilliant invention out of Rochester University in Rochester, New York. With this new invention of hydrophobic material, we can possibly look forward to a future in which our bikes stay spotlessly clean as they repel rain and mud!

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]]> 9276 Bike Maintenance: How to Keep Your Bike Clean https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-maintenance-basics/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-maintenance-basics/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 01:20:10 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=4459 Bike washing just needs basic household items and a bit of spaceKeeping your bike clean is not difficult. You can keep your bike clean in your garage, your back yard, or even your patio!Basic bike maintenance is not difficult. You can keep your bike clean in your garage, your back yard, or even your patio. Here is what you need and how to do it.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-maintenance-basics/feed/ 1 4459 How to Change Gears on a Bike https://averagejoecyclist.com/how-to-change-gears-on-a-bike/ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 04:11:20 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=4321 Learn how to change gears on a bike correctly, and your cycling will become easier and safer! Read this post for a simple but useful guide, plus a video that explains it all.

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]]> 4321 Bike Maintenance 101 https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-maintenance-101/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-maintenance-101/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:19:55 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=194 flat tireAll about the basic bike maintenance 101 you should do to keep your bike running well and safely. It's not that difficult!

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-maintenance-101/feed/ 1 194 Flat out on Vancouver Island https://averagejoecyclist.com/flat-out-on-vancouver-island/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:15:10 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=150 flat tireOK, it’s confession time. After more decades of biking than I care to admit to, I was defeated on a recent tour on Vancouver Island by a simple flat tire. Not only that, but I caused the flat. Not only that, but I caused the flat when I ineffectually tried to pump the tire up. […]

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