Intro to Bike Maintenance — REI Co-op Classes

For your trusty bike to stay in good working order, you need to occasionally show it some love. In this class, you’ll learn the basics of bike maintenance so you can keep your bike in great shape for many years. Kat covers everything from a routine pre-ride inspection to how to keep your drivetrain clean, lubricated and humming along.

The topics covered in this class are:
The Anatomy of Your Bike: 1:35
How to Do a Pre-ride Inspection: 4:27
How to Fix a Flat Tire: 9:20
How to Maintain Your Drivetrain: 29:50

[markosverdhi]

I've been working on bikes since I was old enough to use a wrench. This is an awesome video. It has just enough detail that the average rider needs to know, and nothing more. Great work!

[anotherbuttchair]

REI? Man you guys let me down? All I needed was a through bolt for a dumb trainer? And it took three people at REI to tell me sorry we don’t have it?

[TheGoodGuise]

just bought a bike from rei and this came up on my recommendation and it was certainly relevant thanks youtube overlord

[staceystith]

I'm a casual bike rider, but wanted to know more about the components on my bike to watch for deficiencies. This gal knows her stuff. She was excellent--very clear, precise and understandable. Thank you for this video

[hawkeyestiguy]

*"Pause the video & check your bike..." I'm sitting here at 1am without a bike!* 😂

[avici]

This guide is so well made and organized. Thank you. This is now saved in my Bike Notes

[JasonCryer]

Thanks Kat! Bought my first bike in about a decade and this was a great refresher course.

[kaigibson]

Haven’t used a bike in SO long and this is exactly what I was looking for. Everyone keeps using these terms for parts of the bike but never point to it. THANK YOU

[DominiqueB]

Semi-pro tip: When you remove the tube, don't remove yet or move the tire around the rim. Figure out on the tube where the puncture occurred, then bring the tube back to the wheel, line up the valve stem with the valve hole in the rim: you can now narrow down the area to search for the cause of the puncture to wherever the location of the puncture on the tube lines up to on the tire.
Note that unless you tracked the orientation of the tube, there are _two_ candidate locations on either side of the valve, when you flipflop the tube over.

[PorkChop]

Any avid cyclist must become a bike mechanic. I saved tons of money and time making my own repairs and upgrades.

[CakeIsMyCat]

Thanks Kat! Really appreciate the practical information, especially as a beginner.

[pepeg.luthier]

Thank you, it is very useful information presented clearly and to the point.

[ashleycalloway]

Can you do a video about what gears are better for different kinds of rides like 10-36 or 11-32, as well as how more gears can be added to existing hubs due to spacer by manufacturers?

[jasonmyersOU]

Kat thank you very much for your time buddy. It is much appreciated. I had forgotten so much since I last rode a bike. It was a great refresher for sure. Awesome work.

[tabiripetrovich]

Miss i wanna be a bike mechanic like you. Im 13. Greetings from ontario

[mzj]

Great class style presentation, really benefited from this

[ricardocabrera]

awesome info . love how you guys took the time to explain this.

[traviss]

One of the best guides on youtube. Great information and super easy to follow. Awesome job, thank you for sharing this!

[rodrigovilleda]

I’m doing bike mechanic and I just want to congratulate and thank you for your kindly explanation. You and your video explain everything very clearly, nice and gently. A lot of tips are very valuable, thank you very much.

[Mcmatthew]

Just bought an older bike today that's gonna need some fixing up. Thanks for putting this out!