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  • All
  • Bike Bearings
  • Bike Handlebars
  • Bottom Bracket
  • Building a Bike
  • Carbon Emissions
  • Chainring
  • CNC Milling
  • Crankset
  • E-bike
  • Headsets
  • Taichung Bike Week
  • Taipei Cycle
bike spindle machining for a mountain bike
Crankset

Bike Spindle Design and Manufacturing (Past to Present)

A bike spindle refers to one of three things: a ...
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e-bike bottom bracket shell
Bottom Bracket

The Bottom Bracket Shell: Old Designs…and New

The bottom bracket shell on a modern bike is the ...
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table of values for torque wrench bike settings
Building a Bike

16+ Excellent Torque Wrenches For Bikes (And How to Use Them)

There’s a dizzying amount of advice on torque wrenches for ...
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alloy steering tube connection to forks
Building a Bike

What is a Steering Tube (Steerer)? Alloy vs Carbon

The steering tube or steerer, connects the handlebars to the ...
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road bike bottom bracket measurement
Bottom Bracket

Your Definitive Road Bike Bottom Bracket Guide (Incl E-bikes)

The last few decades has seen an enormous increase in ...
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Bike Bearings

The Ultimate Guide to Bike Bearings (BB, Headsets, Forks, Hubs)

A bike’s bearings are its most important components — a ...
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Bottom Bracket

Press Fit Bottom Bracket (Standards, Tools, Techniques & More)

Is the advent of the press fit bottom bracket the ...
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Headsets

Tapered Head Tube Design, Manufacturing (and Headsets)

A bike frame is a complex of variously shaped tubes, ...
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Headsets

Sealed Bearing Headset Maintenance, Installation, Removal

The sealed bearing headset is the most common type of ...
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