Bibliograph

Essential bicycle maintenance & repair, Daimeon Shanks

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Essential bicycle maintenance & repair, Daimeon Shanks

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes glossary

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Essential bicycle maintenance & repair

Nature of contents

handbooks

Oclc number

759914852

Responsibility statement

Daimeon Shanks

Summary

Keep your bike on the road for the long haul! Whether you're training, competing, or simply riding for fun, a properly tuned bike is essential to performance, efficiency, and safety

Table Of Contents

The modern road bike. Understanding your bike and how it works ; Building your home tool kit ; Setting up your home workshop -- Basic maintenance. Preride checks ; Postride checks ; Tune-ups -- Frame and fork. Installing a headset ; Installing a fork ; Repairing a frame -- Handlebars and stem. Installing and adjusting stems and handlebars ; Wrapping the handlebars ; Installing grips ; Working with special styles of bars -- Saddles and seatposts. Installing a seatpost ; Installing a saddle ; Adjusting an integrated seat mast -- Wheels. Adjusting skewers ; Truing a wheel ; Replacing spokes and nipples ; Adjusting hubs ; Making special wheel repairs -- Tires. Installing clincher tires ; Repairing a flat clincher tire ; Installing a tubeless tire ; Repairing a tubeless tire ; Installing a tubular tire ; Repairing a tubular flat -- Brakes. Installing a brake lever ; Installing brakes ; Installing and adjusting brake pads ; Installing a brake cable and housing ; Installing and adjusting special brakes -- Cranks and chainrings. Installing cartridge and external bottom brackets ; Installing adjustable bottom brackets ; Installing BB30 bottom brackets ; Installing BB90 and other press-fit bottom brackets ; Installing Shimano and SRAM external bottom brackets and BB30 cranks ; Installing Campagnolo ultra-torque cranks ; Installing and replacing chainrings -- Shifters and derailleurs. Installing shifters ; Installing cable and housing ; Installing and adjusting the rear derailleur ; Installing and adjusting the front derailleur ; Troubleshooting shifting ; Installing and adjusting special shifters and derailleurs -- Chains and cogsets. Installing chains ; Installing a freewheel ; Installing a cassette ; Maintaining and repairing chains and cassettes -- Pedals and cleats ; Installing pedals -- Installing cleats on shoes ; Maintaining pedals and cleats -- Achieving the perfect fit. Frame fit ; Saddle height ; Crank length ; Saddle and cleat position ; Handlebar width and height ; Stem length ; Special fit cases -- Appendix. Choosing and working with a bike shop

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