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How to Install A Knog Light on Your Stem

How to install your Knog light on your bike stem.

Knog Light on Stem

All you will need is a set of allen wrenches.

Start by loosening all the bolts...

Part stem
Tools hex wrench
Company: Knog
Type: Repair Tutorial
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How to Install FSA Handlebar and Stem

FSA Stem & Handlebar Installation: 

For this you will need a 4mm allen key and a torque wrench. Slide the FSA stem on to the fork steerer tube. Ensure that both threads have a light layer...

Company: FSA
Type: Repair Tutorial
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How to Cut and Wrap Bull Horn Handlebars for a Bike

I've had my fixie for about three years now if you've watched any of the other videos, but now what I want to do is I'm going to turn these handle bars into bull horns and I'm...

Type: Repair Tutorial
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DIY Cut Bike Steer Tube and Tap Star Nut Down

I'm going to be trimming down my steer tube. I actually just thought this up on how to tap the star nut down without using an actual star nut tool. What I'm going to do is...

Company: Cane Creek Truvativ
Type: Repair Tutorial
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How to Install a Star Nut in a Bicycle Fork

I'm going to show you how to install a star nut into your bicycle fork.

Star Nut in Fork

In order to install the star nut straight into the...

Company: Park
Type: Repair Tutorial
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How to Remove a Bike Stem

I'm going to show you how to remove the stem from your bicycle. First thing you want to do is to make sure that your wheel has been removed so that when you disassemble the top cap...

Company: Avid Easton Park
Type: Repair Tutorial
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DIY Change a Mountainbike Handlebar Stem

For many consumers, once they buy their new bike they'll never think twice about the handlebar stem as it generally doesn't cause the rider any problems. There are times though when a bad spill...

Company: Park Dura Ace
Type: Repair Tutorial
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How to Overhaul a Threaded Headset

When you want to overhaul your threaded headset, remove the handlebar stem and use a wrench for the locknut. Remove the spacers and the top race. Check the races for pitting. Remove fork and...

Type: Repair Tutorial
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How to Install a Threaded Headset

A headset is basically the piece that holds the fork to the frame of a bike, thereby allowing for steering. A sealed bearing headset normally has a plastic or rubber gasket to protect the insides...

Type: Repair Tutorial
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How to Adjust your Bike’s Geometry/Seat Height/Stem Length

Most people who start biking don’t realize that bikes come in different sizes. However, if you have a tall person and a short person get on the same bike, the difference can be clearly seen....

Company: FSA
Type: Repair Tutorial
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Bike Stems 101

The stem comes in two main flavors, the quill or threaded stem and the thread. Both work great. 

Quill stems are most common on older road bicycles and usually come in the 1" variety....

Tools hex wrench
Type: Repair Tutorial
The stem comes in two main flavors, the quill stem or the threadless stem. Both work great. Quill stems are most common on older road bicycles and usually come in the 1" variety. This means you would need a 1 inch threaded for to use a 1 inch quill stem. These usually have a clamp diameter of 25.4mm or 26.0mm depending on the manufacturer and when it was made. Threadless stems are found on most modern road and mountain bicycles. For modern road bicycles the most common size is 1 1/8" stem diameter to accommodate 1 1/8 inch forks and 31.8mm or 26.0mm handlebar clamp. The 31.8mm handlebar clamp accommodates over-sized handlebars. The idea with over-sized handle bars is that having a larger diameter will increase the strength/stiffness of the handlebar.Modern mountain bikes (mtb) use a 1 1/8 inch stem and 25.4mm or 31.8mm bar clamp. If you have an older road frame and 1" fork that you want to convert to threadless from quill it possible. You can do this either by finding a 1" threadless stem o getting a shim that converts a 1 1/8" to 1". These can be found at your local bike shop (lbs).