How to Service the Bearings on your VPP™ Upper and Lower Links

Here’s what you need to know about servicing your upper and lower linkage bearings: the little spin-spins that keep your bike running smooth so you can blame literally anything else for how you’re riding today.

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00:00 Skip forward, if you dare
00:10 Intro
00:25 How to find bike info
01:04 Do I actually need to service?
01:34 Tools needed
01:55 Don’t forget about your local bike shop! They can help with this, too.
02:01 Lower link removal
02:54 Lower link bearings
07:05 Lower link install
08:18 Upper link removal
09:13 Upper link bearings
11:49 Upper link install
13:23 And this is where you’re either done or realize you’re about to become better friends with your local bike shop; either way you're doing a good thing

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