If James Lipton was going to ask me what my favorite curse word is, he would have to do it early in the program. The next 15 or 20 minutes would be one long bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. I'm doing a conversion to linear pull brakes on a customer's nice 1988 Rockhopper. He's finally getting rid of...

Bar-top intermediate brake levers present a challenge when wrapping the bars. Depending on your level of fussiness, you may want to get a little fancy wrapping the bars up to the lever clamp. I like to do it this way. It keeps the bar wrap snug around the bar, rather than stretching it around the housing...