Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pucc-h Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:aam 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 Article-I.D.: pucc-h.1524 Posted: Thu Nov 29 11:08:27 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Dec-84 05:50:14 EST Organization: Purdue University Computing Center Lines: 29 (* 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? -- Dwight Douglas McKay, PUCC user services _\/ USENET: {decvax|harpo|ihnp4|inuxc|seismo|ucbvax}!pur-ee!Pucc-H:aam \ \ MCI Mail: paintedpony / \ /^^^^\ /______\