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From: reid@Glacier.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Bike repair book? Light aiming?
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Date: Sun, 2-Dec-84 23:13:39 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  2 23:13:39 1984
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> ...
> 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?

The best book for beginners, in my opinion, is the one by Fred DeLong.  It's
called "Delong's Guide to Bicycles and Bicycling".  The worst book (don't
even take it if it is free) is "Understanding, Riding, and Maintaining the
10-speed bicycle" by Denise De La Rosa and Michael Kolin.  My brother
started with Eugene Sloan's book, but I found it to be too sloppy and
imprecise for my tastes. Lots of folks like it.

Search list for slipping chain: First make sure the chain is the right
length (if it is too short, it will slip). Then make sure the rear
derailleur's return spring is working properly (i.e. not gummed up by dirt).
Then try replacing the chain. Then try replacing the smaller cogs on your
freewheel (or the entire freewheel, if it is a cheap one). I find that I
need to replace the smallest cog on my freewheel almost every year.

> 	My second question is sort of trivial:  How do you aim a bike
> headlight?  Is there an law (I'm in Indiana) about this?

Aim it wherever you want it. Its job is to make you be visible and to make
the road visible to you; only you can judge that.