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Sat May 16th 2009
| Bike Maintenance Training |
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Leader:Chris Walters |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:A ride to the Dotbike premises in Stanford-in-the-Vale for a practical demonstration of essential bike maintenance. Two departures from OMH at 13.00 and 14.00.Only 8 places available per trip - please contact Chris by Friday 12:00 to book - if there are not enough people we will cancel the session. The sessions will cover cleaning, safety checks, removing wheels/replacing inner tubes, drive train maintenance, brake and gear setup, replacement of cables and headset checking. |
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Riders:Alex WaltersChris Walters Frank Schroer John Tranter Liz Buckle Neil Mowforth Susan Holdroyd Yu Yang Riders = 8 Report:We covered quite a few topics (see below) and had a couple of real-life problems to sort out - Frank's rear derailleur need a new cable and setup, and Neil's bottom bracket was a-creaking. Thanks to John for helping out, and most importantly, thanks to Kevin for the use of the DotBike premises again!* Safety inspection M o rear wheel o seat o bottom bracket o cockpit o front wheel * What to carry with you on a ride o multitool o tubes o tyre levers o pump, spare links o Cable ties * Cleaning your bike o water o degreaser o water dispersant o polish/wax * General engineering o tidiness o H&S o workstand o threads (grease, threadlock) o tools o torque * Chain maintenance o wear o splitting o lubricating o joining * Wheels o removal of wheel (outside cogs) o tyres, tubes and punctures o cassette * Brake setup o cable o block / travel adjustment o ends * Gear setup o cable, lubing o alignment o indexing * Headsets o adjusting Aheadset o adjusting quill stem o stack height o bar / stem tightening * Chainsets o removal and replacement of cranks o removal of chainrings Useful websites: http://www.parktool.com/repair/ http://www.sheldonbrown.com/ http://techdocs.shimano.com/techdocs/index.jsp The equipment manufacturer’s website | ||
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