Bicycling -Illustrated bicycle maintenance

314 Pages·2006·7.69 MB·English

Contents
Acknowledgments 8 Crankarm Adjustment 114
Introduction 9 Bottom Bracket Overhaul 116
Anatomy of a Road Bike 10
Removal and Installation of a 122
Anatomy of a Mountain Bike 12 Shimano Octalink Crankset
Chainring Maintenance 124
CHAPTER 1
Sealed-Bearing Cartridge-Style 126
Home Bicycle Repair 1 5
Bottom Bracket Installation
Boxing a bike 24
Removal and Installation of 128
Two-Piece Cranksets
CHAPTER 2
Frames 27
CHAPTER 7
Freewheels and Cassettes 1 31
CHAPTER 3
Basic Cassette and 138
Suspension 39
Freewheel Maintenance
Basic Suspension Adjustment 46
Cassette Removal and 140
Cassette Cog Disassembly
CHAPTER 4
Freewheel Removal and Replacement 142
Wheels and Tyres 49
Freewheel Cog Removal 143
Wheel Removal and Remounting 66
and Replacement
Clincher Removal, Repair 68
and Remounting CHAPTER 8
UST Tubeless Tyre Removal, 72 Chains 1 45
Repair and Remounting
Chain Maintenance and Repair 152
Tubular Removal, Repair 76
and Remounting CHAPTER 9
Rim Maintenance and Repair 80 Shift Levers 1 55
Spoke Maintenance and Replacement 82 Braze-On Shifter Installation 161
Truing Wheels 84 Bar-End Shifter Installation 1 64
Brake-Lever Shift Lever Installation 1 66
CHAPTER 5
Twist-Grip Mountain Bike Shifter 1 68
Hubs 87
Removal, Installation and Service
Adjusting Cone-and-Locknut 92
Mountain Bike Thumb Shifter Removal 1 70
Type Hubs
and Installation
Cone-and-Locknut Type 94
Three-Speed-Type Shifter Removal 1 71
Hub Overhaul
and Installation
Overhauling and Adjusting a 98
Campagnolo Hub Equipped
CHAPTER 10
with an Oversize Axle
Front Derailleurs 1 73
Lubricating Sealed Cartridge Bearings 1 01
Front Derailleur Basic Maintenance 1 77
CHAPTER 6 Front Derailleur Installation 179
Cranksets 1 03 Front Derailleur Adjustment 182
CHAPTER 11 Direct-Pull Cantilever 252
Rear Derailleurs 185 (V-Brake) Adjustment
Brake Pad Maintenance 254
Rear Derailleur Removal 1 92
and Installation
CHAPTER 14
Rear Derailleur Cleaning and 1 94
Handlebars and Stems 257
Lubrication
Rear Derailleur Adjustment 1 96 Handlebar and Stem Adjustment 265
Removing and Installing 268
CHAPTER 12 Road Stem and Bar for
Headsets 199 Threadless Headset
Threaded Headset Adjustment 208 Taping a Handlebar 270
Threaded Headset Overhaul 210 Installing Mountain Bike Stem 272
and Grips
Threadless Headset Adjustment 214
and Overhaul
CHAPTER 15
Saddles and Seatposts 275
CHAPTER 13
Brakes 217 Saddle Installation and Adjustment 281
Brake Lever Adjustment and Removal 232
CHAPTER 16
Brake Cable Installation 233
Pedals 287
Mountain Bike Lever 237
and Cable Installation Mountain Bike Clipless 294
Pedal Maintenance
Aero Lever and Cable Installation 238
Shimano SPD Pedal Bearing Overhaul 296
Sidepull Installation 240
Conventional Pedal 298
Basics of Disc Brake Maintenance 242
Repair and Maintenance
Mechanical (Cable-Actuated) 244
Look Pedal Bearing Overhaul 300
Disc Brake Installation and
Setup (Avid and similar)
Hydraulic Disc Brake Installation 246 CHAPTER 17
and Setup (Hayes and similar) Gears 303
Hydraulic Disc Brake Installation 248
and Setup (Shimano, Hope, Glossary 310
Magura and similar)
Resources 315
Cantilever Installation 250
Index 316
and Adjustment
Acknowledgments
This, the fifth edition of Bicycling Magazine's Illustrated Bicycle Maintenance, would never have been
possible without the help of dozens of people and organizations. This book has been a collaborative
effort between the author and many talented and knowledgeable mechanics and product designers, as well
as photographers, artists and editors.
There is hardly time or space to personally thank everyone who has been involved, but here appear a
handful of key people who've gone to great lengths to ensure that this is the most comprehensive and
up-to-date resource of bicycle maintenance available.
Heidi Rodale Park Tool
Alan Daniels Pedro's
Aaron Murray Phil Wood
Dan Lipow Quality Bicycle Products
David Jones RaceFace
Drew Frantzen RockShox
Jim Langley Seven Cycles
Kathy LeSage Shimano
Mark Bowman South Mountain Cycles, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Matt Reigner Specialized Bicycles
Mitch Mandel SRAM
Nancy N. Bailey Tarrytown Cycles, Tarrytown, NY
Nic Cheetham Trek Bicycle Corp.
Rita Baker Titec
Sarah S. Dunn Tri-Flow
Ultimate Support Systems
Thank you to all the companies that loaned their
United Bicycle Institute
time, knowledge and products:
United Bicycle (Tool) Supply
Ace and Belmont Wheelworks, Somerville and Belmont, MA And finally, I'd like to thank some of the people
Answer-Manitou who've been influential and supportive, both in the
making of this book and throughout my years as a
Avid
Bacchetta writer and professional bicycle mechanic.
Bianchi USA
The Bicycle Museum of America John and Jill Downs
Bike Sport, Tracce, Pennsylvania Marjorie Howsen
Bontrager Danielle Ciraulo
Burley Design Cooperative John Allis
Campagnolo USA Butch Balzano
Cane Creek Components Michael Browne
Cannondale Chipps Chippendale
Chris King Components Ralph Cronin
Crank Brothers Matt Eames
Euro-Asia Imports Leif Erickson
Finish Line Chris Fallon
FSA Adrian Fletcher
Giant Bicycles Clint Paige
Hayes Disc Brake JuliRae Mitchell
Hope Technology Jack Mowatt
Hutchinson Ed Nasjleti
Independent Fabrication Rob Reed
Iron Horse Matt Roy
LeMond Bicycles Merlyn Townley
Magura Dave Weagle
Marzocchi Karl Wiedermann
Maverick American Tripp Wyckoff
Michelin
Introduction
Almost two decades ago, the first edition of this advancements in the way bicycles function, but
book was published. Much has changed in those more subtle improvements in frame construction,
years. But edition after edition, the goal of bearing design and component manufacture
Bicycling Magazine's Illustrated Bicycle Maintenance have made the past few years an exciting and
has been to keep up with and anticipate the pace challenging time for bicycle mechanics.
of that change, and to be the definitive source of Still, there are a good many tried-and-tested
bicycle maintenance and repair techniques for designs that have withstood the test of time and
cycling enthusiasts of every stripe. that remain as functional today as they did
The craft of bicycle mechanics, though well decades ago and these are highlighted and
developed and documented for over a century, is explained in the same detail as the most current
still largely passed on from master to apprentice technology. So, in this guide, you will find topics
through guidance and shared experience, in much of maintenance and repair covered for bicycles
the same way as any other traditional craft is ranging from the trusty 1970s ten-speed through
taught. Through this text, you will benefit in the to the latest in dual-suspension mountain bikes.
same spirit from the knowledge and experience Even if you don't intend to perform your own
of not just one, but several bicycle mechanics repairs, knowing your bike, its component parts and
who have helped to shape this guide over the how they work together can dramatically improve
years. With, no doubt, hundreds of years' experi- your cycling experiences. By learning to recognize
ence between them, you could not hope to find when something is out of kilter before it leads to a
yourself in better company. more serious – and expensive – problem, you will
Within the pages of this book, you will be save time, money and possibly prevent injuries, too.
introduced to and get to know all the parts of This book may be all the reference you need.
your bike.You will learn which components Then, there are those of you who want to save
perform what functions, and you will learn how even more by performing basic maintenance tasks
they all come together to make your bicycle at home.You will likely be pleasantly surprised at
work.Tools and supplies will be explained, just how easy many of these procedures can be.
lending you insight as to which ones you will You will quickly learn that most components of a
need and what, though perhaps less necessary, bicycle are much more simple than they appear;
can improve the speed, accuracy and ease of each and that, with every new technique you learn and
repair. Then, you will take all of this together and apply, your savings will grow greater and greater.
discover how all those bits and pieces are kept in Of course, there are those who want to go
top working order by cleaning, inspecting, lubri- even deeper. If you want to begin performing all
cating and adjusting. of your own routine bicycle maintenance, and
A great deal of new information has been to explore the possibilities of taking on more
added to this, the fifth edition, but not at the major repairs, this is the ideal first volume of an
expense of the old. Changes in technology occur entire library of guides, manuals and catalogues
every year, but perhaps there has never been a that you can build, covering every minute detail
period where those changes have come as of bicycle maintenance.
quickly and as frequently as they have in the last Remember: the key to success lies not in
decade. The advent and evolutions of suspension knowing the answers to everything, but in
and disc brakes are clearly the most obvious knowing where to find them...
Anatomy
of a
Road Bike

Anatomy
of a
■ SADDLE RAIL
Mountain Bike
GRIP
SHIFT LEVER ■
STEM
a BRAKE LEVER
HEAD TUBE
FORK CROWN
■ FORK STANCHION
TYRE
FORK ARCH •---11GiltIL
■ DOWN TUBE
FRONT DERAILLEUR
a PEDAL