Packing a bicycle for safe shipping isn't rocket science. But if you've never shipped a bike before, check out these tips and photos. Before you begin... ...get a bike box from your friendly local bike shop....
If a new tube leaks soon after you put it on the bicycle, it was probably caused by one of these: The tire still had a thorn or the piece of glass in it that punched a hole in the old tube, and now it has...
Voodoorada's Guide to Buying a Bicycle on Ebay For many of us, buying a bicycle begins with a search on Ebay. This is because of the wide and varied selection of new and used bicycles than can be found...
That question depends on the individual. Just as with automobiles and other precision engineering, it usually costs the most to extract the last little bit of performance out of a mechanical product. The...
I have sold items such as Stingray Schwinn bike seats, just frames, frames wheels whole bikes have done well on all. People ask me what sells best on E-bay my answer to them is always old Stingray Schwinn...
You are considering buying an old bicycle on Ebay and wondering Should I restore it? That's a DAILY QUESTION around CyclArt. A guy will call up saying something like, "I've just bought an old bike, like the...
Trek Bike Racing Bicycle Buying Equipment Guide When you think about one brand of bike that stands out above the rest when you talk about racing road bikes, Trek is a name that comes to mind. Here's a guide...
What I've ridden before: 1) Specialized Sirrus Comp 2005 2) Friday Folding Bicycle 3) Gary Fisher carbon hard tail MTB 4) Some no-name folding bikes from China The Good: 1) Beautiful design ...
Please Vote below if you find us helpfull! SOME ARE HAVE TROUBLES FIGURING OUT WHAT YEAR THEIR SCHWINN STINGRAYS BICYCLES ARE. THIS IS REALLY EASY. THE FIRST DIGIT IS THE MONTH, AND THE SECOND IS THE YEAR....
Main points: Don't tighten spokes all the way the first time. Take bulges and dents out of rim and make rim round before tightening spokes. Easy to replace one or two spokes without taking wheel or tire off,...