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From: aam@pucc-h (Dwight McKay)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Bike repair book? Light aiming?
Message-ID: <1524@pucc-h>
Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 11:08:27 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 29 11:08:27 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 1-Dec-84 05:50:14 EST
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
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(* snap, crakle, pop *)

Hello there bike enthusiasts,
	I'm fairly new to bicycling (I've been riding them almost
forever but am now getting a bit more serious about them) and have been
cycling to and from work for a couple of months now and love it!
However, I'm currently getting a slipping of my chain on the higher
gears which (from reading stuff herein) I suspect is a streched chain.
Can any of you folks suggest a good bicycle repair book?  I've got a
Ross 10-speed now but plan to get a better bike come springtime (Trek
looks nice) and I'd like a book that'll help me maintain such a bike.
The book should cover tools as well as suggested parts and procedures
for repair.
	My second question is sort of trivial:  How do you aim a bike
headlight?  Is there an law (I'm in Indiana) about this?  I'm currently
aiming my light (a cateye HL-200) as far ahead of me as seems to give me
a good balence between seeing the road suface (holes, big rocks, etc)
and projecting a beem to light up reflectors on signs, being visible to
cars, etc.  This is about 25ft. for my battery-powered light.  Is this a
reasonable way to aim the light?  Is there a better way?  Why is it
better?
	THOUGHT FOR DISSCUSSION: Anyone have a recumbent bike?  Do you
like it?  Would you go back to a "normal" bike?
-- 
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