I just started riding my MTB 2 weeks ago. I was introduced to Calvin Jones through this channel and he's like PhD in Bicycle Engineering. More of Dr. Calvin please
I always buy Park Tools where possible. They are more expensive for sure but they are high quality and I view the difference in price as my contribution to Calvin's superb tutorials. They are not only extremely informative, they are so well made too. Thanks Park Tools and thanks Calvin.
I have another YT channel, Ranging Rover, which is about the Terra Trike Rover recumbent Trike. They no longer make this model. It will become a classic Recumbent Trike, as there are many of them out there still. There are few videos out that tell us about doing specific maintenance on Trikes, let alone specific models. I too have park tools, because when I added my Bafang Mid drive to my Rover, I needed proper tools. I was a tool maker for the auto industry. I don't mind paying good money for good tools. Now I take these video's for regular bikes and apply the lessons to working on my Rover. My vids are not as professional, in fact, I they are more like a shade tree mechanic than anything as I tend to work on my trike while its sitting in my apartments small living room. But I am covering a lot of the same subjects as these videos do. And my viewers are thankful that someone is finally putting out useful vids for our specific need. Meaning us Recumbent trike riders. And I am thankful for Park Tool and Utah Trikes, both of whom put out great videos for us to learn from.
Your instructions are great & almost anyone should be able to follow them successfully. I'm laughing at myself that I watched, though, as I've been a bike mechanic myself since around 1970. But I get a lot of value from reviewing best practices frequently, and occasionally I'll see something that I need to pay close attention to, in some of these tutorial videos. Watching them, especially excellent ones like yours, even adds to the amount of enthusiasm & excitement I feel when tackling various repairs. Health issues have slowed me down in recent years, too, and I can only do the work a little at a time any more. 10-or-15-minute bursts, alternating with forced rest periods of often an hour or more. I need all the help I can get at times, to keep up with my various home projects. Thanks for putting some wind in my sails.
These Park Tool videos are really the best bike repair videos you can find. So helpful, I am doing more and more on our bikes thanks to you guys. Awesome.
Easily the best instruction video I've see, huge thanks. Especially impressed on piece getting cable/outer housing at correct height or level relative to adjuster slots. Excellent: cable must 'flow' out of adjuster (cable must not be at higher level) or be excessively short (with excessive downward pressure on adjuster). Can now replace a v-brake cable, the same principle as your disc brakes. Great video from Park Tool!
I just received an electra cruiser bike for free and it had a missing brake and needed a little TLC. These videos helped me do my very first project on a bike and now I want to do bike projects 🤣
Awesome video no clue why anyone would thumbs down. You provided more information to me in one video than the previous three I watched. Excellent quality. Well done.
I love your videos! Reminds me of an excellent teacher I've had in high school or even technical college! If only Park Tools weren't more expensive to bikes than Snap-on tools to say, working on cars! 🤣👌
I've just invented a fantastic way of replacing an internal brake or shift cable. 1. Take the inner cable out, leaving the outer cover in situ. 2. Cut a 2" length of old inner cable and feed it into both the old and new outer cables, forming a single cable. 3. Crimp both outer cables to hold the inner cable in place. 4. Push, (Mainly) and pull the old and new cables through. 5. Once through cut off the damaged end of the new outer cable and feed the new inner cable through. Et Voila! I thank you, I thank you.
Just Found this Channel. After watching this I can see that an Improvised fix done on a co-workers bike was not a recommended course of action. Which is the suspicion I had after looking at his brake cables. It looked like two Cables had somehow been connected from opposite sides of the frame.
Hi there Cable Guise just remember if you're putting your spares kit together always have 2 spare gear cables at home and consider taking 1 cable with you when 20km away from home and yeah those clean looking cable caps if without them a tube of Liquid Nails you put a drop on the tip of the cut cable ultimately the best is leave 25-30cm of cable and loop it up like when you purchased the thing brand-new with the bit of glue on the tip, some people say "What about these spares? What about those spares?" The short answer is always answer a question with a question "Why not bring a spare bike? What if your head falls off?"
How about showing us how to replace the rear cable on a Schwinn Meridian tricycle? There are plenty of us seniors who’d like to change to high rise handlebars, but will need to replace the brake cables with longer ones. Thanks to your video, I’m confident I can replace the front one. The back one, not so much.
The concept for replacing front and rear is the same. The big difference for you is going to be gaining access to the brake which is likely under the rear basket. It will likely be a disc brake as well.
Should the brake barrell adjuster be screwed all the way in to the brake when replacing housing? Or out a few turns to allow for adjustment when finished? Thanks!! Huge fan.
Hello, this is great and very helpful video for me as begginer. I like to do it on my own and to learn something by the way. So I decided to upgrade my brakes, brake levers and shifters. Question: Brake levers and shifters are Shimano ST-M570 Now I am wondering how to insert brake cable in the lever? I know that the lever has slot on itself as this in your video, but as my levers are bit specific I am stuck. Also I saw shimano pdf tutorial about inserting brake cable, but I am afraid to break plastic clip which is in the lever. Can you please explain it to me? Thank you!
Great video, but I have a question please: I am assembling a new bike, and the only portion of the hand brakes I need to assemble is the getting the front brake line into the handbrake itself. I see the barrel end, but it is right up against the housing. There is no bare wire for me to feed through the slots in the hand brake apparatus. Help this newbie please? Thank you!
You will need to loosen the anchor bolt or unhook the opposite end of the cable from the brake. Then you will have enough slack in the system to feed the cable through the slots. You may be able to pull on the cable end to expose enough wire to feed it in the lever. hope this helps.
TheBamPlayer - crazy! So when you switch between a motorbike and twist’n’go motorbike, the brakes are reversed! Sounds great in an emergency situation...
This is because of right hand driving. For us (and US) turning left is the more risky manoeuvre. You need to signal the turn with your left hand, so you have to use the right hand to brake and slow down before turning. It's safer to brake with the back wheel (less risk of losing control). This explains the difference, as in UK it's the right turn that's more dangerous.
I need new brake handles i think? because after i pull my brake they don't snap back in a open position ( meaning the brake is still in a closed position and i have to pull my handle out in order for them to stop rubbing the tire, also before i started watching these video i put a basket on the front of my bike and damaged the lock ring's threads so they don't work well with the barrel adjuster 'am i right? in order to fix my brakes so they will snap back after using them the adjustment needs to be made in the lockrings and barrel adjuster? PS. thank you for taking the time to advise me.
It sounds as if you have excessive drag in your cables and housings. Make sure your basket is not pinching the housing or causing a harsh bend. If the basket is not causing the issue I would suggest new cables and housing. Hope this helps!
Thank you, Park tool i have moved my cables i think they were pinching and they seem to work a" little better "do you think i should shoot some lube into the cables will that help with the drag?
CL-1 chain lube works well for this. Or a light grease such as HPG-1. Do not use a heavy grease, as it will slow the cable. Most any chain lube will also work.
Great tip thank you, I typically use the same (chain Lube) 👍. Some manufacturer say to use no lube🤷♂️, my experience with various manufactures (cable/housing) is I still will get corrosion internally overtime, I live & ride in a wet humid environment. So I find the appropriate lube is definitely advantageous for trouble free operation. Thanks 😊
Dads bike needs an overhaul. I saw the straight wire and figured it was a Kevlar woven cable, it turns out it was shifter cable. Big mistake. It didnt blow out the side but it pulled the wire right though the end cap and into the lever, crushing the housing leaving the wires exposed about an inch out the end. Learn something every day. Never would of had to know if my dads bike wasnt 20 years old lol.
Brake cables come sometime with two ends. A "disc" shaped end, like a round circle, for flat bar levers. The other end is the "Teardrop" or "Mushroom". Teardrop=Mushroom. The flat bar levers do not accept the Teardrop/Mushroom, only disc. The drop bar lever do not accept the disc.
The end on the MTB brake cable I got is smaller than the original one on my bike, so it doesn't fill all the space in the hole in the lever. Is this normal? I'm not sure it's safe to use a cable with a smaller end...
The end cap of my housing became loose as I was troubleshooting the issue with my rear disc brakes rubbing against my rear discs. Normally it shouldn’t be loose enough to pull the housing out of the barrel. How do I secure it into the barrel?
Well, these are recommended but in this tutorial it would be difficult to accomplish without them. You may be able to complete the task with one of the two cutters and a paper clip or other pick like tool but it would be much easier with the proper set of tools. Hope this helps!
Park Tool It does. I love the videos and the explanations in the replies. Currently having to take a bike to work. I know enough about them,but there's still things I'm a bit rusty on. I used to work on my own bikes as a hobby as a kid,now it's part of my lifestyle,so it's good to be knowing.
If the cable does not feed to the brake at the right angle it may be hard to adjust the brake due to the housing effecting the balance. In many cases either will work and is more of an aesthetic thing.
@@drewmcauliffe6285 This does depend a bit on a mechanics personal preference and also to some extent the environment the bike will be in. Metal is often the only option for Brake housing based on the amount of space given. When it comes to shift, plastic is often nice because it will crack itself instead of kinking the cable where it enters the ferrule. It also does not corrode and get stuck in a differing metal cable stop. The weakness of the plastic caps is that the strands can blow through them easier than a medal version.
I just started riding my MTB 2 weeks ago. I was introduced to Calvin Jones through this channel and he's like PhD in Bicycle Engineering. More of Dr. Calvin please
This channel is amazing, taught me how to change my tire and now ill be changing my cable for the first time. Thank you!
thanks Park Tools and Calvin for all the great tutorials you guys post! You help us DiYers so much
Thank you Mr. Jones. It’s been 7 years since you made this video, hope you are happy and healthy.
This is the best how-to video series of whole UA-cam
I always buy Park Tools where possible. They are more expensive for sure but they are high quality and I view the difference in price as my contribution to Calvin's superb tutorials. They are not only extremely informative, they are so well made too. Thanks Park Tools and thanks Calvin.
These are the best tutorials I have seen on youtube.
This is extremely well explained !
Well it is parktool
I have another YT channel, Ranging Rover, which is about the Terra Trike Rover recumbent Trike. They no longer make this model. It will become a classic Recumbent Trike, as there are many of them out there still.
There are few videos out that tell us about doing specific maintenance on Trikes, let alone specific models. I too have park tools, because when I added my Bafang Mid drive to my Rover, I needed proper tools. I was a tool maker for the auto industry. I don't mind paying good money for good tools.
Now I take these video's for regular bikes and apply the lessons to working on my Rover. My vids are not as professional, in fact, I they are more like a shade tree mechanic than anything as I tend to work on my trike while its sitting in my apartments small living room. But I am covering a lot of the same subjects as these videos do. And my viewers are thankful that someone is finally putting out useful vids for our specific need. Meaning us Recumbent trike riders. And I am thankful for Park Tool and Utah Trikes, both of whom put out great videos for us to learn from.
Your instructions are great & almost anyone should be able to follow them successfully. I'm laughing at myself that I watched, though, as I've been a bike mechanic myself since around 1970. But I get a lot of value from reviewing best practices frequently, and occasionally I'll see something that I need to pay close attention to, in some of these tutorial videos. Watching them, especially excellent ones like yours, even adds to the amount of enthusiasm & excitement I feel when tackling various repairs. Health issues have slowed me down in recent years, too, and I can only do the work a little at a time any more. 10-or-15-minute bursts, alternating with forced rest periods of often an hour or more. I need all the help I can get at times, to keep up with my various home projects. Thanks for putting some wind in my sails.
outstanding! comprehensive, clear explanations without fluff.
These Park Tool videos are really the best bike repair videos you can find. So helpful, I am doing more and more on our bikes thanks to you guys. Awesome.
Easily the best instruction video I've see, huge thanks. Especially impressed on piece getting cable/outer housing at correct height or level relative to adjuster slots. Excellent: cable must 'flow' out of adjuster (cable must not be at higher level) or be excessively short (with excessive downward pressure on adjuster). Can now replace a v-brake cable, the same principle as your disc brakes. Great video from Park Tool!
I just received an electra cruiser bike for free and it had a missing brake and needed a little TLC. These videos helped me do my very first project on a bike and now I want to do bike projects 🤣
This guy always has great videos. I fixed my derailleur last week and now for the brakes.
Awesome video no clue why anyone would thumbs down. You provided more information to me in one video than the previous three I watched. Excellent quality. Well done.
Bike mechanics maybe?
At a very short period of time
@@CB-fv4vv some BiKe MeChaNiCs that want them done fast and dangerous.
Thanks Park Tool and Calvin Jones for an informative video. Will surely follow the steps on how to install these brake cables properly.
Many thanks to you for taking the time to explain & Show how to fix these things that need to be repaired..
Thank you my friend. All these other videos are horrible when teaching this. You’re amazing.😊
Calvin really knows his stuff.
Calvin and Parktool are quite simply top tier! 👏🏻👍🏻
Best tutorials and tools.
Great explanation and perfect filming. This video stands out among many terrible ones on the same subject.
Finally someone who explains why you would use an end cap. +1
Cheers for this, I've just changed my shifts cable by following this video
this even worked on my non flat handlebars! :) Terrific tutorial, very helpful videos. Thank you!
I'm so happy that those V-breaks are finally done ....
I love these proper tutorial vids. Great quality and easily understood! Thanks!
Great demonstration - Well done!
I have never seen such easily explained and detailed videos. Thanks a bunch.
Couldn't ask for more ... thank you very much. Excellent video.
These videos are so great, thank you Calvin and Park Tool!
Calvin's the man!! Great video very helpful ! 🤗👍
Nice teaching watching from 🇳🇦
love this video, thank you so much. you explained all the parts so perfectly! now I just need to get the back wheel...
I love your videos! Reminds me of an excellent teacher I've had in high school or even technical college!
If only Park Tools weren't more expensive to bikes than Snap-on tools to say, working on cars! 🤣👌
I've just invented a fantastic way of replacing an internal brake or shift cable.
1. Take the inner cable out, leaving the outer cover in situ.
2. Cut a 2" length of old inner cable and feed it into both the old and new outer cables, forming a single cable.
3. Crimp both outer cables to hold the inner cable in place.
4. Push, (Mainly) and pull the old and new cables through.
5. Once through cut off the damaged end of the new outer cable and feed the new inner cable through.
Et Voila! I thank you, I thank you.
Very good and funny videos bring a great sense of entertainment!
Always good videos on the channel whenever I need to look something up. Thank you!!
Excellent explanation. Thanks.
Another top notch vid from cap.N beefheart you Kno ked it out the park fella
Thank you. The information is very helpful. Hoping for more tutorials
Very interesting about the different cable housing I didn’t know that until I saw this, Great video by the way many thanks for sharing 😉
Thanks for the explanation.
Master of content marketing 👍 👍 👍
Thank you Mr. Calvin Jones.
Thank you so much for this tutorial!! With your help, I’m back to rolling (& stopping) 😂
Excellent explanations
Excellent, clear tutorial. Thank you.
u rocked it sir!!! very very helpful!!
thnks for the tutorial and helping us bike enthusiast :)
Exactly what I needed to fix my bike. Cheers man.
This is very informative; much better than the $128 that the shop was going to charge to do a tune up. I feel more confidant to do the job now.
very informative and well explained. Thank you.
Great video🤙
Thankyou very impormative tips
Nice video, thank you.
such a good tutorial.. thank you so much!
Excellente vidéo, bien expliqué ! Merci !
This super great🙏
Nice one!
This is super helpful! Thank you very much!!!!
Thank you man
I need to know how to pass the break cable internally on a fuji ace 24 please. Thank you i like your videos
Just Found this Channel. After watching this I can see that an Improvised fix done on a co-workers bike was not a recommended course of action. Which is the suspicion I had after looking at his brake cables. It looked like two Cables had somehow been connected from opposite sides of the frame.
good video
Thanks now I have to go to store
Nice and helpfull!
Hi there Cable Guise just remember if you're putting your spares kit together always have 2 spare gear cables at home and consider taking 1 cable with you when 20km away from home and yeah those clean looking cable caps if without them a tube of Liquid Nails you put a drop on the tip of the cut cable ultimately the best is leave 25-30cm of cable and loop it up like when you purchased the thing brand-new with the bit of glue on the tip, some people say "What about these spares? What about those spares?" The short answer is always answer a question with a question "Why not bring a spare bike? What if your head falls off?"
How about showing us how to replace the rear cable on a Schwinn Meridian tricycle? There are plenty of us seniors who’d like to change to high rise handlebars, but will need to replace the brake cables with longer ones. Thanks to your video, I’m confident I can replace the front one. The back one, not so much.
The concept for replacing front and rear is the same. The big difference for you is going to be gaining access to the brake which is likely under the rear basket. It will likely be a disc brake as well.
Should the brake barrell adjuster be screwed all the way in to the brake when replacing housing? Or out a few turns to allow for adjustment when finished? Thanks!! Huge fan.
Hey! Where is the product purchased link?
TY!
very helpful 👍🏻✨
Do you have a content how to shorten the hydraulic brake hose of shimano STI brake system? 🤞
Hello, this is great and very helpful video for me as begginer.
I like to do it on my own and to learn something by the way.
So I decided to upgrade my brakes, brake levers and shifters.
Question:
Brake levers and shifters are Shimano ST-M570
Now I am wondering how to insert brake cable in the lever?
I know that the lever has slot on itself as this in your video, but as my levers are bit specific I am stuck.
Also I saw shimano pdf tutorial about inserting brake cable, but I am afraid to break plastic clip which is in the lever.
Can you please explain it to me?
Thank you!
is there any difference in the rear brakes?
This.
I'm about to change all if my cables, does it matter whether I start with the gear cables or break cables?
It does not matter which you start with from a technical stand point but I find it is typically easier to start with the shift housing.
Great video, but I have a question please: I am assembling a new bike, and the only portion of the hand brakes I need to assemble is the getting the front brake line into the handbrake itself. I see the barrel end, but it is right up against the housing. There is no bare wire for me to feed through the slots in the hand brake apparatus. Help this newbie please?
Thank you!
You will need to loosen the anchor bolt or unhook the opposite end of the cable from the brake. Then you will have enough slack in the system to feed the cable through the slots. You may be able to pull on the cable end to expose enough wire to feed it in the lever. hope this helps.
I find it odd that US bikes have the front brake on the left - we have ours on the right, same as motorcycles.
Very informative - Sub'd!
Its the same on European Bikes.
TheBamPlayer - crazy! So when you switch between a motorbike and twist’n’go motorbike, the brakes are reversed! Sounds great in an emergency situation...
@@c7uk I would suggest you to switch them, if you are used to the motorbike brakes.
TheBamPlayer - alAbsolutely! But here in UK when you buy a bike, the brakes are already set up ‘motorbike fashion’; ie right is front 😉
This is because of right hand driving. For us (and US) turning left is the more risky manoeuvre. You need to signal the turn with your left hand, so you have to use the right hand to brake and slow down before turning. It's safer to brake with the back wheel (less risk of losing control).
This explains the difference, as in UK it's the right turn that's more dangerous.
Pro tip: if the cables and housings are worn to the point of needing replacement, the liner in the noodles may also be worn.
I need new brake handles i think? because after i pull my brake they don't snap back in a open position ( meaning the brake is still in a closed position and i have to pull my handle out in order for them to stop rubbing the tire, also before i started watching these video i put a basket on the front of my bike and damaged the lock ring's threads so they don't work well with the barrel adjuster 'am i right? in order to fix my brakes so they will snap back after using them the adjustment needs to be made in the lockrings and barrel adjuster? PS. thank you for taking the time to advise me.
It sounds as if you have excessive drag in your cables and housings. Make sure your basket is not pinching the housing or causing a harsh bend. If the basket is not causing the issue I would suggest new cables and housing. Hope this helps!
Thank you, Park tool i have moved my cables i think they were pinching and they seem to work a" little better "do you think i should shoot some lube into the cables will that help with the drag?
cables are not expensive just replace them and a little lube could help
Are these on amazon
What kind of “cable lube” are you recommending please..For both new and old? Thanks
CL-1 chain lube works well for this. Or a light grease such as HPG-1. Do not use a heavy grease, as it will slow the cable. Most any chain lube will also work.
Great tip thank you, I typically use the same (chain Lube) 👍. Some manufacturer say to use no lube🤷♂️, my experience with various manufactures (cable/housing) is I still will get corrosion internally overtime, I live & ride in a wet humid environment. So I find the appropriate lube is definitely advantageous for trouble free operation. Thanks 😊
Dads bike needs an overhaul. I saw the straight wire and figured it was a Kevlar woven cable, it turns out it was shifter cable. Big mistake. It didnt blow out the side but it pulled the wire right though the end cap and into the lever, crushing the housing leaving the wires exposed about an inch out the end. Learn something every day. Never would of had to know if my dads bike wasnt 20 years old lol.
Why would it be bad if you mixed up the mushroom end with the teardrop end?
Brake cables come sometime with two ends. A "disc" shaped end, like a round circle, for flat bar levers. The other end is the "Teardrop" or "Mushroom". Teardrop=Mushroom. The flat bar levers do not accept the Teardrop/Mushroom, only disc. The drop bar lever do not accept the disc.
@@parktool Thank you :D
The end on the MTB brake cable I got is smaller than the original one on my bike, so it doesn't fill all the space in the hole in the lever. Is this normal? I'm not sure it's safe to use a cable with a smaller end...
It may be you got a shift cable rather than a brake cable.
My housing is sliding down off the cable and the end-cap is unseating from the barrel adjuster whenever I squeeze the brake. What do I do for this?
It sounds like your housing is unseated from its stop on the frame or brake. Be sure everything is seated properly.
The end cap of my housing became loose as I was troubleshooting the issue with my rear disc brakes rubbing against my rear discs. Normally it shouldn’t be loose enough to pull the housing out of the barrel. How do I secure it into the barrel?
Are those tools necessary? Or are they recommended?
Well, these are recommended but in this tutorial it would be difficult to accomplish without them. You may be able to complete the task with one of the two cutters and a paper clip or other pick like tool but it would be much easier with the proper set of tools. Hope this helps!
Park Tool It does. I love the videos and the explanations in the replies. Currently having to take a bike to work. I know enough about them,but there's still things I'm a bit rusty on. I used to work on my own bikes as a hobby as a kid,now it's part of my lifestyle,so it's good to be knowing.
Is this the same thing on the back?
The same concept applies.
"cable cutters.. for cutting cables"
Okey dokey 😀👍
does it really matter if you're using a 90 degree noodle or 135 degree on the front or back brakes?
If the cable does not feed to the brake at the right angle it may be hard to adjust the brake due to the housing effecting the balance. In many cases either will work and is more of an aesthetic thing.
@@parktool Thanks! plastic end caps vs metal? plastic for shift, metal for brakes?
@@drewmcauliffe6285 This does depend a bit on a mechanics personal preference and also to some extent the environment the bike will be in. Metal is often the only option for Brake housing based on the amount of space given. When it comes to shift, plastic is often nice because it will crack itself instead of kinking the cable where it enters the ferrule. It also does not corrode and get stuck in a differing metal cable stop. The weakness of the plastic caps is that the strands can blow through them easier than a medal version.
I have developed a nasty habit of turninng the handle bars 180 degrees. Shouldn't the cables be longer to accommodate that eventuality?
@5:27 decent housing length for this F****** brake?
Me watching this video: right right right endcap, gotcha
Also me: *what is happening*
What about the rear wheel?
This.
i can move my brake lever without my bike braking what can it be?
I bet you're favorite color is blue
why do you put the brakes on the wrong side?
Like kush asht shqiptar