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Articles by Jordan Rapp and Jeff Yingling, CeramicSpeed

Post-Travel Reassembly. Presented by CeramicSpeed

In this video, Jeff Yingling, part of CeramicSpeed’s Technical/R&D Support group, goes over some of the more common post-travel assembly tips. This video is really designed to address the fundamentals that almost anyone traveling with a bike should know and will have to address: putting your seatpost back in, reattaching pedals, tightening some of the bolts on the stem, etc. Jeff also covers the universally important topic of torque specifications, something critical when reassembling the bike after travel.

Tri Bike Disc Brakes Tips. Presented By CeramicSpeed.

In this video, Jeff Yingling, part of CeramicSpeed’s Technical/R&D Support group, goes over some of the fundmentals of disc brakes on a tri bike. What signs show you need to bleed your brakes (if they are hydraulic), keeping the pads and rotors clean and uncontaminated, checking for rotor drag and pad wear, and some other tips and tricks.

Changing Your Brake Pads. Presented By CeramicSpeed.

In this video, Jeff Yingling, part of CeramicSpeed’s Technical/R&D Support group, goes over the difference between brake pads designed for aluminum rims and those designed for carbon rims. He discusses why you need to change pads when you change braking surfaces, typically when you are changing from training wheels to race wheels, and how to do so.

Cable Maintenance. Presented By CeramicSpeed.

In this video, Jeff Yingling, part of CeramicSpeed’s Technical/R&D Support group, goes over proper care and lubrication of bicycle cables and cable housing. This video is designed to explain cable and housing maintenance, not replacement/recabling. This is the fourth in an 8-part video series covering the fundamentals of bike maintenance developed by CeramicSpeed exclusively for Slowtwitch.