INSTALLATION OF NEW TUBE - AFTER
REMOVING OLD TUBE, INSPECT INSIDE OF TIRE FOR PROTRUDING SHARP OBJECTS OR CUTS IN CASING.
- CHECK
RIM STRIP OR RIM TAPE, REPLACE IF REQUIRED.
- CHECK RIM FOR ANY SHARP EDGES
OR PROTRUDING SPOKES, REPAIR AS REQUIRED.
- SLIGHTLY INFLATE TUBE TO GIVE
IT SHAPE.
- WITH ONE SIDE OF TIRE ON RIM, PUT VALVE STEM THROUGH VALVE HOLE. WORK
TUBE INTO TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND RIM.
- WORK OTHER SIDE OF TIRE ONTO RIM, MAKING
SURE NOT TO LEAVE ANY OF THE TUBE EXPOSED.
- USE ONLY BICYCLE TIRE LEVERS!
USE OF SCREWDRIVERS OR OTHER SHARP TOOLS WILL CAUSE TUBE FAILURE. TAKE SMALL BITES WHEN WORKING THE LAST PART OF
TIRE ON RIM.
- SLOWLY INFLATE TIRE, MAKING SURE TIRE IS SEATED ON RIM. IF
NOT SEATED, DEFLATE AND START OVER.
- INFLATE TIRE TO RECOMMENDED PRESSURE ON
SIDE OF TIRE.
SHIMANO FRONT AND REAR INDEX SHIFT ADJUSTMENTS REAR INDEX SHIFT ADJUSTMENT - SHIFT CHAIN TO SECOND
FROM THE SMALLEST COG ON REAR CASSETTE. SHIFTER IN SECOND POSITION (CLICK).
- WHILE PEDALING FORWARD, TURN ADJUSTING BARREL ON REAR DERAILLEUR COUNTER CLOCKWISE UNTIL CHAIN MAKES
NOISE LIKE IT WANTS TO SHIFT TO THIRD COG. TURN BARREL CLOCKWISE UNTIL NOISE GOES AWAY.
- SHIFT THROUGH ALL GEARS TO MAKE SURE ADJUSTMENTS ARE RIGHT.
FRONT INDEX ADJUSTMENT - SHIFT CHAIN TO LARGE REAR COG (LOW GEAR) AND TO THE MIDDLE
CHAIN RING ON CRANKSET.
- WHILE PEDALING
FORWARD, TURN ADJUSTING BARREL ON FRONT SHIFTER COUNTER CLOCKWISE UNTIL INSIDE OF DERAILLEUR CAGE PLATE ALMOST RUBS THE CHAIN.
- SHIFT THROUGH ALL GEARS TO MAKE SURE ADJUSTMENTS ARE
RIGHT. HOW
TO SIZE YOUR ROAD BIKE FRAME THE SLOPING TOP TUBE DESIGN RESULTS IN A SHORTER SEAT TUBE, SO YOU
CAN'T COMPARE A SLOPING TOP TUBE BIKE WITH A HORIZONTAL TOP TUBE BIKE BY MEASURING THE SEAT TUBE ITSELF. THE FRAME SIZE
IS MEASURED ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE SEAT TUBE FROM THE CENTER OF THE BOTTOM BRACKET TO WHERE A HORIZONTAL TOP TUBE WOULD
INTERSECT. TOP TUBES HAVE AN ACTUAL AND A VIRTUAL LENGTH. THE VIRTUAL LENGTH CORRESPONDS WITH THE TOP TUBE LENGTH OF A TRADITIONAL
HORIZONTAL TOP TUBE FOR THAT FRAME SIZE.
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NEW BIKES
CYCLE CAVE HAS A COMPLETE STOCK OF BICYCLE TYPES, SIZES
AND COLORS, A BICYCLE FOR EVERYONE. REMEMBER! A BIKE MUST SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RIDER I.E., STYLE, FIT/COMFORT AND
PERFORMANCE.
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ACCESSORIES
TO COMPLIMENT EACH BIKE AND PROVIDE A SAFE AND FUN RIDE
FOR ITS RIDER, CYCLE CAVE HAS A COMPLETE STOCK OF BIKE ACCESSORIES, CYCLING APPAREL, HELMETS AND SHOES.
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A BICYCLE IS NOT FUN TO RIDE IF THE BIKE DOES NOT OPERATE
SATISFACTORY OR IF THE BIKE HAS FLAT TIRES. CYCLE CAVE MAINTAINS A FULL SERVICE REPAIR SHOP. ADJUSTMENTS, OVERHAULS, TIRES,
TUBES AND PARTS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR ANY MAKE OF BICYCLE.
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