There are three major parts to a wheel – the rim, the spokes and the hub; together these can bear loads of many times their own weight and transport them over enormous distances with ease. You should check each part regularly to ensure it is secure and in good condition. Rims There are four main…
There are two basic types of tyre: wired-on, found on most mass-produced bicycles, and tubular (often wrongly called tubeless), found on specialist racing or touring machines. With wired-on tyres the inner tube is held in place by the rim sides and by wired beads running round the edges of the tyre; with tubular tyres the…
To keep a bicycle running smoothly regular oiling and greasing of all rotating, pivoting and chafing parts is essential. Depending on the weather and taking into account that, unlike a car, many of the moving parts on a bicycle are exposed to the elements, a programme for lubrication would be about once a month in…