Get Ready to Roll: ; Learn the Nuts and Bolts of the Bicycle Tune-Up
Sunday Gazette-Mail › April 30, 2007
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IF your bike has been gathering cobwebs in the garage all winter, take a few minutes to give it a once-over before you hit the trails. Bad brakes, flat tires and squeaky chains can wipe the romance right out of those early-season rides.
Chris Kuhn is a bike mechanic at Bicycle Village in Colorado Springs, Colo., who teaches a free weekly class on basic bicycle maintenance. He gave us the rundown on where to turn a wrench before you turn those pedals.See the full content of this document
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Get Ready to Roll: ; Learn the Nuts and Bolts of the Bicycle Tune-Up
Basic maintenance
Seat height: It sounds silly, but if your seat isn't properly adjusted, you can't transmit the power from your legs to the pedals.Adjust the seat so that when you're sitting on the bike with your heel on the pedal, ...See the full content of this document
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