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No matter how well you maintain your mountain bike, a breakdown on the trail is inevitable if you ride regularly enough. You should be carrying with you a few essentials and have some basic knowledge to fix just about any mechanical failure you may experience. Following this advice could be the difference between a long walk home or a successful ride back.
Flat tires are the most common failure you will experience. You should be carrying with you an air pump, a tube repair kit, and some tire levers. If you have the room in your seat bag it is nice to carry a spare tube as well. These are basic items and you should know how to fix a regular flat tire. But what if the flat is due to a torn tire? Even after you fix or replace the tube, riding on it with a torn tire will only cause the tube to puncture again. There is one quick fix that can be used on the trail to protect the tube enough to get you back home. Use dollar bills to protect the tube at the area of the tire damage. You can either wrap a few bills around the tube or use several bills in between the tube and the tire. Inflate the tube to at least 40psi and check regularly the area of the damage on the way back.
Chain breaks are the second most common failures on the trail. You should be carrying a chain break tool and if needed any special pins for your chains brand. Note that Shimano chains require a special pin and a particular method for installation. In some cases the repair may cause you to lose several links that will reduce the number of gears you will have available due to the shortened chain.
Bent rims if not that severe can be brought back to true by adjusting the spokes with a spoke wrench. Most good bicycle multi-tools include various sized spoke wrenches. Badly bent rims will need a little more work. Remove the wheel from the bike and leave the tire mounted and inflated. Smack the rim onto flat ground to straighten out the damage. You will be surprised at how well this will work. Spokes also get damaged. If you encounter some broken spokes you will need to either remove them or twist them around an adjacent spoke to allow the wheel to turn freely. If too many spokes are damaged you may not be able to ride the bike safely.
Broken cables for the most part are a minor issue that will not keep you from making it back. For broken brake cables just make sure you ride slow and at downhill areas walk. For a broken front derailleur cable manually put the chain onto the middle chain ring and shift gears using the rear derailleur. For a broken rear derailleur cable and depending on the manufacturer, the chain will automatically go to either the largest or the smallest cog. If it is on the smallest you could probably ride back with no issues. If it is the largest you may need to adjust it if the trail is too tough. Adjust the limit screws on the derailleur to force the chain into a middle cog.
Rear derailleurs can break or shatter after being struck by rocks. If this happens the fix is to turn your bike into a single speed. Break the chain with a chain tool and remove it from routing through the rear derailleur. Adjust the length of the chain by removing several links so the chain will route around a middle cog and the middle chain ring only. Do not attempt to shift the front derailleur to another chain ring during the ride back.
A broken seat post can sometimes be repaired enough to get you back. Splint the post with a stick jammed inside both ends at the break and tape it up. You will need to ride carefully with this method or use the other option which is to remove the post and ride back standing up. A broken handle bar in most cases is too severe to allow for a safe ride back. You can try to splint it like the seat post method and then secure it in the stem clamp at the break and use a lot of care and slow speeds. This is still a little risky and depending on the trail back it may be wiser and safer to walk.
A final word of caution. Always use common sense and never ride a repaired bike in situations that are too dangerous, get off and walk in areas where a fall could lead to serious injury or worse. Take your time and don't rush yourself back.
Scott Henderson originally from upstate New York resides today in South Korea. He is self-employed involved in several projects. One of Scott's latest projects is http://mensreadingglassesonline.com/ which assists shoppers to find quality men's reading glasses as well as fashion reading glasses.
How to Build a Weedeater Bike
Having a motorized bike can be great fun. If you are looking to build a weedeater bike here are a few pointers to make your case simple-
How Does it Work?
The whole process very simply involves installing a motor on your bicycle and powering your bicycle using the motive force generated by the motor. The motor is usually a 2-cycle variant and runs on a different fuel mixture that is not routinely available at all gas outlets. It is quite cost effective though.
The motor that you plan needs to be mounted suitably on your bicycle. For this you might have to weld the motor in place to the bicycle. Welding the motor directly is not a great idea. You will need to use metal straps to hold the motor and then weld these on to your bicycle.
Using Bicycle Motor Kits
An easier option is directly purchasing a motor that is specifically meant for powering bicycles. These will come with a proper attachment bracket and all you need to do is fit the attachment bracket over the rear wheel using the simple bolts provided with it.
Bicycle motor kits come in with a complete instruction manual and this can be very helpful if you have never done this before.
With a ready made motor kit all you need to do is take out the rear wheel, attach the provided ring (this is a large circular structure that can be easily mounted over the wheel) over the spokes and fit the wheel back the way you removed it. Next, you install the attachment bracket over the rear wheel and position the motor over it, fixing it with the provided bolts.
When this is done, you will need to simply put on the driving belt over the motor rotor and the ring you just fixed on the spokes and the assembly is complete. Lastly, you will need to complete the wiring circuit. These kits come with a throttle and engine kill switch that you can suitably attach on the bicycle handle bar with clips. You will need to attach wires from the motor to the throttle and the engine kill switch. While planting the wire make sure that it does not have any kinks and carefully tape it along the body of the bicycle to reach the throttle.
Your weedeater is now ready to use, after you pour in the fuel. The fuel generally used is gasoline that is mixed with a lubricant oil. Having the correct proportion is important. You can create the exact fuel mixture on your own using a 1:1 ratio of gasoline with any good quality motor oil that is meant for use with a typical 2-cycle motor engine.
Motors are usually installed on bicycles as an aid to pedaling. However, you can also use custom motors of greater power to generate a good speed and thrust. Before you do this, it is recommended that you verify if this is allowed in your state, especially the limit of CCs you can have in the engine meant to be used for bicycles.
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