Mountainbike Maintenance and Repair DVD

Mountainbike Maintenance and Repair DVD

Pro race mechanic Matt Eames walks you through the all the tasks required to kep your bike in race ready condition, from proper cleaning and lubing to dic brake bleeding and drive train adjustments.

'I have been wrenching on my own bikes for over 20 years and I still learned some new things watching the DVD. It's hard to go wrong with this product.'
Bike Magazine

All the answers to all the questions your average shop mechanic hears when they close their eyes and try to sleep at night.

A high quality production, this movie is exactly what its title suggests: a how-to work on and repair your bike DVD that in addition to learning the basics (headsets, bottom brackets, brakes, derailleurs, etc.) the also includes a complete build up of Shimano’s latest generation of XTR, and whilst you may not have the bank to afford XTR, a good portion of the instruction is valid for other systems as well.

The man in front of the camera is Shimano Multi-Service Specialist, Matt Eames. Eames is a 10-year veteran of the NORBA and World Cup race circuits and his years of wrenching on bikes comes across well. His delivery is clear, evenly paced and precise with no speed talking, vague references to tools you’ve never heard of, or overly-techy lingo.

Key topics include: Cleaning Your Bike; Necessary Bike Tools; Inspecting your Bike; Brake Adjustments; Drivetrain Adjustments; Indexed Shifting Adjustments; Front Derailleurs; Chain Repairs; Headset Adjustments; Basic Wheel Truing; and the basic on bleeding the new XTR disc brakes, installing a new Hollowtech II bottom bracket and installing the new integrated shifters.

The Chilli view...

Whilst you may not have a TV in your garage, this DVD definitely makes life easier as you are shown exactly how to perform a task than to read about the job in a book, decipher what you are being told (flat-pack nightmares anyone) and then imagine what happens in-between the pictures and paragraphs.

I too am someone who takes pride in being able to perform pretty much any task on a bike, and like the reviewer quoted above, I too learnt many new things watching this DVD.

For me the section I most enjoyed was the wheel repair section where Eames took the black-art and made it as easy to folow as could be. I've spent years studying books on this, and never come close to making a good job of my wheels until I saw this DVD.

But beyond all the areas covered, what really sets this instructional DVD apart from all the paper based manuals, is that Eames also dispenses plenty of useful tips (which lubes are right for varying conditions, what you’re supposed to do with that little hole on the back of you chain-breaker, etc.) and that, from a mechanic of Eames pedigree, is something money could'nt buy - until now!

Details

• Stock Code: VHOT6741
• Running Time: 46 minutes
• DVD Format: PAL Region 0
• Classification: E
• Price: £13.69