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Wheel truing basics

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Several tips are given for bicycle wheel maintenance and repair. One should replace the spokes as needed, mark the bad spot, true laterally, relieve stress, find and remove radial movement, mark emergency spokes and repair rim damage.

Author: Langley, Jim
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Bicycling
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-2073
Year: 1996

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Long-distance travel

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New double crown suspension forks may make bikes go faster on descents but might provide less flexibility than standard suspension forks. The wrong fork on a bike might even result in a broken frame.

Author: Langley, Jim
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Bicycling
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-2073
Year: 1997

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If I can build a wheel, you can build a wheel

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Many cyclists are mystified at how bike shops can build and balance bicycle wheels. Step by step instructions on how to assemble a wheel from scratch are presented.

Author: Langley, Jim, Strickland, Bill
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: Bicycling
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-2073
Year: 1995

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