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Bicycles/Maintenance and Repair

Bicycles throughout the world are made with many simple and standardised interchangeable parts. Unlike many modern products, the technology used in bicycles is simple enough for many bicycle users to make simple repairs to their own vehicles. This article describes bicycle repair techniques.

• General information
  • Cleaning parts
• Tools & supplies
• Maintenance schedules
• Frames
• Suspension
  • Front suspension lubrication
• Wheels & tires
  • Fixing a flat (AKA a puncture)
  • Truing a wheel (adjusting rims so that they don't appear to wobble as the wheels spin)
• Hubs
  • Cleaning and repacking a hub
• Cranksets
• Bottom brackets
  • Bottom bracket overhaul
• Freewheels & cassettes
• Chains
  • Checking a chain for wear
  • Removing a bicycle chain
  • Mending a broken chain
• Shifters
  • Rapidfire shifter lubrication - (i.e. Shimano A20)
• Derailleurs
  • Derailleur adjustment
• Headsets
  • Headset overhaul
• Brakes
  • Adjusting brakes
  • Coaster brakes
• Handlebars & stems
• Saddles & seatposts
• Pedals
  • Removing pedals
• Appendix
• Glossary

This textbook was moved from the Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/) article on "Bicycle repair".