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Okay, we are going to talk about how to remove and remount your bicycle wheels. This is a
road bike. Most road bikes have caliper brakes, which are going to have a quick release; usually
like this, which basically is going to open up your brake caliper which is going to get
the tire out of the actual brake calipers. So you twist that to the top. This is a quick
release lever so basically all you are going to do is get your fingers behind it, pull
it down and then unscrew it slightly and your wheel just falls right out.
Then to remount the front wheel, what you are going to do is have the lever all the
way up so that you are not going to hit your brake pads. Have your quick release open enough
so it can get over the little tabs that are on the bottom here. Pull it straight up and
through. Then you are going to screw down the quick release; not too tight because it
is a lever system so basically it is going to push down and cinch on it by itself. Just
get that feel. This is a little bit too tight; see I cannot push it easily so I am going
to unscrew it slightly. That is just way too easy, that is really dangerous because it
can flop open at any time. So just right in the middle of those two. It is better to have
it a little bit tight just to be safe.
Also, you are going to make sure that when you pull it up straight that it is sitting
straight in the fork so basically you can see the line from where the bolt is on the
brakes. Make sure this is really straight. You do not want to have it sideways like that
or on the other side sideways because then it is not going to sit properly and also it
So make sure you cinch that closed. You do not want to do what a lot of people do with
quick releases; a lot of people just spin them all the way down and they do not actually
close them and they think that is secure. Really what you need to do is you need to
push that lever all the way down and make sure that it is nice and secure.
Then after you are done with that make sure that you put the quick release for your brake
back down so you are not going to be riding along and have a very loose brake. Double
check it. Make sure that it is stopping properly. Make sure that it is in there real nice, straight
and secure.