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 us 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 (rotor)/cables / 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 fore/aft 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. ISBN: 1-56392-428-5 / Publisher: Haynes Manuals / Binding: Softcover / Pages: 192 / Copyright: 1995-2001 / Dimensions: 8+ x 11+ / Category: Bicycles: Bicycle Repa

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