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Mastering a few basic skills and taking an essential repair kit on any ride will help avoid significant mechanicals and get you to safety if something more serious does go wrong. We design, source, make, use and sell with the minimum of fuss, directly to you so our equipment is competitively priced.
Alpkit Blog » Bike Maintenance And Repair
3w ago
We love all the research and anticipation that comes with choosing a new bike. It’s a personal thing. Tom, our Sonder Sales Team Leader, and his te ..read more
Alpkit Blog » Bike Maintenance And Repair
3w ago
Want to find the perfectly sized bike for you? We've made figuring out the right size bike a whole lot easier. In this guide Tom from our Sonder Sa ..read more
Alpkit Blog » Bike Maintenance And Repair
3w ago
Every Sonder Bike is handbuilt to order by our team of skilled mechanics, personally checked by our Workshop Manager and carefully boxed so that it ..read more
Alpkit Blog » Bike Maintenance And Repair
3w ago
The right pressure in your tyres makes a huge difference to your ride experience and safety. It's a generalisation to say less air is more comforta ..read more
Alpkit Blog » Bike Maintenance And Repair
1y ago
A puncture on the trail is annoying at best. Changing an inner tube quickly and efficiently is a great skill to have in your armoury. Particularly ..read more
Alpkit Blog » Bike Maintenance And Repair
1y ago
"Ah, its a dark art adjusting your front derailleur..." We've lost count of the number of times we've heard those words! But most drive train woes ..read more
Alpkit Blog » Bike Maintenance And Repair
1y ago
If you can here an intermittent rubbing as you spin your wheels or your wheels are visibly out of true then this guide and video will help you get ..read more
Alpkit Blog » Bike Maintenance And Repair
1y ago
A broken rear derailleur my not mean an end to the ride. Removing the derailleur and splitting the chain so you run a single gear at the rear as a ..read more
Alpkit Blog » Bike Maintenance And Repair
1y ago
There's no getting away from it: having your ride halted by a time-consuming mechanical is a extremely frustrating. But the sense of achievement fr ..read more
Alpkit Blog » Bike Maintenance And Repair
1y ago
Here’s how to deal with a snapped rear gear cable which doesn’t split the chain or remove the rear mech. Tools Required 4mm Allen key Steps The ..read more