repair a bicycle

Meaning

This phrase means to fix or mend a bicycle that is damaged, broken, or not working properly. It covers tasks like fixing a flat tire, adjusting brakes, or repairing the chain. It is used in everyday discussions about hobbies, transport, and maintenance.

Examples

• My dad taught me how to repair a bicycle when I was a kid.

  My dad taught me how to repair a bicycle when I was a kid.

• I need to repair a bicycle before we go on our weekend trip.

  I need to repair a bicycle before we go on our weekend trip.

• It is much cheaper to repair a bicycle yourself than to take it to a shop.

  It is much cheaper to repair a bicycle yourself than to take it to a shop.

• He spent the whole afternoon trying to repair a bicycle in the garage.

  He spent the whole afternoon trying to repair a bicycle in the garage.

• Do you have the tools required to repair a bicycle with a flat tire?

  Do you have the tools required to repair a bicycle with a flat tire?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to make repair a bicycle.

  ✓ I need to repair a bicycle.

  "Repair" is a verb on its own. You do not need the verb "make" before it.

• ✗ I don't know how to repair a bicycle's wheel.

  ✓ I don't know how to repair a bicycle wheel.

  When using a noun as an adjective (noun adjunct), we generally do not use the possessive apostrophe-s (e.g., "bicycle wheel", "car door").

Related Expressions

Practice

• He went to the garage to ___ because the chain fell off.

  💡 Fixing a two-wheeled vehicle.

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  repair a bicycle

• Learning how to ___ can save you a lot of money on commutes.

  💡 The act of fixing your own bike.

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  repair a bicycle