aam@pucc-h (Dwight McKay) (11/29/84)
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Hello there bike enthusiasts,
I'm fairly new to bicycling (I've been riding them almost
forever but am now getting a bit more serious about them) and have been
cycling to and from work for a couple of months now and love it!
However, I'm currently getting a slipping of my chain on the higher
gears which (from reading stuff herein) I suspect is a streched chain.
Can any of you folks suggest a good bicycle repair book? I've got a
Ross 10-speed now but plan to get a better bike come springtime (Trek
looks nice) and I'd like a book that'll help me maintain such a bike.
The book should cover tools as well as suggested parts and procedures
for repair.
My second question is sort of trivial: How do you aim a bike
headlight? Is there an law (I'm in Indiana) about this? I'm currently
aiming my light (a cateye HL-200) as far ahead of me as seems to give me
a good balence between seeing the road suface (holes, big rocks, etc)
and projecting a beem to light up reflectors on signs, being visible to
cars, etc. This is about 25ft. for my battery-powered light. Is this a
reasonable way to aim the light? Is there a better way? Why is it
better?
THOUGHT FOR DISSCUSSION: Anyone have a recumbent bike? Do you
like it? Would you go back to a "normal" bike?
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/______\reid@Glacier.ARPA (12/03/84)
> ... > However, I'm currently getting a slipping of my chain on the higher > gears which (from reading stuff herein) I suspect is a streched chain. > Can any of you folks suggest a good bicycle repair book? The best book for beginners, in my opinion, is the one by Fred DeLong. It's called "Delong's Guide to Bicycles and Bicycling". The worst book (don't even take it if it is free) is "Understanding, Riding, and Maintaining the 10-speed bicycle" by Denise De La Rosa and Michael Kolin. My brother started with Eugene Sloan's book, but I found it to be too sloppy and imprecise for my tastes. Lots of folks like it. Search list for slipping chain: First make sure the chain is the right length (if it is too short, it will slip). Then make sure the rear derailleur's return spring is working properly (i.e. not gummed up by dirt). Then try replacing the chain. Then try replacing the smaller cogs on your freewheel (or the entire freewheel, if it is a cheap one). I find that I need to replace the smallest cog on my freewheel almost every year. > My second question is sort of trivial: How do you aim a bike > headlight? Is there an law (I'm in Indiana) about this? Aim it wherever you want it. Its job is to make you be visible and to make the road visible to you; only you can judge that.