How to

Brake care and service

With hydraulic brakes, when the wheel is out of the bike you need to ensure there is a spacer inserted into the calliper.

EBB & belt tensioning

An eccentric bottom bracket (EBB) is one that allows you to move the normal bottom bracket, which is screwed into the EBB, forward or back so as to tighten or loosen the chain or belt.

Tubus Duo rack fitting on a Vivente Bike

We recommend the Tubus Duo front rack and have located attachment points on the fork blades at 165mm from the front eyelets on the fork dropouts for this purpose. Any rider who is travelling by plane with their bike and using lowriders will need to be able to remove them in the packing process and to later refit them.