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Tag: Maintenance

  • Oiling Your Bike Chain

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    Is this a tell all about all the products including wax for lubing your chain and related moving parts like your rear derailleur? No, it is most definitely not. I did go and actually lube my bike chain (no idea if the following picture was before or after the chain being lubed) The important part…

  • Bicycle Maintenance

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    From Whole Foods magazine Dark Rye a fundamental coverage of Bike Maintenance:

  • How to Check for Chain Wear

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    Off to the shop this weekend to check my bike chain for wear.  It seems slightly odd that given my mechanical aptitude and background with so many things, that I haven’t actually learned much about bike maintenance beyond the obvious. Karma from this summer delivered a short review of BicycleTutor.com which had this video and…