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Okay, let's have some short but sweet tips on bike security.
Number one: if you don't lock it to something solid and relatively impenetrable, it's likely to walk away. Lock your bike to street lamps, street signs, parking meters, bike racks...anything that makes it awkward or impossible to physically carry the bike off.
Don't depend on the kindness of strangers when it comes to bike security. 99% of the time, no one will touch your bike. It's that 1% you've got to take measures for.
If you park your bike in visible areas with traffic, it's less likely someone is going to pull out tools and go to work on your bike.
The more valuable your bike is, the more likely to be stolen. Conversely, the junkier your bike is the less likely it is to get taken. So, make your cool, nice bike look like junk, ride junk, or just lock things up really well.
Buy dependable locks from major manufacturers. Avoid like the plague some knockoff lock from the flea market. U-locks are the gold standard for bikes. While there are other types of locks, the U-lock has a good combination of difficulty and strength to prevent theft.
You will not prevent someone from stealing your bike with the proper tools. An angle cutter or zip cutter will make short work of the most hardened bike lock. It will also make a heck of a noise during cutting. Your only option in this scenario is to hope someone notices and informs the police or you before the bike disappears.
Don't use cheap chains or chain/lock combo devices. Be aware of your neighborhood and be prepared your bike if you get a weird vibe.
Along with bike security is the safety and security of stuff on your bike. Lessons here are that 'out of sight' tends to be out of mind. If you can cover something in your baskets that has some value, then it's less likely to get eyeballed before being taken.
Sadly, there's not a lot you can do about equipment like lights, pumps, water bottles, seats and stuff. You can take some precautions, like using an Allen wrench seat collar, that might slow someone down a bit. If you lock things down too much, it will become a nuisance when you try to use it.
Many lights pop off fairly easily, so there's a bit of protection.
You can also use locking wheel skewers that act to prevent theft of your wings.
Best strategy: use a combination of the above techniques. Ride a nice bike that looks a bit rough and tumble, avoid dark areas with no foot traffic to park your bike, use a strong, well-built lock, and cover your stuff if you plan to leave it on your bike, like groceries in your pannier, or something on your rack.
And finally, learn the proper way to lock your bike with a U-lock...through the frame and wheel rim and a stationary pole.
Todd Reed is the Internet Marketing Manager for the Bike Friday webstore. Bike Friday is a manufacturer of high-performance, high quality handbuilt bikes for adventure cycling and travel or urban commuting. Check out our webstore at http://store.bikefriday.com
Mountain Bikes And Their Parts
There are many parts that help make a mountain bike. By learning more about these parts, you can become a better rider.
Mountain bikes are an essential bicycle if you are interested in riding down or up some hills or other varied terrain. There are many parts that make mountain bikes able to handle this kind of riding and they are listed below:
1. Crank – This lever goes from the pedal to the bottom bracket. It is what transfers the power from you to the chain rings so that you go, go, go!
2. Chain – This is the circular links that helps to transfer your power to the cogs.
3. Chain ring – This is the rings with teeth that hold the chain in place. They are attached to the crank.
4. Bottom Bracket – This is what is attached from the bike’s body to the crankset.
5. Handlebar – This is the horizontal bar with handgrips that is attached to the stem. This is how you steer the bicycle.
6. Saddle – The seat of the bicycle where you sit.
7. Pedal – This is the platform that you place your feet on to pedal the bicycle. It is attached to the crank.
8. Hub – This is the central part of the wheel that is where the spokes are attached.
9. Nipple – This part holds the rims and spokes together.
10. Brake lever – This is the handlebar lever that controls the brakes. The right lever controls the rear brake and the left lever controls the front brake.
11. Brake cable – This is a cable that connects the mechanism of the brakes with the brake levers.
12. Rim – This metallic ring keeps the spokes and tire separated.
13. Headset – This part connects the handlebars with the stem’s front fork.
14. Down tube – This frame section goes from the bottom bracket to the stem.
15. Front shock – This is the front fork’s shock absorber.
16. Idler pulley – This is the pulley that is on the bottom part of the rear derailleur. It helps to keep the chain as tight as possible by apply spring tension.
17. Rear shock – This is the rear tire’s shock absorber on the dual suspension bicycles.
18. Spokes – These are the thick wires that are attached to the rim and hub of the wheel.
19. Spindle – This is an axle that is freely rotating. It is attached to the crank arms.
20. Skewer – This is the part that attaches the wheel to the frame. It is composed of a metallic rod that runs through the wheel hub.
21. Wheel hub – This is the center of the wheel that is connect to the spokes.
22. Stem – This is the part that attaches the steering tube and the handlebars to enable you to steer the bicycle.
23. Seat post – This part supports the seat/saddle.
About the Author
Alastair Hamilton is the author of many articles on subjects like bike parts and published at http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com . A website with tips on
mountain bikes
, amongst many related topics.
Do I need to use grease on my bikes quick release skewer?
I just bought my 2 disc brake giant mountain bike online and I need to put the front wheel on the quick release bar (skewer?) came seperate so I have to put that thru the tyre and attach the mechanical disc brakes. Do I really need to grease it? If so can I use any household or auto oil? Also which side should the quick release lever be facing? Thanks.
Does the release lever move? is that why you grease it? I want to use the bike now but I can put the grease on later.
Oil will run out and get on your disk brakes. I bought a tub of multipurpose grease at Walmart for $5 I use it for every bearing on the bike, pedal threads and other screws. You want to put a layer of grease on the skewer also. Put the skewer levers on the left side on the bike. A spring goes on each end with the smaller end toward the wheel.
http://bicycletutor.com/remove-install-wheels/
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You can put grease on later, it's more to prevent rust. You want to be sure to grease the pedal threads so they don't cease up. The grease also allows the pedal to be torqued correctly.
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