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from Zillions, May/June 2000
Bike Checkup:
A do-it-yourself guide
to getting your bike
ready to ride
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 That first bike ride of the spring can be torture: Soft tires, loose chains, hard-to-turn pedals, and brakes that don't work. See how our bike expert helped Rosie and Chris put their bikes through a seven-step procedure to get them ready for the road. An experienced bike mechanic might have to do some repairs, but you and a bike- savvy adult can probably do most of this.
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how to tighten bolts on handlebars
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Pre-checkup:
Clean your bike with dishwashing liquid and water. Hose it down, then wipe with a dry cloth.
Step 1: Loose parts
Tools: Wrench set
Lift the front, then the rear, of your bike a few inches off the ground and drop it. Anything that rattles (fender, chain guard, reflector, bell, lights) needs tightening.
Hold the front wheel between your knees and twist the handlebars.
If the handlebar turns, tighten the bolt on top.
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"Bike Checkup" from Zillions, May/June 2000. Copyright © 2000 by Consumers Union of U.S., Inc., Yonkers, NY 10703-1057, a non-profit organization. For educational purposes only, no commercial or business use permitted. Downloading, copying, excerpting, redistributing or retransmitting of our material is prohibited without written permission from the publisher. To learn more about Consumers Union, log onto http://www.ConsumerReports.org. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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