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Category Archive for 'maintenance and repair'

Repairing a Torn Sidewall on your Tire

Posted in maintenance and repair on Aug 17th, 2008

Last week I found that I had a torn sidewall on my rear tire just moments before it was time for the lunch ride. I didn’t have time to fix my tire, so I made sure I had the right materials to fix the problem on the trail should the tube had failed. […]

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Bicycle Maintenance - An Introduction

Posted in maintenance and repair on Aug 8th, 2008

I received an email this week from Heidi in Dayton, and she says she recently sold her “breaking-down, money-hog Subaru” and bought a couple bikes. She is interested in doing some of her own maintenance and repairs, and asked if I could recommend any good books. She wants to learn how to […]

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