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If you don't know please direct me to where I could find out. Anonymous
Here is the three videos which show you what is wrong with my bike;

http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/Anchronos/?action=view&current=144110.flv

http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/Anchronos/?action=view&current=145054.flv

http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/Anchronos/?action=view&current=145545.flv

...basically, the back tire is 'loose' or something and I need to know what I need to get and how exactly I can fix it because the back tire rubs off against the chain, the actual bicycle frame itself ( the purple part ), and the kickstand. Now, I could probably deal with that, but then since it's loose and not fixed against the frame, i'll apply more force to ride it sometimes it goes in the middle with no resistance so I end up slipping off and my knee'll jerk on the steering bar, or my foot'll jerk off the pedal, and that's not something that can happen when i'm crossing roads with traffic which I have to so I can get to work.
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Like my subject said, if you don't know please direct me to where I could find out, or even to someone else besides yourself ( if you don't know ) who would know where to direct me.

Thank you very much and i'll hopefully be able to do anything within reason that you would like me to do in return.
>> Anonymous
Damn, pretty involved guy.

You might have better luck with /o/. This is kind of a bastard child of a question.
>> ­
>>391126
dude, itll cost like 40 bucks at the most. ask your mom for some money.
>> Anonymous
please tell me what bearings are first so I can see if I can fix it first. Bikeshop people are humans too, what are they able to do that i'm not!? It's 2008, the internet makes us all professionals if we want to be.
>> Anonymous ­
>what are they able to do that i'm not!?

they know what a fucking bearing is.
>> Anonymous
>>391209
that's knowledge, not ability.
If you guys would tell me what it was, or if you guys wouldn't then i would just google it, but i guess i trust a live humans interpretation of the word instead of google or taking the time to sign up to a forum which i as a matter of a fact, already have ( http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=144419). Please man, just help me out here, i'm not trying to disrespect u.
>> Anonymous
Bikefag here.

That looks like a snapped rear axle to me. If it happened suddenly, then that's definitely the problem.

If it got loose gradually, then it's the bearings are fucked.

Either way, you're gonna have to spend money to get it fixed. No way around it.
If you have the tools, you could fix it yourself but you're still gonna have to buy some parts!
>> Anonymous
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>>391231
it happened gradually (yay!? considering the alternative lol), and what are 'bearings' and 'axels'?
What tools would I have to buy and what exactly would I have to do with them? Please elaborate specifically.

Sorry to be so picky btw! Thankyou very much for your help so far!
>> Sponge !!5qxfxHYSQxJ
Yo I'm a qualified bike doctor what seems to be the trouble
>> Anonymous
>>391262

Bikefag here again.

To be honest it would probably be much cheaper to bring it to the shop than to buy the tools and parts.

Anyway.

Tools: Two 15mm spanners (or maybe 14mm but most rear axle bolts are 15mm I think)
Two cone spanners.

Parts: Two sets of caged bearings to fit the axle. You might need to buy new cones too, as they are probably fucked from cycling around with them loose.

I'm not going to get into how to fix it, because I don't have all night. Google it.
>> Sponge !!5qxfxHYSQxJ
>>391281

>I'm not going to get into how to fix it, because I don't have all night. Google it.

I don't know shit. Google it.

Fix'd.

Leave this to the real bike doctors please?
>> Anonymous
>>391288

Ok, it's all yours. Good luck! And have fun!
>> Anonymous
>>391281
how would it cost less?
Oh, because they made their own tools, and even if they bought it from home depot (where i would go), they are most likely going to have more people coming to them to fix their bikes so they don't have to charge how much the tool cost because they're probably going to make it up with the next couple of customers.

Thanks Bikefog (A fog in the midst of the night that makes you not see very far and you can only see the reflection of a bike via the thingy)
>> Anonymous
Ok here's a step by step for fixing it, temporarily, on the cheap.

First, grab the frame on either side of the bike where the wheel attaches, and pull apart. If the 2 sides flex apart, the metal rod which should go right through the middle of the wheel is definitely snapped. If this is the case, go find another cheap 2nd hand bike wheel. MAX 10 bucks. Doesn't matter if it's a piece of shit, just make sure it's got the same number of gears and is the same size. If it's got one of those 'quick release' levers, bonus.

Assuming that's no the problem and the frame won't flex apart, second thing is to take the back wheel out. For that you'll need a pair of spanners to undo the bolt on either side. Once it's out, check the threaded bit in the centre. It should have some funny looking bolts on it that have a kinda rounded concave silver ring on the inside edge. If you have one of these on each side, screw them in towards the centre of the wheel. Not tight, just screw them in so they barely touch the rest of the wheel. There should be a little bit of a wiggle left to the whole assembly, but it should spin a little.

Now bolt it back in. It'll go again after a while and you're wearing out the bearings, but it should be rideable for a while.

Like I said long-term, source a 2nd hand wheel from somewhere else for the cheapest repair option.
>> Sponge !!5qxfxHYSQxJ
I shall fix your bicycle.
>> Anonymous
>>391300

I hope you are joking. Otherwise you don't deserve to ride a bicycle. Either way, I pity the people you work with.

Maybe they sabotaged your bike.
>> Anonymous
>>391391
joking about what, exactly?
>> sage sage
this faggot is spamming boards. Sage.
>> Anonymous
>>391442
proof?