How to Videos

[BikeShopGirl]

Slowly over at BikeShopGirl.com I'm building up a collection of how to video's. Varying from bike maintenance to techniques and needed info.

What would you like to see covered in a how to video podcast?

The first of its kind, How to change a flat tire, can be found here :
http://bikeshopgirl.com/2010/02/how-...e-a-flat-tire/

[Maxxxie]

Hiya,

I haven't watched it all the way through (in a bit of a hurry this morning), but the volume really needs to be fixed up. I had to crank my speakers up bigtime to hear what you were saying!

Max

[BikeShopGirl]

Max,

Thanks for the input! I thought I had fixed the audio but somehow between iMovie and You Tube it went crazy again.

Thanks !

[PamNY]

I thought it was a good video. The audio dropped out at one point, and the volume varied a bit.

I like that you showed in detail the entire process of putting the tube in, and how to use the dollar bill, which I've heard of but haven't seen done. I'm also glad you addressed working on the bike upside down.

You probably have this planned already, but I would suggest adding more detail on opening brakes, and that you show different types of brakes. For some reason, as a novice, I found fiddling with the brakes more intimidating than taking the wheel off.

I would also welcome more detail on how to use CO2 cartridges.

I look forward to seeing your future videos.

Pam

[Melalvai]

It would be really helpful to novice cyclists to see how to run the chain through a rag to clean it, and how to "floss" the sprockets. That made a world of difference when someone finally showed me.

[Maxxxie]

I'd just like to say how impressed I am that you managed to do all of that without getting yourself covered in grease. Any time I have to deal with the drivetrain, I end up covered in it, and wind up looking like one of those black and white minstrels!

Overall, the content was really good. RE the use of the CO2, although you described it as a requirement at the start of the video, you never actually demonstrated its use (what PamNY said).

I always have trouble returning the back wheel to the dropouts because I can never seem to get the chain on easily. I'll have to replay that part of the video a few times over to get the drift of it, methinks!

Max

[PamNY]

How about a video pointing out basic parts of the bicycle, what they are called, and what they do?

When I took a bike repair class, this was covered in the first session, and I found it very helpful. Even though I knew most of the information, I didn't know all of it. At least in the class situation, it definitely reinforced the "beginners welcome here" message. I'm not sure if it's needed on your web site which presumably attracts mostly experienced bikers, but it's probably worth considering.

Pam

[IvonaDestroi]

yey! Something for my new ipod...


Ummm I would like to see:

- cleaning your cassette/derailleur/outer hubs properly

-cranksets...hubs...headsets...cassettes/freewheels... like just a basic overview of how all these things work

- installing interruptor/cross levers (yea that would have been nice a few weeks ago, and I couldn't find that video instructional anywhere and my instructions only told me to: ahem: "install the levers with screws facing down". That was it.

-understanding stem and seatpost and handlebar sizes/measurements. And shims. (soda can shims... never got a straight answer on that one from any shop, other then, "it works great, don't do it".)

-and along those lines maybe some cool kinda random tricks of the trade and fun diy ideas