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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-25-14, 10:55 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

Sometimes whatever caused the flat is still...

Sometimes whatever caused the flat is still lodged in the tire ready to cause the next flat. When you change the tire, feel around the inside of the tire for something sharp. I once flatted three...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-25-14, 08:21 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

Don't get discouraged. Consider this a learning...

Don't get discouraged. Consider this a learning experience. You have new wheels coming anyway. Why don't you loosen all the spokes on the wheel to where the spoke threads just disappear into the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-24-14, 11:17 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

FBinNY has posted about his home dishing "tool"...

FBinNY has posted about his home dishing "tool" which is a flat table, three identical cans (of soup, etc) that go under the rim and a stack of coins that just reaches the locknut (that is the nut...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-24-14, 07:02 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

Oval = needs radial truing. At high spots...

Oval = needs radial truing. At high spots tighten spokes - on both sides, otherwise lose lateral true. At low spots, loosen. Same process of not trying to fully correct a spot all at once, instead...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-24-14, 01:54 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

When truing wheels, I go gradually. Turn the...

When truing wheels, I go gradually. Turn the wheel to a spot where it is out of true (rim rubs against the truing stand indicators), make at a 1/4 turn (in the appropriate direction) in the nipples...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-24-14, 01:06 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

I'd say no. Low spoke count (26?) wheels, meant...

I'd say no. Low spoke count (26?) wheels, meant to be aero and racy rather than tough and pothole-resistant.

For the money, you could have had the existing wheels retrued. They look like high...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-21-14, 08:07 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

I think it is great that you are learning to work...

I think it is great that you are learning to work on your bike and acquiring the tools to do so.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-21-14, 11:41 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

Awful that someone did that to your Dahon.

Awful that someone did that to your Dahon.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-20-14, 07:51 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

Edited!

Edited!
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-20-14, 04:41 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

Since you have a skinny tire bike in NYC, you...

Since you have a skinny tire bike in NYC, you need to "ride light" when the road is potholed or otherwise rough. That means weaving around the pothole when possible, and if not then getting your...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-19-14, 07:26 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,934
Posted By jyl

What make and model of bike?

What make and model of bike?
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