What should i know?

[Killiekevin]

My headset was a bit stiff and was going to take it into the lbs for a look over. Instead I had a look on youtube and it seemed simple enough to remove and grease etc so ended up doing it myself and felt an enormous sense of pride and has put me in the mood to learn more.

My question is what should I know what to do and in what order? Can fix puncture obviously, adjust brakes and now can deal with the headset to remove and grease and put back together.

What should I be learning next?

 

[smokeysmoo]

What should I be learning next?

Gear indexing?

IIRC this is the video that de-mysified the process for many

 

[Milzy]

Go on a bike mechanic course then jack your job in and open your own LBS. You might earn less but you'll be happy.

 

[Gravity Aided]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaAK2FaxQ2xiBbAUVZsvDYQ
Try RJ The Bike Guy.
Kind of irritating voice, but a truly knowledgeable resource who gave me the know-how to tackle a lot of problems I ordinarily would not have. I came up in the pre internet era, and a lot of our knowledge was from books and watching others tackle these problems, with not always the best of results. This guy tackles everything from truly old three speeds to all suspension mountain bikes.

 

[Milzy]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaAK2FaxQ2xiBbAUVZsvDYQ
Try RJ The Bike Guy.
Kind of irritating voice, but a truly knowledgeable resource who gave me the know-how to tackle a lot of problems I ordinarily would not have. I came up in the pre internet era, and a lot of our knowledge was from books and watching others tackle these problems, with not always the best of results. This guy tackles everything from truly old three speeds to all suspension mountain bikes.

I know a bike guy called RJ.

 

[smokeysmoo]

I think you ride a road bike, so how about wrapping bar tape? I still refer to these vids myself TBH

 

[Milzy]

I think you ride a road bike, so how about wrapping bar tape? I still refer to these vids myself TBH

My LBS charges a £5 and does it perfect as well as quick. No problem.

 

[smokeysmoo]

My LBS charges a £5 and does it perfect as well as quick. No problem.

Ah! but you don't get the satisfaction yourself then

I actually quite like doing bar tape TBH, and I'm very fussy about how it's finished off near the stem as well

 

[screenman]

Go on a bike mechanic course then jack your job in and open your own LBS. You might earn less but you'll be happy.

That would make me miserable, along with a lot poorer.

 

[Ajax Bay]

My question is what should I know what to do and in what order? Can fix puncture obviously, adjust brakes and now can deal with the headset

Acknowledging the OP has done / can do some of this already, here's my suggested list, in some sort of 'priority' order (I have not included the additional skills relating to tubeless tyres or disc brakes):
Remove and replace both wheels
Remove and replace tyres.
Remove and replace inner tubes
Patch a puncture
Remove and replace rim tape
Adjust brakes
Replace brake blocks
Index gears
Adjust seat post
Adjust saddle (on seat post)
Remove and replace saddle
Remove and replace/reinstall pedals
Take apart and reassemble rear derailleur cage, having cleaned jockey wheels
Replace inner cables, both brake and gear
Replace outer cables, both brake and gear
Separate stem and handlebars
Remove and rewrap handlebar tape
Separate steering tube and stem
Adjust height of stem
Remove and replace, or clean and reinstall cassette
Dismantle, clean, relube and reassemble front hub
Dismantle, clean, relube and reassemble rear hub (including freehub)
Remove (by breaking) chain, and cutting and installing new one
Install and remove mudguards
Replace broken spoke
True wheel
Remove crankset
Replace a chainwheel
Dismantle, clean, relube and reassemble headset
Remove and replace (or clean, lube and reinstall) a bottom bracket

 

[Vantage]

Buy a bike maintenance manual. Read it. Read it again. Read it again. Book a few days off work. Buy a cheapo bike tool set such as those found in aldi. Completely strip and rebuild your bike.
That'll give you the basic knowledge to get the bike roadworthy to get home in the event of a mechanical whilst out on a ride. Everything else can be learned as and when needed.
I've been riding 30+ years and only fitted my first headset late last year as I bought a new frame and fork. Never needed to prior to that.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Take apart and reassemble rear derailleur cage, having cleaned jockey wheels

Replace inner cables, both brake and gear
Replace outer cables, both brake and gear

Remove and rewrap handlebar tape

Replace broken spoke
True wheel

I'm doing no bad then, the above are the ones I cannot do on the list.
I'm on it!

 

[arch684]

I'm doing no bad then, the above are the ones I cannot do on the list.
I'm on it!

Those jobs are not as hard as you may think pat

 

[Milzy]

It's not rocket science but bar tape is an art to get perfect. I'm good with tools and mechanics but struggle with things like wrapping presents, ironing shirts, folding bed sheets wrapping bars etc. Need to learn.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I can do all of @Ajax Bay s list on older bikes (Richard Ballantyne's book era) except for truing wheels, and installing headset races which I've always left to the pros.

However much modern stuff is a closed book to me. Threadless headsets of which there are millions of variants, a zillion and one different types of BB and crankset. Freehubs. Sealed bearings. That kind of thing. More and more I rely on my LBS.