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Everything you need to know to help you enjoy and maintain your bicycle! Written by Bob Henderson. This book was written following the same methods used for other Haynes repair manuals, based on a complete teardown of the bikes, illustrated with hundreds of hands on photographs of repair and maintenance procedures, and accompanied by step by step instructions. Printed in full color throughout. Covers maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of most bicycles, plus information on accessories and roadside repairs. Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction How to use the manual CHAPTER ONE PREPARE TO RIDE! Frame size Seat position Handlebar position Pedals CHAPTER TWO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Maintenance scedule Pre ride inspection Post ride cleaning and lubrication CHAPTER THREE TROUBLESHOOTING General riding problems Wheels, hubs and tires Crankset and pedals Shifters and derailleurs Chain and sprockets Brakes Seat and seat post Steering CHAPTER FOUR WHEELS, TIRES and HUBS Wheel removal and installation Tube replacement Tube repair Hub bearing maintenance adjustment, hub bearing overhaul Spoke replacement Rim replacement Wheel truing CHAPTER FIVE CRANKSET and PEDALS Chainrings inspection and maintenance, replacement Pedals removal and installation, pedal bearing overhaul and adjustment Crank arms removal and installation, cotterless crankset, cottered crankset Bottom bracket bearing maintenance cup and ball type adjustment, cup and ball type overhaul, one piece crank type adjustment, one piece crank type overhaul, cartridge type bottom bracket replacement CHAPTER SIX CABLE SERVICE Cable types Cable lubrication Cable replacement shift cable, brake cable Cutting cables and casings inner cable, cable casing CHAPTER SEVEN SHIFTERS and DERAILLEURS Shifters shifter types, removal and installation, stem mounted, down tube mounted, handlebar end mounted, brake lever mounted STI, thumb shifters above bar, Shimano Rapidfire and Rapidfire Plus, GripShift Derraileurs removal and installation front rear, adjustment front rear CHAPTER EIGHT CHAIN and SPROCKETS The chain chain types, chain inspection and maintenance, chain removal and installation Freewheels, freehubs and sprockets general information, freewheel removal and installation, freewheel sprocket replacement, freehub sprocket set removal and installation, freehub body replacement CHAPTER NINE BRAKES Inspection and maintenance Adjustments side pull brakes, center pull and U brakes, cantilever ad linear pull vee brakes, hub brakes, freestyle gyro rotorcables Brake pad replacementL side pull and center pull brakes, cantilever, linear pull and U brakes, disc brakes Brake assembly removal, overhaul and installation side pull brake, center pull brake, cantilever, linear pull and U brakes, coaster brake Brake level removal and installation road bike levers, mountain bike, BMX and hybrid levers CHAPTER TEN SEAT and SEAT POST Maintenance Adjustments seat height, seat tilt and foreaft positioning Seat removal and installation clamp type, micro adjustable type CHAPTER ELEVEN STEERING Handlebars grip replacement, tape replacement, adjustment, removal and installation Stem removal and installation standard type, aheadset threadless type Headset adjustment, overhaul, replacement Fork removal and installation CHAPTER TWELVE FRAME and SUSPENSION Frame inspection, maintenance, repair Suspension setup front and rear suspension, fork disassembly, inspection and reassembly, elastomer forks, coil spring forks PLUS TIPS ON... How to survive on the road Trail rules Accessories Improvised repairs
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